Note: Kirk is "the Affordable Full time Professional Wedding Photographer Winsdor, Ontario". Here is the Link to KW Masters Photography.
Introduction:
I have spoken about the Canon EOS 6 D Full Frame camera in the past. I understand that the body and kit lens will be released on 3 Dec 2012. I emailed Canon Canada to ask if it has an AF Micro Adjustment. Their answer was "they didn't know". Listed below is a copy of the Specification from a Japanese site. It shows that it does indeed have a AF Micro Adjustment. Just to be sure, check out the camera before buying. It is my understanding that some new camera releases, like one of the Nikon's that looked great, IMHO, didn't have this must have feature?
Basic Specifications
| Model | Single-lens reflex digital camera AF · AE |
|---|---|
| Recording medium | SD memory card, SDHC memory card ※, SDXC memory card ※
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| Imaging screen size | About 35.8 × 23.9mm |
| Lens used | (Except EF-S, the EF-M lenses) Canon EF lens (Effective shooting angle is equivalent to focal length magnification of notation) |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF Mount |
Imaging element
| Model | CMOS sensor |
|---|---|
| Effective pixels: | Approximately 20.2 million pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 |
| Dust removal function | / Added the Dust Delete Data Auto / Manual |
Recording format
| Record format | DCF2.0 |
|---|---|
| Image type | JPEG, RAW (14bit, Canon original), RAW + JPEG simultaneous recording possible |
| Number of recorded pixels | L (Large): about 20 million pixels (5472 × 3648) M (Middle): about 8.9 million pixels (3648 × 2432) S1 (Small 1): about 5 million pixels (2736 × 1824) S2 (small 2): about 2.5 million pixels (1920 × 1280) S3 (small 3): 350,000 pixels (720 × 480) RAW (RAW): about 20 million pixels (5472 × 3648) M-RAW: 1100 millions of pixels (4104 × 2736) S-RAW: 500 millions of pixels (2736 × 1824) |
| Image number | Serial number, auto reset, forced reset |
Image processing at the time of shooting
| Picture Style | 1-3 Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User |
|---|---|
| White balance | Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature 2500 ~ 10000K (about), White balance correction, white balance bracketing possible
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| Noise reduction | During the second exposure corresponding long, high-sensitivity shooting |
| Automatic correction of image brightness | Dealt with by the Auto Lighting Optimizer |
| Highlight tone priority | Possible |
| Optical correction lens | Peripheral illumination correction, chromatic aberration correction |
Finder
| Method | Use pentaprism, eye-level expression |
|---|---|
| Field of view | (At about 21mm eye point) about 97% left and right / up and down |
| Magnification | About 0.71 times (50mm lens · ∞ ·-1m -1) |
| Eye point | (From eyepiece lens center / at-1m -1) 21mm approximately |
| Diopter adjustment range | About -3.0 ~ +1.0 m -1 (dpt) |
| Focusing screen | Standard Eg-A II, can be replaced |
| Electronic level display | Horizontal direction: 1 ° step ± 9 ° (only when taking the lateral position) |
| Miller | Quick-return |
| Depth of field confirmation | Possible |
Auto focus
| Method | Phase difference detection method TTL secondary image-forming |
|---|---|
| AF point | 11 points
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| Degree measure range 距輝 | EV -3 ~ 18 (center (F2.8, · ISO100 normal temperature AF Point) corresponding F5.6) |
| Focus operation | One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF) |
| AI Servo AF characteristics | Follow-up tracking performance subject to the rate of change |
| AF fine adjustment | (Uniform adjustment Adjust all lenses, each lens) addressed by AF micro adjustment |
| AF-assist beam | By the external, EOS-dedicated Speedlite's AF-assist beam |
Exposure control
| Metering Method | TTL open metering division 63
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|---|---|
| Metering | EV 1 ~ 20 (· ISO100 · EF50mm F1.8 II used at room temperature) |
