After initial information about the Canon EOS R6 appeared in January, there is now another leak through which outlines most of the specifications of the cheaper brother to the EOS R5. Canon is now expected to launch the EOS R6 in May.
The specs mentioned in January looked pretty good. The 20-megapixel resolution is nothing to write home about, but 4K 60fps video (no word on whether or not it’ll be cropped, though), IBIS and 12fps with the mechanical shutter are all very nice updates over the 6D Mark II. The newly rumoured specs are in bold.
- 20mp full-frame CMOS sensor
- IBIS
- 12fps mechanical and 20fps electronic.
- 4K @ 60p
- 1080p FullHD @ 120p
- Dual card slots
- No top-down screen
- Lower resolution EVF than the EOS R5
- Lower build quality than the EOS R5
- New battery (Not sure if it’s the same as the EOS R5)
- June 2020 launch (maybe a May announcement)
As with the 4K, there’s no word on whether 1080p will utilise the entire sensor, or it’ll be a 1:1 crop in a similar fashion to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. I don’t think it’s much of a surprise that the EVF and build quality will be a little lower than those expected on the EOS R5. They’re different classes of body.
Dual card slots will be a very welcome feature for many 6D Mark II users who plan to update to the EOS R mirrorless system in the future. While the EOS R5 is expected to see CFexpress + UHS-II SD card slots, I expect the EOS R6 will be more likely to see a pair of UHS-II SD card slots. UHS-II SD is more than plenty for most 4K 60fps video needs, and won’t require the throughput that the EOS R5’s 8K video is expected to demand.
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