The Canon EOS 6D 20.2 MP DSLR Camera Body boasts a durable, lightweight frame with a 20.2 MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor, HD video, a built-in wireless Internet transmitter and GPS receiver, along with a 63-zone, dual-level metering sensor. This professional product also includes a built-in microphone with exceptional quality.
20.2 MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor with High Resolution This model's full frame is newly designed to offer optimal resolution with a 35.8mm x 23.9mm sensor that is capable of capturing 5472 x 3648 pixels. This is ideal for action shots and landscape photos with high resolution, shooting up to 4.5 frames per second at 20.2megapixels.
Exceptional DSLR Features This DSLR camera stands out among competing models with its shutter rated at 100,000 cycles, preventing camera shake. Its new design is small and portable, making it easy to carry and use for travel.
HD Video Capability The camera is fully equipped with an HD video advanced technology feature including manual exposure control, making it easy to film at a higher level of quality like that of competing professional cameras. This model is both a photo and video camera in one lightweight product.
Wireless Feature for Transferring Data Instead of fussing with inconvenient cables when trying to convert photos and videos, the Canon EOS 6D makes it easy to transfer all recorded material to one's computer and onto social networking sites for a hassle-free, wireless experience.
The exceptional design and features of the Canon EOS 6D 20.2 MP DSLR Camera body offer excellent clarity and resolution and make it easy to record or shoot photos at night or during intense action. Between the Wi-Fi capability and HD video features, this is a high-end product incorporating intelligent design that can be purchased for daily recording or professional photography.
Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx. 5.7 x 4.4 x 2.8 in./ 144.5 x 110.5 x 71.2mm
SPECIFICATIONS
Type Digital AF/AE single-lens reflex camera
Recording Media SD card, SDHC card, SDXC memory card
Image Format 35.8mm x 23.9mm (Full-Frame)
Compatible Lenses Canon EF lenses (except EF-S and EF-M lenses)
Lens Mount Canon EF mount
Image Sensor
Type CMOS Sensor
Pixels Effective: Approx. 20.2 megapixels
Pixel Unit 6.55 ?m square
Total Pixels Approx. 20.6 megapixels
Aspect Ratio 3:2 (Horizontal: Vertical)
Color Filter System RGB primary color filters
Low Pass Filter Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor
Dust Deletion Feature (1) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Removes dust adhering to the low-pass filter. Self-cleaning executed automatically (taking 2 sec.) when power is turned on or off. Manual execution also possible (taking 8.0 sec.). (2) Dust Delete Data acquisition and appending The coordinates of the dust adhering to the low-pass filter are detected by a test shot and appended to subsequent images. The dust coordinate data appended to the image is used by the provided software to automatically erase the dust spots. (3) Manual cleaning of sensor
Recording System
Recording Format Complies with Design rule for Camera File system 2.0 and EXIF 2.30
Image Format Still: JPEG, RAW (14-bit, Canon original), RAW+JPEG
Video: MOV (Image data: H.264, Audio: Linear PCM)
File Size (1) Large: Approx. 20.0 megapixels (5,472 x 3,648) (2) Medium: Approx. 8.9 megapixels (3,648 x 2,432) (3) Small 1: Approx. 5.0 megapixels (2,736 x 1,824) (4) Small 2: Approx. 2.5 megapixels (1920 x 1280) (5) Small 3: Approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480) (6) RAW: Approx. 20.0 megapixels (5,472 x 3,648) M RAW: Approx. 11.0 megapixels (4,104 x 2,736) S RAW: Approx. 5.0 megapixels (2,736 x 1,824)
Backup Recording N/A
File Numbering The following three types of file numbering methods can be set: (1) Continuous numbering (2) Auto reset (3) Manual reset
RAW + JPEG Simultaneous Recording Large RAW and JPEG images are recorded simultaneously
Color Space sRGB, Adobe RGB
Picture Style Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined 1-3
White Balance
Settings Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash), Custom (Approx. 2,000 - 10,000 K), Color Temperature (Approx. 2,500 - 10,000K), White Balance Correction, and White Balance Bracketing
Auto White Balance Auto white balance with the image sensor
Color Temperature Compensation Blue/amber bias: +/- 9 levels - Magenta/green bias: +/- 9 levels
Color Temperature Information Transmission Provided
Viewfinder
Type Eye-level SLR (with fixed pentaprism)
Coverage Vertical/Horizontal approx. 97%
Magnification Approx. 0.71x / 33.3 degrees
Eye Point Approx. 21mm (At -1m-1 from the eyepiece lens center)
Dioptric Adjustment Correction -3.0 to +1.0m-1 (diopter)
Focusing Screen Eg-A II provided. Interchangeable with Eg-D and Eg-S. Incompatible with Eg-A.