| Exposure control method | Priority AE, manual exposure, bulb Program AE (Scene Intelligent Auto, Creative Auto, Special Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Shot, backlight correction HDR), program), AE Shutter Priority, Aperture |
| Sensitivity ISO (Recommended Exposure Index) | Autoconfiguration 12800 ISO100 ~: ※ Easy Shooting Zone
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| ISO sensitivity related settings | Sensitivity range ISO, Auto ISO range, low speed limit can be set auto ISO |
| Exposure compensation | Stage step ± 5 stops in 1/3, 1/2 Manual: (Can be combined with manual exposure compensation) 3-stage step stage ± 1/3, 1/2: AEB |
| AE Lock | Evaluative metering when One-Shot AF ·, at the same time focus is achieved Manual AE lock: AE lock button for automatic |
HDR shooting
| Dynamic range adjustment | Auto, ± 1, ± 2, ± 3 |
|---|---|
| Auto Adjust the image position | Possible |
Multiple exposure shooting
| Number of multiple | 2-9 pieces |
|---|---|
| Multiple exposure control | Addition, averaging |
Shutter
| Format | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter |
|---|---|
| Shutter speed | Second 1 / 4000-30, valves, 1/180 sec maximum flash synchro shutter speed |
Relations drive
| Drive Mode | Single shot single shot, continuous shooting, quiet, quiet continuous shooting, / Remote control for 10 seconds, the self-timer: self-timer / remote control for 2 seconds |
|---|---|
| Speed continuous shooting | 3.0 seconds frame / about: Max Continuous Shooting 4.5 seconds silent frames / about: Maximum continuous shooting |
| Maximum burst for continuous shooting | JPEG Large / Fine: about 73 sheets (about 1250 pieces) RAW: about 14 pieces (about 17 pieces) RAW + JPEG Large / Fine: about 7 pieces (about 8 pieces)
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External flash
| Compatible Speedlites | EX-series Speedlite |
|---|---|
| Dimming method | E-TTL II autoflash |
| Flash exposure compensation | ± 3 stops in full-stop increments 1/3, 1/2 |
| FE lock | Possible |
| PC terminal | Some |
| External Speedlite control | Possible
|
Live View shooting function
| Aspect ratio switching | 3:2,4:3,16:9,1:1 |
|---|---|
| Focus Mode | (Can be about 5 times magnification / 10) live a single point AF, Face Detection Live AF (contrast detection system), Quick AF (Phase-difference detection), Manual Focusing |
| Degree measure range 距輝 | EV 1 ~ 18 (· ISO100 normal temperature / time contrast detection method) |
| Metering Method | (About 11% of the live screen view) Evaluative metering (division 315), Partial metering, (About 3% of the live screen view) spot metering, center-weighted average metering |
| Metering | EV 0 ~ 20 (· ISO100 · EF50mm F1.4 USM used at room temperature) |
| Silent shooting | Possible (Mode 1 and 2) |
| Grid display | Three |
Movie shooting function
| Recording format Image Voice | MOV Variable bit-rate MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (average) Linear PCM |
|---|---|
| Recorded Pixels and Frame Rate | 1920 × 1080 (Full HD): 30p/25p/24p 1280 × 720 (HD): 60p/50p 640 × 480 (SD): 30p/25p
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| File size compression format | IPB, ALL-I (I-only) 1920 × 1080 (30p/25p/24p) / IPB: min 235MB / about 1920 × 1080 (30p/25p/24p) / ALL-I: min 685MB / about 1280 × 720 (60p/50p) / IPB: min 205MB / about 1280 × 720 (60p/50p) / ALL-I: min 610MB / about 640 × 480 (30p/25p) / IPB: min 78MB / about
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| Focus Mode | Live View shooting function similar to the focus of |
| Metering Method | And evaluative metering, center-weighted average metering with the image sensor
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| Metering | EV 0 ~ 20 (· ISO100 · EF50mm F1.4 USM used at room temperature) |
| Exposure control | Program AE for movie shooting, manual exposure |
| Exposure compensation | 3-stage step stage ± 1/3 (± 5 stage still images) |
| Sensitivity ISO (Recommended Exposure Index) | (Automatically set 12800 ISO100 ~) ISO Auto, manual exposure mode at Zone modes can change the upper limit and lower limit values: Auto exposure mode (automatic 12800 ISO100 ~) ISO Auto, manual setting 12800 ISO100 ~ ( extension of sensitivity equivalent) (16000/20000/25600 stage can be step 1/3, 1), H |
