Camera Review | Does Canon EOS R6 best for music photography?

Specifications:

Image Sensor

• Type
  35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS
• Effective Pixels
  Approx. 20.1 megapixels
• Total Pixels
  Approx. 21.4 megapixels
• Aspect Ratio
  3:2
• Low-Pass Filter
  Built-in/Fixed
• Sensor Cleaning
  EOS integrated cleaning system
• Colour Filter Type
  Primary Colour
• Sensor Shift-IS
  Yes, up to 8-Stops advantage depending on the lens used 1

Image Processor

• Type
  DIGIC X

Lens

• Lens Mount
  RF (EF and EF-S lenses can be attached using: Mount Adapter EF-EOS R
  Control Ring Mount Adapter EF-EOS R
  Drop-In Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R)
  EF-M lenses are not compatible
• Focal Length
  Equivalent to 1.0x the focal length of the lens with RF and EF lenses 1.6x with EF-S

Focusing

• Type
  Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
• AF System / Points
  100% horizontal and 100% vertical with Face + Tracking and Auto Selection modes 100% horizontal and 90% vertical with manual selection and large zone modes
• AF Working Range
  EV -6.5 – 20 (at 23°C & ISO100)
• AF Modes
  One Shot Servo AF AI Focus AF (in A+ Scene Intelligent Auto mode )
• AF Point Selection
  Automatic selection: Face + tracking. 1053 Available AF areas when automatically selected
  Manual selection: 1-point AF (AF frame size can be changed) 6072 (stills)/ (4968) movie AF positions available
  Manual selection: AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right)
  Manual selection: AF point Expansion surrounding points
  Manual selection: Zone AF (all AF points divided into 9 focusing zones)
  Manual selection: Large Zone AF (Vertical)
  Manual selection: Large Zone AF (Horizontal)
• AF Tracking
  Humans, Animals (Dogs, Cats and Birds) or Vehicles (Racing cars or Motor bikes)
• AF Lock
  Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway or AF ON is pressed in One Shot AF mode. Using customised button set to AF stop in AI servo
• AF Assist Beam
  Emitted by built in LED or optional dedicated Speedlite (flash)
• Manual Focus
  Selected on lens

Exposure Control

• Metering Modes
  Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone metering.
  (1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF points)
  (2) Partial metering (approx. 5.8% of viewfinder at centre)
  (3) Spot metering: Centre spot metering (approx. 2.9% viewfinder at centre)
  AF point-linked spot metering not provided
  (4) Centre weighted average metering
• Metering Brightness Range
  EV -3 – 20 (at 23°C, ISO100, with evaluative metering)
• AE Lock
  Auto: AE lock takes effect when focus is achieved
  Manual: By AE lock button in P, Av, Fv, Tv and M modes
• Exposure Compensation
  +/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB)
• AEB
  +/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
• Anti-flicker Shooting
  Yes. Flicker detected at a frequency of 100 Hz or 120 Hz. Maximum continuous shooting speed may decrease

• ISO Sensitivity

  Auto 100-102400 (in 1/3-stop or 1 stop increments)
  ISO can be expanded to L:50, H:204,800

Shutter

• Type
  Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter and Electronic shutter function on sensor
• Speed
  30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
• Shutter Release
  Soft touch electromagnetic release

White Balance

• Type
  Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
• Settings
  AWB (Ambience priority/White priority), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature Setting
  White balance compensation:
  1. Blue/Amber +/-10
  2. Magenta/Green +/-10
• Custom White Balance
  Yes, 1 setting can be registered – From image or Live View
• WB Bracketing
  +/-3 levels in single level increments
  3, 2, 5 or 7 bracketed images per shutter release
  Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/Green bias

Viewfinder

• Type
  0.5-inch OLED colour EVF
• Dot Count
  3.69 Million dots
• Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
  Approx. 100%
• Magnification
  Approx. 0.76x
• Eyepoint
  Approx. 23mm (from eyepiece lens centre)
• Dioptre Correction
  -4 to +2 m-1 (dioptre)
• Display Performance
  Power saving: 59.94 fps Smooth 119.98 fps , supress low frame rate 60 -119.8fps⁵
• Viewfinder Information
  Shutter speed, Aperture, ISO speed, AF point information, Exposure level indicator, Number of remaining exposures, Exposure compensation, Battery level, Electronic shutter, HDR shooting, Highlight tone priority, Multiple-exposure shooting, Self-timer shooting mode, Maximum burst, AF method, Exposure simulation, Drive mode, AEB, Metering mode, FEB, Anti-flicker shooting, Still/video cropping, Shooting mode, Aspect ratio, Scene icons Auto Lighting Optimizer, AE lock Picture Style, Flash-ready, White balance, FE lock, Image Quality, High-speed sync, Bluetooth function, Wi-Fi on/off, , Histogram, Electronic level, Focus distance scale in manual focus, IS system, Audio Level – Manual (video), recording time remaining (video), headphone level (video), Video recording resolution frame rate and compression (video) Rec indicator (video)
• Depth of Field Preview
  Yes, via customised button
• Eyepiece Shutter
  N/A

