Canon India has announced two Brothers in their eos mirrorless camera series as Canon R5 and Canon R6. In this article, we are going to see the new canon R6 full-frame 20-megapixel camera capable of record crisp 4k video at UHD 60p and 1080 FHD at up to 120p. If you are interested in the new member in the eos R series, stick with us in this article.
Canon eos R6 pricing in India & availability
Canon eos R6 specifications and key features
The newest member of the Canon R series comes with a 20-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor with a dual SD card slot with having a decent 3.0 inches screen size. The body is a bit bulky than the canon R5.
- The iso range goes from 100 to 102,400(L:50, H204,800) in stills and for movie 100 to 25600(H:204 800).
- Canon R6 has a top-down dial which not present in the Canon R5 model.
- 5 axis image stabilization built-in in the body
- 20 fps (frame per second) shooting with e-shutter, 12 fps mechanical shutter
- Facial recognition Autofocus and its effective on animals also like Cats, dogs, and birds.
- The R6 can record 4K UHD at 60p and 1080 FHD at upto 120p
Screen Size | 3 inches |
AF Modes | Stills: One-Shot AF, Servo AF, AI Focus AF (with Scene Intelligent Auto), Manual |
AF Point Selection | Automatic selection, Manual selection |
AF System Points | Stills: Maximum 6 072 selectable AF point positions / Up to 1 053 AF areas (auto selection) |
Built-in Flash | NA |
Closest Focusing Distance (cm) | NA |
Continuous Shooting Speed (shots/s) (Up to) | Mechanical shutter & Electronic 1st curtain: 12 |
Digital Zoom | NA |
Dimensions (Excl. Protrusions) | 138.4 × 97.5 × 88.4mm |
Drive System | NA |
Effective ISO | Stills: 100–102 400 (L:50, H:204 800) |
Effective Pixels (Megapixels) | 20.1 |
Exposure Compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments |
Eye Detection AF | One-Shot AF / Servo AF / Movie Servo AF (Human, cats, birds & dogs’ eye detection available) |
Flash Modes | E-TTL II , Manual, Multi, Ext A, Ext M, CSP |
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent) | NA |
Guide Number ISO 100m | NA |
Image Resolution | 5 472×3 648 (JPEG L/RAW/C-RAW/HEIF), |
Image Stabilizer | Stills: In-body 5-axis image stabilization |
LCD Monitor (Size) | 7.62cm (3.0in) |
LCD Monitor Resolutions | 1620000 dpi |
Manual Focus | Yes |
Memory Card Type | Supports 2 memory cards: |
Metering Mode | Stills: Evaluative, Partial, Spot, Center-weighted average |
Movie Format | MP4 |
Optical Zoom | NA |
Optional Power | AC Power (AC Adapter AC-E6N and DC Coupler DR-E6) |
Peripheral Connections | SuperSpeed USB (Type-C), External microphone IN / Headphone terminal, HDMI micro (Type D), Remote control |
Processor Type | DIGIC X |
Sensor Size | Full-Frame CMOS |
Shooting Modes | Stills: Scene Intelligent Auto, Flexible-priority AE, Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb, Custom 1-3 |
Shutter Speed Range (s) | Stills: |
Silent Shutter | Available: Single / Continuous Shot |
Standard Power Supply | LP-E6NH/LP-E6N/LP-E6 |
Still Image Format | JPEG, HEIF, RAW, C-RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW + JPEG, RAW + HEIF, C-RAW + HEIF |
Viewfinder Coverage | 100% |
Viewfinder Type | 1.27cm (0.5in) OLED, 3.69million dots |
Weight (Including the battery and memory card) (Approx.) | 680g |
White Balance | Auto (Ambience priority), Auto (White priority), Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting (approx. 2500–10000 K) White balance correction and white balance bracketing features provided * Flash color temperature information transmission possible |
X-sync | Mechanical shutter: 1/200 |
Here are some of the sample images from Canon eos R6
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| credit:Canon C&N Africa |
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| Credit:Rick Sammon |
Here is brief review of Canon eos R6 by Dpreview
Final thought –
Canon R6 shoots magnificent images in raw mode, and thanks to the 5-axis image stabilization, it can take beautiful videos without using a gimbal. The R6 will be available in kit with the 24-105mmF4L and 24-105mm F47STM.