| Timecode | Support |
| Drop frame | 60p/30p support |
| Video Snapshot | Can be set from seconds / 8 seconds / 4 for 2 seconds |
| Recording | Built-in monaural microphone, recording level can be adjusted with an external stereo microphone terminal, with Wind Cut function, featured attenuator |
| Grid display | Three |
| Still image | Can be taken |
LCD monitor
| Format | TFT color liquid-crystal monitor |
|---|---|
| Size / number screen dot | (3:2) / 3.0-inch, approximately 1.04 million dots wide |
| Brightness adjustment | Manually (step 7) |
| Electronic level display | Possible |
| Menu Language | Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified) |
| Guide / help function | Can be displayed |
Playback function
| Image display format | Single-image display, information display + one (simple information, shooting information, histogram), 4-image index, 9-image index |
|---|---|
| Highlight alert | Overexposed highlights blink |
| AF frame display | Possible |
| Grid display | Three |
| Zoom magnification | About 1.5 to 10 times, you can set the start position / magnification start expanding |
| Send image | One piece / 10 / rating video / still image / folder / shooting date / sheets / 100 |
| Image rotation | Possible |
| Rating | Possible |
| Video Playback | Possible (LCD monitor, video / audio output, output HDMI) Built-in speaker |
| Slide show | / Rating video / still image / folder / date / All Images |
| BGM selection | Selectable slideshow, video playback |
| Protect | Possible |
Image processing after shooting
| In-camera RAW development | Brightness correction, white balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, noise reduction, and high ISO speed, Image-recording quality JPEG, color space, peripheral illumination correction, distortion correction, chromatic aberration correction |
|---|---|
| Resize | Possible |
Direct print function
| Compatible printer | PictBridge compliant printer (USB and Wireless LAN) |
|---|---|
| Supported image printing | Image JPEG, RAW image |
| Print settings | DPOF Version 1.1 compliant |
Customization feature
| Custom function | 20 species |
|---|---|
| My Menu registration | Possible |
| Custom shooting mode | Sign up to C1/C2 of the mode dial |
| Copyright notice | Can be added to set / |
Interface
| Terminals and digital video / audio output | Analog video (NTSC, support PAL) PC communication audio output / stereo, direct printing (equivalent to Hi-Speed USB), connect GPS receiver GP-E2 |
|---|---|
| Mini HDMI output terminal | Type C (Auto switching resolution), CEC-compatible |
| External microphone input terminal | Φ3.5mm stereo mini-jack |
| Remote control terminal | Corresponding to N3 type remote control |
| Wireless remote control | Corresponds to the remote controller RC-6 |
| Eye-Fi card | Support |
| Wireless LAN | (IEEE802.11 b / g / n) can be |
GPS
| Location information | Longitude, latitude, altitude, Coordinated Universal Time |
|---|---|
| Logger information | Possible |
| Electronic compass function | When using the corresponding (SP-E2) GPS Internal GPS when using non-external |
Power
| Use battery | Pieces, 1 Battery Pack LP-E6
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|---|---|
| Battery information | Remaining capacity, number of shots, check the degree of deterioration, the battery can be registered |
| Approximate Image (testing standards CIPA) | Viewfinder shooting: (0 ℃) Live View shooting about 980 pictures (23 ℃) / low ambient temperature of about 1090 pieces: (0 ℃) approximately 190 sheets (23 ℃) / low ambient temperature of about 220 pictures |
| Video Recording Time | (When using a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6 min) 25 (0 ℃) for about 1 hour (23 ℃) low temperature for about 1 hour and 35 minutes at room temperature |
The size and weight
| Size | (Height) × 110.5 (width) of about 144.5 mm (depth) × 71.2 |
|---|---|
| Mass | About 755 g (depending on CIPA Guidelines) / 680 g (about body only) |
Operating environment
| Operating Temperature | 0 ℃ ~ +40 ℃ |
|---|---|
| Humidity available | 85% or less |
Battery Pack LP-E6
