Canon R6 Review

Canon finally got serious about their mirrorless cameras with the R6. We test the R6 image quality, usability and overheating

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[Peahnuts]

I feel like I rarely see youtube videos change scenery so much, really helped with breaking up the info. Great vid !

[Chromedbustop]

Man, all the Squarespace ads on peoples videos is really making me fatigued of the site already and I've barely even looked at it.

[pruett]

I’ve currently got an M50 and love everything about it. I’ve been making videos for about 2 years and I think the R6 is a really logical step up and will allow me to grow even more. IBIS and 4K and better dynamic range are the three things I’m most excited to use compared to the M50. I’ve become and confident 1080p shooter and editor and I’m ready to try new stuff

[JesseDriftwood]

I think i'm the only person who actually enjoyed the touch bar, but I probably won't miss it.
Great video dude!

[chrisbrockhurst]

That stabilization during the squarespace ad was fantastic, almost gimbal like

[spector]

Naah man I was excited about r6 and I'm sure I wasn't alone. 20mp is plenty and it will be better in low-light.

[Aurongel]

Honestly, the 20MP count is a bit of a dealbreaker for me coming from almost 6 years of using the similarly 20MP 6D. I found my cropping ability in post to be severely limited at that count whereas my EOS R gives me just enough cropping potential to satisfy me. That said though, the IBIS demo looked absurdly good and was maybe my biggest surprise from the whole review.

Great work!

[ClioVWD]

Google "interframe vs intraframe" and check the first image. Basicly, IPB is is interframe, where 5 out of the 6 frames rely on information of the first frame, meaning less data needs to be restored, but editing with it is a bit harder on your computer (doesn't mean you will "feel" the difference while working with it, but it CAN cause a laggy experiance), because the software can't handle each frame individually. ALL-I is intraframe, which means every frame is "stand alone", which costs more bandwith per second, but it's easier on the editing software/your pc.

[paulmorris]

Great video! With respect to your question about the low-pass filter (AKA anti-aliasing), I think it accounts for a lot of the sharpness similarity between the R6 and the R, despite the 10MP resolution difference. I have a 1DX3 and 1DX2, and the 1DX3 is MUCH sharper because of the new low-pass filter tech. Having said that, I heard somebody from Canon (can't remember who) say that the low-pass filter on the R6 isn't exactly the same as on the 1DX3, but I'd bet that it's a quantum improvement over the R.

[kevincarver]

A good comparison to look at ipb difference is looking at water (not running so fast it's blurry anyway) drop a rock in a clear glass and film it both ways you'll see a difference.

[tombuck]

I’m curious if the overheating in 4K was in the high quality mode or in the “standard” 4K? According to Canon, the non HQ 4K shouldn’t have any heat issues 🤔

[TechOutAdam]

I’ve been using this camera for a couple weeks and you don’t need more than this to be a “professional” photographer. Camera is wild!

[RockyColaFizz]

The problem with R6 in video, is that it essentially overheats in every 4K mode. The R5 at least gives you no overheat options in regular 4k up to 30p, and in the APSC cropped modes ( which look amazing by the way, as its oversampled 5K footage). So for 4K video, the R5 is simply a much better option due to its flexibility. The overheating thing is very real on both of these camera's, but on the R6 you are totally pigeon holed.

[ThatModernDude]

Was literally waiting for you to get your hands on this yo help me with my decision! Great video! Helpful AF stay safe

[ErrickJackson]

I guess the resolution point is a harder point for me to take because I come from the standpoint of a fashion and beauty photographer and retoucher. From a retouching standpoint, more resolution does a hell of a lot for me in allowing me to better target things that need to be removed/edited/etc and mess with less of the image overall. For studio environments with strobes especially (which is my primary workspace), differences in resolution can be rather pronounced in my experience just on the strength of the details I can capture with a higher resolution sensor.

[freddieslaughter]

I only shoot stills and I really like the R6, I just wish it had 30mp instead of 20mp, that is the only downside.

[stefanoterrana]

Okay but can we talk about how sweet that walking around in the forrest footage looks?

[CodyCha]

9:44 the 10-bit refers to the color depth, not to be confused with Raw bit-depth that determines dynamic range.

[WarChortle]

Tyler x Linus Tech Tips collab: We watercooled Canon's R5 & R6 !

[itsjoshuashawn]

I have noticed that most people that are using the R5 and R6 right now that are experiencing overheating issues don't use the battery grip. I go back and forth with my EOS R with and without the grip. Does anyone think that using the grip might alleviate some of the overheating since the battery area would be somewhat hollowed out and there would be more surface area to dissipate the heat?