Mirror Quick-return half mirror (transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60)
Viewfinder Information - AF information AF points and focus confirmation - Exposure information Shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level, exposure warning - Flash information Flash ready, flash exposure compensation, high-speed sync, FE lock - Image information Highlight tone priority (D+), maximum burst (2-digit display), card information - Battery check - Composition information Electronic level - Warning Symbol Displayed if any of the following is set: Monochrome, white balance correction, expanded ISO speed, or spot metering.
Depth Of Field Preview Enabled with depth-of-field preview button
Autofocus
Type TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with AF-dedicated CMOS sensor
AF Points 11 points Center: cross-type at f/5.6; vertical line-sensitive at f/2.8. Upper and lower AF points: vertical line-sensitive AF at f/5.6. Other AF points: Horizontal line-sensitive AF at f/5.6.
AF Working Range Center AF Point: EV -3 to 18 (at 73 F/23 C, ISO 100) Other AF points: EV +0.5 to 18 (at 73 F/23C, ISO 100)
Focusing Modes 1) Autofocus - One-Shot AF - AI Servo AF - AI Focus AF 2) Manual focus
AF Point Selection (1) Automatic selection (2) Manual selection
Selected AF Point Display Displayed or indicated by superimposed display in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.
AF Assist Beam 1) Enable 2) Disable 3) IR AF-assist beam only
Exposure Control
Metering Modes Max. aperture TTL metering with 63-zone SPC with the following selectable modes: 1) Evaluative metering 2) Partial metering (center: approx. 8% of viewfinder) 3) Spot metering (center: approx. 3.5% of viewfinder) 4) Center-weighted average metering
Metering Range EV 1-20 (at 73 F/23 C with EF50mm f/1.8 II lens, ISO 100)
Exposure Control Systems Creative Zone (1) Program AE (shiftable) (2) Shutter-priority AE (3) Aperture-priority AE (4) Manual exposure (5) Bulb (6) Custom shooting mode
Basic zone (1) Scene Intelligent Auto (Program AE / non-shiftable) (2) Creative Auto (3) Special Scene - Portrait - Landscape - Close-up - Sports - Night Portrait - Handheld Night Scene - HDR Backlight Control mode
ISO Speed Range For Stills: Manual setting range of ISO 100-25600 (expansion possible to ISO 50, ISO 51200 and 102400) in 1/3-stop or whole-stop increments)
Exposure Compensation (1) Manual : +/- 5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (2) AEB : +/- 3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AE Lock Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved. Manual: By AE lock button.
Shutter
Type Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically-controlled
Shutter Speeds 1/4000 to 30 sec., X-sync at 1/180 sec. (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)
Shutter Release Soft-touch electromagnetic release
Self Timer 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay
Shutter Lag Time (1) During SW-1 ON, time lag between SW-2 ON and start of exposure: approx. 0.060 sec.
(2) Time lag between simultaneous SW-1/SW-2 ON and start of exposure: Approx. 0.144 sec.
External Speedlite
Flash Metering E-TTL II autoflash (evaluative flash metering and average flash metering)
Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
FE Lock Provided
Drive System
Drive Modes (1) Single shooting (2) Continuous shooting (3) Silent single shooting (4) Silent continuous shooting (5) 10-sec. self-timer/Remote control (6) 2-sec. self-timer
Continuous Shooting Speed Continuous shooting: Max. approx. 4.5 fps Silent continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3.0 fps
Maximum Burst Based on 8GB memory Card: JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 73 Shots RAW: Approx. 14 Shots RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: 7 Shots Based on 8GB UHS-I memory card: JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 1250 Shots RAW: Approx. 17 Shots RAW + JPEG Large/Fine: 8 Shots
Live View Functions
Shooting Modes Still photo shooting and video shooting
Focusing (1) Autofocus - FlexiZone - Single - Face Detection Live mode - Quick Mode AF (2) Manual Focus - Magnify the image by 5x or 10x and focus manually.