| Format | Rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
|---|---|
| Nominal voltage | DC7.2V |
| Capacity | 1800mAh |
| Size | (Height) × 21.0 (width) of about 38.4 mm (depth) × 56.8 |
| Mass | About 80g |
Battery Charger LC-E6
| Rechargeable battery | Battery Pack LP-E6 |
|---|---|
| Charging time | About 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Rated input | AC100 ~ 240V (50/60Hz) |
| Rated output | DC8.4V/1.2A |
| Operating Temperature | +5 ℃ ~ +40 ℃ |
| Humidity available | 85% or less |
| Size | (Height) × 33.0 (width) of about 69.0 mm (depth) × 93.0 |
| Mass | About 130g |
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- ※According to the data described in / CIPA testing standards or guidelines, all based on Canon's testing standards here.
- ※size, maximum diameter, length, mass (excluding the weight of the camera body only) by CIPA guidelines.
- ※There is are subject to change without notice Product specifications and appearance reasons.
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- ※ Allspecifications are current as of November 16, 2012.
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- ※The price is manufacturer's suggested retail price as of the date of 16 November 2012.Consumption tax is not included.
- ※Thesynthetic inset photo on the LCD screen of this site.
- ※color LCD unit has been made with high-precision technology, there may be missing pixels or lit pixels.Since this is not a malfunction, please acknowledge beforehand.It should be noted that these points are not recorded in the image.
- ※EOS 6D free repair warranty period is one year after purchase.
- ※After-sales service period is seven (7) years after production discontinuation.In addition, in some models, there is a case you will be carried out to convert the body of the product specifications of the same model or the same degree as after-sales service by our judgment.In that case, and that it is not possible to use the accessories and consumables used in the old model, OS support that will change.
Summary:
This camera appears to have or contain the key elements that a wedding photographer or most photographers would need to take outstanding pictures. It is lighter than the Mark III, costs a lot less, but still takes those great pictures. I believe that this camera will replace the Canon 5D Mark II with its improved focusing and on chip noise reduction. It is suppose to give one stop better low light performance than the Mark III. If Landscape photography is your area, then the Nikon D800 with its 36 MP and high dynamic range might be a better choice. Again, after applying DXO to your images, you just might NOT to be able to tell the difference. Remember, the rule of squares, the 16 MP's more amount to 40% more resolution. One click of a button in PS will also give you that higher resolution, albeit interpolated but impossible to see. Interpolation is only bad when you go from 3 MPs to 30 MPs, not when you go from 20 to 36 MPs. DXO should give you that "lost" dynamic range. See the new DXO Smart Lighting, it is indeed very impressive. Is that not what DR is all about? Getting information from the dark/bright areas of your photos.
The sensor testing specifications are not yet ready and I will post when they are. For now it is best to assume that they are equivalent to the Canon 5D Mark III and possibly a bit better as fewer pixels generally mean less noise. It would not surprise me if they used the same sensor and focused less light on the sensor. Generally there is a number of photo sites that are there and not being used on every camera. Programs exist to recover this small bit of information.
If you are a video shooter, take a close look at the sound features. You may want a different camera.
This camera will take pictures as good as the 5D Mark III and possibly a bit better in low light.
Masters-Tip: Buy only the features that you need. Highly Recommended
Kirk is a Professional Wedding Photographer in Windsor Ontario Canada. In appreciation if you would be so kind as to give a G+ and a Facebook Like KW Masters Photography on his Facebook page.
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