LCD Monitor

• Type
  7.5cm (3.0″) Clear View LCD II, approx. 1.62 million dots
• Coverage
  Approx. 100%
• Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically)
  Approx. 170° vertically and horizontally
• Coating
  Anti-smudge.
• Brightness Adjustment
  Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels
  Colour Tone Adjustment: 4 settings
• Touch Screen Operations
  Capacitive method with menu functions, Quick Control settings, playback operations, and magnified display. AF point selection in still and Movies, touch shutter is possible in still photo shooting.
• Display Options
  (1) Basic Camera settings
  (2) Advance Camera settings
  (3) Camera settings plus histogram and dual level display
  (4) No info
  (5) Quick Control Screen

Flash

• Modes
  E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual
• X-Sync
  1/200sec mechanical shutter / 1/250th electronic 1st curtain
• Flash Exposure Compensation
  +/- 3EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments with EX series Speedlite flashes
• Flash Exposure Bracketing
  Yes, with compatible External Flash
• Flash Exposure Lock
  Yes
• Second Curtain Synchronisation
  Yes via Speedlite
• HotShoe / PC Terminal
  Yes/No
• External Flash Compatibility
  E-TTL II with EX series Speedlite, wireless multi-flash support
• External Flash Control
  via camera menu screen

Shooting

• Modes
  Stills; Scene Intelligent Auto, Flexible priority AE, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Bulb and Custom (x3)
  Movie: Auto Exposure, Manual
• Picture Styles
  Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
• Colour Space
  sRGB and Adobe RGB
• Image Processing
  Highlight Tone Priority (2 settings)
  Auto Lighting Optimizer (3 settings)
  Long exposure noise reduction
  Clarity
  High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) (stills and video)
  Lens optical correction
  – Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction Distortion correction (during/after still photo shooting, during video only)
  Diffraction correction,
  Digital Lens Optimizer (during/after still photo shooting only)
  Resize to M, S1, S2
  Cropping of images (JPEG/HEIF)
  – Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1
  – Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation
  – Image straightening
  – Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation
  RAW image processing
  Multiple exposure
  HDR
  HEIF to Jpeg conversion
• Drive Modes
  Single, Continuous High+, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote)
• Continuous Shooting
  Max. Approx. 12fps. with Mechanical shutter, speed maintained for 1000+ JPEG or 240 RAW images.Max. Approx. 20fps. with Electronic shutter67, speed maintained for 1000+ JPG or 120 RAW images
• Interval Timer
  Built in

File Type

• Still Image Type
  JPEG: 2 compression options
  RAW: RAW, C-RAW 14 bit (14-bit with Mechanical shutter and Electronic 1st Curtain, 12-bit A/D conversion with Electronic shutter, Canon original RAW 3rd edition)
  HEIF: 10bit HEIF is available in HDR shooting with
  [HDR PQ] set to [Enable]
  Complies with Exif 2.31 and Design rule for Camera File system 2.0
  Complies with Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1
• RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording
  Yes, any combination of RAW + JPEG or RAW + HEIF possible
• Image Size
  JPEG / HEIF
  3:2 ratio (L, RAW, C-RAW) 5472 x 3648, (M) 3648 x 2432, (S1) 2736 x 1824, (S2) 2400 x 1600
  1.6x (crop) (L) 3408 x 2272, (S2) 2400 x 1600
  4:3 ratio (L) 4864×3648, (M) 3248×2432, (S1) 2432 x 1824, (S2) 2112 x 1600
  16:9 ratio (L) 5472 x 3072, (M) 3648 x 2048, (S1) 2736 x 1536, (S2) 2400 x 1344
  1:1 ratio (L) 3648 x 3648, (M) 2432 x 2432, (S1) 1824 x 1824, (S2) 1600 x 1600
• Folders
  New folders can be manually created, named and selected
• File Numbering
  (1) Consecutive numbering
  (2) Auto reset
  (3) Manual reset
• File Naming
  2 User presets

