Canon EOS 6D Official Specs

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Body type</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Body type</th>
<td>Mid-size SLR</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Sensor</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Image ratio w:h</th>
<td>3:2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Effective pixels</th>
<td>20.2 megapixels</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Sensor size</th>
<td>Full frame (36 x 24 mm)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Sensor type</th>
<td>CMOS</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Processor</th>
<td>Digic 5+</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Image</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>ISO</th>
<td>Auto, 100 – 25600 in 1/3 stops, plus 50, 51200, 102400 as option</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>White balance presets</th>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Custom white balance</th>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Image stabilization</th>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Uncompressed format</th>
<td>RAW</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>JPEG quality levels</th>
<td>Fine, Normal</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Optics & Focus</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Autofocus</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li>Contrast Detect (sensor)</li>
<li>Phase Detect</li>
<li>Multi-area</li>
<li>Selective single-point</li>
<li>Single</li>
<li>Continuous</li>
<li>Face Detection</li>
<li>Live View</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Manual focus</th>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Number of focus points</th>
<td>11</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Lens mount</th>
<td>Canon EF mount</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Focal length multiplier</th>
<td>1×</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Screen / viewfinder</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Articulated LCD</th>
<td>Fixed</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Screen size</th>
<td>3.2″</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Screen dots</th>
<td>102,400</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Touch screen</th>
<td>Yes</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Screen type</th>
<td>Clear View II TFT LCD</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Live view</th>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Viewfinder type</th>
<td>Optical (pentaprism)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Viewfinder coverage</th>
<td>97 %</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Viewfinder magnification</th>
<td>0.71×</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Photography features</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Minimum shutter speed</th>
<td>30 sec</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Maximum shutter speed</th>
<td>1/8000 sec</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Aperture priority</th>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Shutter priority</th>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Manual exposure mode</th>
<td>Yes</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Subject / scene modes</th>
<td>Yes</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Built-in flash</th>
<td>No</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>External flash</th>
<td>Yes (Hot shoe)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Continuous drive</th>
<td>Yes (4.5 fps)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Self-timer</th>
<td>Yes (2 or 10 sec)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Metering modes</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li>Multi</li>
<li>Center-weighted</li>
<li>Spot</li>
<li>Partial</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Exposure compensation</th>
<td>±5 EV (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>AE Bracketing</th>
<td>±3 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>WB Bracketing</th>
<td>Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Videography features</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Format</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li>H.264</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Microphone</th>
<td>Mono</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Speaker</th>
<td>Mono</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Resolutions</th>
<td>1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps fps), 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (25, 30 fps)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Videography notes</th>
<td>1080 and 720 intra or inter frame, 480 inter frame</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Storage</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Storage types</th>
<td>SD/SDHC/SDXC</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Connectivity</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>USB</th>
<td>USB 2.0 <small>(480 Mbit/sec)</small></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>HDMI</th>
<td>Yes (HDMI Mini)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Wireless</th>
<td>BuiltIn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Remote control</th>
<td>Yes (Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-6)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Physical</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Environmentally sealed</th>
<td>Yes (Splash and dust resistant)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Battery</th>
<td>Battery Pack</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Battery description</th>
<td>Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery & charger</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Weight (inc. batteries)</th>
<td>770 g (1.70 lb / 27.16 oz)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Dimensions</th>
<td>145 x 111 x 71 mm (5.71 x 4.37 x 2.8″)</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="3">Other features</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Orientation sensor</th>
<td>Yes</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Timelapse recording</th>
<td>Yes (by cable and PC)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>GPS</th>
<td>BuiltIn</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>GPS notes</th>
<td>Image tagging and tracking modes</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
 
Some people will say this is nothing revolutionary, but I find this a quite pleasing, welcome, and relatively cheap model.

And if MSRP is 2099, people will should finally be able to get their sub 2k full-frame DSLR easily. That said, if I were a new full-frame buyer, it would be hard-pressed for me not to buy the Nikon D600 or even a 5DII, depending on how that camera handles higher ISO speeds.
 
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Body size is almost exactly that of the 60D, with a little less depth due to no pop-up flash.

That said, if the AF is 11pt with just one center cross-point, it makes it basically the same as the 5dII, which was one thing I'm sure many users had hoped would be improved more.
 
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Dianoda said:
Looks like the formatting of CRguy's post is still a work in progress, but... is that 5D2 AF? Again? Even the Rebels get better AF these days...
No, it is some new 11 point system. I don't know why they didn't use a more expansive system, or even rehashed one of the older 1D series 45pt system. Only one cross-type point is pretty much unacceptable.
 
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In short, it's a 5D2, with a touchscreen, a GPS, and a Wifi connection.
Everything else is so slightly incremental, and some are even downgrades, that there's not much between them.
I don't hate it, but i'm not buying one. Even at $1500 it'd be splitting hairs between this and a used 5D2.

One word for the 6D?

Meh.
 
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Also, the new sensor makes me wonder if they went out of their way to cripple the video; since the 5dIII video was so clean in terms of being moire-free, etc. Otherwise I can't see much reason in making a completely different sensor just for this camera
 
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I'm at a bit of a loss as to the 11 point AF system. Not enough detail - if they're all cross-type with a higher-sensitivity center AF point, then it's a lot like the 40-50-60D AF system. Kind of surprised that they didn't adapt the 7D's system to FF though. Other than the center AF point (which is really very good on the 5D/5D2), it is a better system.
 
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I'll wait for reviews before fully judging, though I have to admit I'm a little disappointed. The AF really needs to be some kind of new badass system to justify 11 AF points IMHO. Are the mentioned AF features normal or new? I'm still learning so I don't know.

I noticed it has 1/8000 instead of 1/4000. If the AF system is really good and the ISO noise is better than an MK2, I might still buy it. FYI, I'm coming from a 7D.
 
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Hopefully the one saving specification the Canon could have at this point might ironically be the 11 point AF system... wait, I know what your thinking, hear me out...

From what we've seen of both Nikon's and Sony's offerings, they're using AF modules borrowed from their APS-C cameras, meaning they occupy a tiny little fraction of the frame, all clustered into the centre. Aside from subject tracking, which these cameras are not made for, and which the Sony will (based on specs alone) probably only marginally excel at, having all the AF points in the centre is a nightmare for all sorts of photographers who would like this as a secondary body, and for those people as basic as an 11 point AF seems, its better than a "19+109 point" that covers a fraction of the frame.

Here's hoping that Canon manage to bring out the only entry level FF with FF AF.
 
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SD cards, only 11-pt AF with 1 cross-type, 97% VF coverage, this pales in comparison to the similarly-priced D600. I wonder why they would expend so much development costs when they should have just dropped the price of the 5D2 to $1500 and the 5D3 to $2500.
 
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This could be a real winner. I agree we need more detail on the AF. I would hope they are all cross type, with the 'one' everyone is referencing being the more sensitive type. Another pivot point will be the ISO performance. If this has usable 12800, or better yet good 12800 and usable 25600 (like the 5dMKIII) then that will be awesome.

Any mention of AFMA?

-Brian
 
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