Metering Modes Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor. (1) Evaluative metering (315 zones) (2) Partial metering (approx. 11% of Live View screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 3% of Live View screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering
Metering Range EV 0-20 (at 73 F/23 C with EF 50mm f/1.4 lens, ISO 100)
Grid Display Provided (three grid displays)
Exposure Simulation Provided
Silent Shooting Provided (Mode 1 and 2)
Video Shooting
File Format MOV (Image data: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264) Audio: Linear PCM (Stereo)
File Size Recording Size:
[Full HD] 1920 x 1080 (30 fps/25fps/24fps): 235 MB/min. with IPB compression 685 MB/min. with All-I compression
[HD] 1280 x 720 (60 fps/50fps): 205 MB/min. with IPB compression 610 MB/min. with All-I compression
[SD] 640 x 480 (30 fps/25fps): 78 MB/min. with IPB compression
Frame Rates 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30p (29.97) / 24p (23.976) / 25p 1280 x 720 (HD): 60p (59.94) / 50p 640 x 480 (SD): 30p (29.97) / 25p
Continuous Shooting Time Based on 8GB Memory card
[1920 x 1080] 30 fps/25 fps/24 fps: 32 min. with IPB compression 11 min. with All-I compression
[1280 x 720] 60 fps/50 fps: 37 min. with IPB compression 12 min. with All-I compression
[640 x 480] 30 fps/25 fps: 97 min. with IPB or All-I compression
Focusing (1) Autofocus - FlexiZone - Single - Face Detection Live mode - Quick Mode AF - Manual Focus
1. Magnified view is not possible during video shooting.
Range Full Range (0-255)
Exposure Control (1) Program AE for movie shooting (2) Manual exposure
Exposure Compensation Provided (+/- 3 stops in 1/3-stop increments)
LCD Monitor
Type TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor Size 3.0-inches (Screen aspect ratio of 3:2) 7.7cm diagonal (6.37cm wide, 4.25cm high)
Pixels Approx: 1,040,000 dots
Coverage Approx. 100%
Brightness Control Manually adjustable to one of 7 levels
Coating Resin cover and anti-reflection AR coating
Interface Languages 25 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukraine, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese)
Playback
Display Format Single image display - Two types of single-image full display, two types of shooting information - Index display -image index and 9-image index - Jump display Jump 1/10/100 images, Shooting Date, Folder, Movies, Stills, or Rating
Highlight Alert With single-image display (Info.) and single-image display, overexposed highlight areas will blink.
Histogram Brightness and RGB can be displayed.
Quick Control Function
Items When you press the Quick Control function button under the following conditions, you can set the functions below:
(1) With viewfinder shooting: Shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, exposure compensation, AEB, flash exposure compensation, Wi-Fi, Picture Style, white balance, white balance correction, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Custom Controls, AF operation, AF point selection, Drive mode, metering mode, and image recording quality.
(2) During playback: Image protect, image rotate, rating, RAW image processing, resize, highlight alert, AF point, and image jump with mode dial.
Image Protection and Erase
Protection Erase protection can be applied/canceled for a single image, all images in a folder, or all images in the card.
Erase Erase single image, erase selected images, erase all images on folder, erase all images in a card, or erase only unprotected images.
Direct Printing
Compatible Printers PictBridge-compatible printers
Printable Images RAW and JPEG images complying to Design rule for Camera File System
DPOF: Digital Print Order Format
DPOF Complies to DPOF Version 1.1
Direct Image Transfer
Compatible Images Not Provided
Customization
Custom Functions 20 Custom Functions
Custom Controls The following camera controls can be customized by assigning the desired function: Shutter button halfway pressing, AF-ON button, AE lock button, Depth-of-field preview button, Lens AF Stop button, SET button, Main Dial, Quick Control Dial, and Multi-controller
My Menu Registration Up to six top-tier menu options and Custom Function settings can be registered
Interface
USB Terminal For personal computer communication and direct printing (USB 2.0 Hi-Speed)
Video Out Terminal (1) AV stereo OUT terminal: NTSC/PAL selectable (2) mini-HDMI OUT terminal (Type C)
Power Source
Battery One Battery Pack LP-E6 - With the AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, AC power is possible. - With Battery Grip BG-E13, two battery packs (LP-E6) can be used. Or six AA-sized/LR6 batteries can be used
Battery Check Automatic battery level check when power is turned ON Battery level indicated in six levels.
Power Saving Power turns off after the set time of non-operation elapses
Date/Time Battery Built-in secondary battery When battery is fully charged, the date/time can be maintained for 3 months. Requires about 8 hours to fully recharge the backup battery.
Start-up Time Approx. 0.1 sec. (Based on CIPA testing standards)
Dimensions and Weight
Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 5.7 x 4.4 x 2.8 in./ 144.5 x 110.5 x 71.2mm
Weight Approx. 26.7 oz. / 755g (CIPA standard) Approx. 24.0 oz. / 680g (Body only)
Operating Environment
Working Temperature Range 32-104 F/0-40 C
Working Humidity Range 85% or less