EOS Movie

• Movie Type
  MP4 Video: 4K UHD, Full HD (16:9) Audio: Linear PCM / AAC
• Movie Size
  4K UHD (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98fps) inter frame (IPB) / (IPB Light) 4K UHD Timelapse (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (29.97, 25fps) intra frame (All-I) Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98fps) inter frame (IPB) / (IPB Light)[10] Full HD Timelapse (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25fps) intra frame (All-I) Full HD HDR (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25fps) intra frame (All-I)
• Colour Sampling (Internal Recording)
  4K/ Full HD – YCbCr4:2:0 8-bit or YCbCr4:2:2 10bit
• Canon Log
  Yes, Canon Log 1 & Canon Log 3
• Movie Length
  Max duration 29min 59sec. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4GB file limit with exFAT formatted SD card.
• High Frame Rate Movie
  Full HD at 100fps or 119.9fps
  Recorded as 1/4-speed slow motion movie
  Single scene maximum recording up to 7min 29sec.
• Frame Grab
  8.3-megapixel JPEG/HEIF still image frame grab from 4K UHD movie possible (HEIF only possible when HDR PQ is set)
• Bitrate / Mbps
  MP4 H.264 Canon Log Off
  4K (59.94p/50.00p): IPB Approx. 230 Mbps
  4K (59.94p/50.00p): IPB (Light ) Approx. 120 Mbps
  4K (29.97p/25.00p/23.98p): IPB Approx. 120 Mbps
  4K (29.97p/25.00p/23.98p): IPB ( Light) Approx. 60 Mbps
  4K Timelapse (29.97, 25fps) All-I Approx. 470Mbps
  Full HD (119.88p/100.00p): IPB Approx. 120 Mbps
  Full HD (119.88p/100.00p): IPB (Light) Approx. 70 Mbps
  Full HD (59.94p/50.00p): IPB Approx. 60 Mbps
  Full HD (59.94p/50.00p): IPB (Light) Approx. 35 Mbps
  Full HD (29.94p/25.00p/23.93p): IPB Approx. 30 Mbps
  Full HD (29.94p/25.00p): IPB (Light) Approx. 12 Mbps
  Full HD Timelapse (29.97, 25fps) All-I Approx. 90Mbps
  Full HDR Movies (29.97, 25fps) IPB Approx. 30 Mbps
  MP4 H.265 Canon Log / HDR PQ: On
  4K (59.94p/50.00p): IPB Approx. 340 Mbps
  4K (59.94p/50.00p): IPB (Light) Approx. 170 Mbps
  4K (29.97p/25.00p/23.98p): IPB Approx. 170 Mbps
  4K (29.97p/25.00p/23.98p): IPB (Light) Approx. 85 Mbps
  4K Timelapse (29.97, 25fps) All-I Approx. 470Mbps
  Full HD (119.88p/100.00p): IPB Approx. 180 Mbps
  Full HD (119.88p/100.00p): IPB (Light) Approx. 100 Mbps
  Full HD (59.94p/50.00p): IPB Approx. 90 Mbps
  Full HD (59.94p/50.00p): IPB (Light) Approx. 50 Mbps
  Full HD (29.94p/25.00p/23.93p): IPB Approx. 45 Mbps
  Full HD (29.94p/25.00p): IPB (Light) Approx. 28 Mbps
  Full HD Timelapse (29.97, 25fps) All-I Approx. 135Mbps ¹⁴
• Dual Card Recording
  yes
• Microphone
  Built-in stereo microphone (48 Khz, 16-bit x 2 channels)
• HDMI Display
  Output to external monitor only (output of images and shooting information, images are recorded to the card)
  Camera screen and External Monitor output (no recording to the card, camera screen shows images with shooting information)
• HDMI Output
  4K (UHD) 59.94p / 29.97p / 23.98p,
  Full HD 59.94p / 59.94i, 50.00p / 50.00i
  480p 59.94p
  576p 50p
  Uncompressed YCbCr 4:2:2, 8-bit or 10-bit, sound output via HDMI is also possible
• Focusing
  Dual Pixel CMOS AF with Eye/Face Detection and Animal Tracking AF, Movie Servo AF
  Manual Focus (Peaking and Focus Guide available)
• ISO
  Auto: 100-6400, H: 204800
  Manual: 100-25600, H: 204800

