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Canon EOS R6
Introduction
- a long awaited full frame mirrorless camera from Canon which is essentially a full frame version of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III with some important differences, and it will compete against the Sony a7 III full frame mirrorless camera
- this is Canon's 1st camera ever (along with the Canon EOS R5 released at the same time) which has ALL the major features that I care about in a camera:
- relatively light
- excellent weathersealing
- sensor-shift image stabilisation
- minimal rolling shutter with usable video and electronic fast burst modes of 20fps with C-AF
- accurate and reliable eye tracking AF covering most of the frame
- rear swivel touch screen
- 4K video
- 1080HD video to 120p
- excellent ergonomics
- plus they have added a few nice extras which are expected in 2020:
- USB-C charging
- high resolution EVF albeit at the expense of battery life and price
- Bluetooth, WiFi
- animal eye AF tracking
Specs
- announced July 2020
- 20mp
- weathersealing same level as Canon 6DII
- “6-8EV” IBIS with dual sync with OIS lenses
- 12fps mechanical shutter burst rate
- 20fps electronic shutter burst rate
- no 8K video; no 4K 120p; no top LCD screen and thus unlike the r6 it does have the PASM dial; no N3 port;
- UHD 4K 60p covers 94% of width; 1080 120p; 10-bit 4:2:2 internal recording in either C-Log or HDR PQ
- zebra exposure warnings for 1st time on a Canon stills camera at last!
- 3,69mdot 0.76x EVF
- top LCD, 1.6mdot fully articulated rear screen, joystick, 2.4GHz WiFi only;
- 100% 1053 Dual Pixel AF II coverage with human and animal selectable eye, head, face AF tracking
- new LP-E6NH 2130mAh battery; dual SD card slots;
- inherits the ability to output 10-bit HDR HEIF files for stills and video from the 1D X Mark III
- opt. BGR10 dual battery grip works also on the R5.
- larger and heavier and battery life not as good as the Sony a7III (680g vs 650g);
- $US2500
Comparisons
| Canon R6 | Sony a7III | Canon R | Fuji XT-4 | Olympus E-M1 III | |
| megapixels and sensor crop | 20mp, 1x | 24mp, 1x | 30mp, 1x | 26mp, 1.5x | 20mp, 2x |
| price July 2020 | $US2499 | $US1999 | $US1799 | $US1699 | $US1699 |
| portrait lens | Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 $US2699 | Sony FE 85mm f/1.4GM $US1799 | Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 $US2699 | Fuji 56mm f/1.2 APD $US1499 | Olympus 45mm f/1.2 $US1299 |
| lens DOF equivalence 35mm full frame | 85mm f/1.2 | 85mm f/1.4 | 85mm f/1.2 | 84mm f/1.8 | 90mm f/2.4 |
| price with portrait lens July 2020 | $US5199 | $US3799 | $US4499 | $US3199 | $US2999 |
| kit weight | 1.88kg | 1.5kg+grip | 1.6kg+grip | 1kg+grip | 1kg |
| kit weight balance camera:lens | 680g:1200g | 650g:820g | 580g:1200g | 607g:405g | 574g:410g |
| lens length (cm) | 117mm | 117mm | 70mm | 85mm | |
| weather sealing | very good | very good | only lens | very good | excellent |
| image stabilisation | 6-7EV | 4-5EV | none | 5-6EV digital IS | 7EV |
| closest focus | 0.85m | 0.85m | 0.85m | 0.7m | 0.5m |
| low light image noise at f/2.4 in 35mm DOF terms | FF standard | FF standard | FF standard but no IS | FF standard as can use ISO 1 EV lower but no IS | FF standard as can use ISO 2 EV lower |
| low light image noise at f/1.4 in 35mm DOF terms | FF standard | FF standard | FF standard but no IS | FF standard as ISO 1 EV lower but no IS | 85mm f/1.4 DOF not possible unless focus closer |
| ergonomic grip | built in | optional extra | optional extra | optional extra | built-in |
| EVF | 3.69mdot 0.76x | 2.3mdot 0.78x | 3.69mdot 0.76x | 3.69mdot | 2.3mdot |
| Eye AF tracking | class leading | class leading | good | good | very good |
| AF point image coverage | nearly 100% | 93% | nearly 100% | 91% x 94% | 80%? |
| Flash x-sync | 1/200th sec | 1/250th sec | 1/200th sec | 1/250th sec | 1/250th sec |
| Burst rate with C-AF | 12fps mech; 20fps electronic | 10fps | 5fps (3fps tracking!) | 15fps mech but is this with C-AF? 20fps electronic | 10fps mech; 18fps electronic |
| Swivel screen | Yes; 2.1mdot | Tilt only; 0.9mdot | Yes; 2.1mdot | Yes | Yes 1mdot |
| pro 70-200mm f/2.8 lens | Coming | Yes | Coming | f/4 eq. lens only | f/4 eq. lens only (Four Thirds) |
| 80-300mm travel lens | 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS coming | 24-240mm f/3.5-6.5 | 24-240mm f/4-6.3 IS coming | 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 | Yes compact 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro |
| Budget entry level options | Canon RP, EF 85mm f/2 $AU | Sony a7II, Sony 85mm f/1.8 $AU2330 | Canon RP, EF 85mm f/2 $AU | Fuji X-T200 with Fuji 50mm f/2 | E-M10III with Oly 45mm f/1.8 under $AU1000, jacket pocketable |
| 4K video | 4K 1.07x crop 60p improved rolling shutter | 4K 30p uncropped, poor rolling shutter | 4K 30p video with 1.7x crop; significant rolling shutter | 4K 30p 1.5x crop; 60p 1.8x crop; no AF tracking; | 4K 2x crop 30p, minimal rolling shutter |
| 1080HD video | up to 120p uncropped; improved rolling shutter | up to 120p uncropped, poor rolling shutter | up to 60p video; significant rolling shutter | up to 240p 1.5x crop; no AF tracking; | up to 120p 2x crop, minimal rolling shutter |
| Other features | USB-C charging; Bluetooth; animal AF;shutter curtain closed to protect sensor dust; programmable lens ring; best ergonomics especially for larger hands; | USB-C charging; Bluetooth; animal AF | USB-C charging; Bluetooth; top LCD panel; programmable lens ring; | USB-C charging; Bluetooth | USB-C charging; Bluetooth; MF clutch, proCapture mode; hand held HiRes mode; LiveND mode, unique night modes, in-camera focus range limiter |
photo/canonr6.txt · Last modified: 2020/07/14 23:23 by gary1