Other Features

• Custom Functions
  21 Custom Functions
• Metadata Tag
  User copyright information (can be set in camera)
  Image rating (0-5 stars)
  IPTC data (registered with EOS Utility or Mobile File Transfer app)
  Image transfer with caption (Caption registered with EOS Utility)
• LCD Panel / Illumination
  No/No
• Water/Dust Resistance
  Yes
• Voice Memo
  No
• Intelligent Orientation Sensor
  Yes
• Playback Zoom
  1.5x – 10x in 15 steps
• Display Formats
  (1) Single image
  (2) Single image with information (2 levels)
  Basic – Shooting information (shutter speed, aperture, ISO and Image quality)
  Detailed – Shooting information (shutter speed, aperture, ISO, metering Image, quality and file size), Lens information, Brightness and RGB histogram, White balance, Picture Style, Color space and noise reduction, Lens optical correction, GPS information, IPTC information
  (3) 4 image index
  (4) 9 image index
  (5) 36 image index
  (6) 100 image index
  (7) Jump Display (1, 10 or 100 images, Date, Folder, Movies, Stills, Protected images, Rating)
  (8) Movie edit
  (9) RAW processing
  (10) Rating
• SlideShow
  Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills, Protected images or Rating
  Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10 or 20 seconds
  Repeat: On/Off
• Histogram
  Brightness: Yes
  RGB: Yes
• Highlight Alert
  Yes
• Image Erase
  Single image, select range, Selected images, Folder, Card
• Image Erase Protection
  Erase protection of Single image, Folder or Card all found images (only during image search)
• Self Timer
  3 or 10 sec.
• Menu Categories
  (1) Shooting menu
  (2) AF Menu
  (3) Playback menu
  (4) Network
  (5) Setup menu
  (6) Custom Functions menu
  (7) My Menu
• Menu Languages
  29 Languages
  English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Malay, Indonesia and Japanese
• Firmware Update
  Update possible by the user (Camera, Lens, External Speedlite, BLE remote control, Lens adapter)

Interface

• Computer
  SuperSpeed USB 3.1 Gen 2 USB C connector
• Wi-Fi
  Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g/n) (2.4 GHz only), with Bluetooth support

  Features supported – EOS Utility, Smartphone, Upload to Web
• Other
  HDMI micro out (Type D), External Microphone In (Stereo mini jack), Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack), E3-type terminal (remote control terminal)

Direct Print

• PictBridge
  Not supported

Storage

• Type
  2x SD/SDHC/SDXC and UHS-II

Supported Operating System

• PC
  Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (tablet mode not supported)
• Macintosh
  OS X v10.12, 10.13, 10.14,10.15, 11

Software

• Image Processing
  Digital Photo Professional 4.14. or later, Digital Photo Professional Express mobile app ( iOS only) (RAW Image Processing not DUAL PIXEL RAW on DPP Express moible)
• Other
  EOS Utility 3.12.3 or later (incl. Remote Capture), Picture Style Editor, EOS Lens Registration Tool, EOS Web Service Registration Tool, Canon Camera Connect app, Mobile File Transfer app and image.canon app (iOS/Android)

Power Source

• Batteries
  Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6NH (supplied)/LP-E6N
• Battery Life
  With LCD Approx. 510 shots (at 23°C)
  With LCD Approx. 510 (at 0°C)
  With Viewfinder Approx. 380 shots (at 23°C)
  With Viewfinder Approx. 380 (at 0°C)
• Battery Indicator
  6 levels + percentage
• Power Saving
  Power turns off after 30 seconds, 1, 3, 5, 10 or 30mins
• Power Supply & Battery Chargers
  Battery charger LC-E6E (supplied), AC Adapter AC-E6N and DC Coupler DR-E6, AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6N/ACK-E6, Car Battery Charger CBC-E6, PD-E1 USB power adapter

Accessories

• Wireless File Transmitter
  N/A
• Lenses
  All RF lenses (EF & EF-S via Lens adapters)
• Lens Adapters
  Mount Adapter EF-EOS R
  Control Ring Mount Adapter EF-EOS R
  Drop-In Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R
• Flash
  Canon Speedlite (EL-1, EL-100, 90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 430EX III-RT, 470EX-AI, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, 600EX II-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite MR-14EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-26EX Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT,Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT V2)
• Remote Controller / Switch
  Remote control with E3 type socket and Speedlite 600EX II-RT, Infrared Remote RC-6, Wireless Remote Control BR-E1
• Other
  BG-R10 battery grip, GP-E2 GPS receiver (digital compass not supported), Stereo Microphone DM-E1 / DM-E100

Physical Specifications

• Body Materials
  Magnesium Alloy chassis, outer panels are polycarbonate resin with glass fiber
• Operating Environment
  1 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
• Dimensions (W x H x D)
  138.4 × 97.5 × 88.4 mm
• Weight (Body Only)
  Approx. 598 g (680 g with card and battery)