Canon EOS 6D

Canon EOS 6D
The EOS 6D body without a lens attached
Overview
TypeDigital single-lens reflex camera
Intro priceUS$1899[1]
Lens
LensInterchangeable (EF)
Sensor/medium
Sensor35.8 mm × 23.9 mm CMOS
Maximum resolution5,472 × 3,648[2]
(20 effective megapixels)
Film speed100 – 25,600 (expansion to L1 50 / H1 51.200 / H2 102,400)
Storage mediaSD, SDHC or SDXC card (UHS-I capable)
Focusing
Focus modesOne-shot, AI Servo, AI Focus, Manual
Focus areas11 autofocus points
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesFull auto, programmed, shutter priority, aperture priority, manual
Exposure meteringTTL, full aperture, 63 zones
Metering modesEvaluative, Partial, Spot, Center-weighted average
Shutter
ShutterElectronic focal-plane
Shutter speed range30 s to 1/4,000 s, bulb, 1/180 s X-sync
Continuous shootingup to 4.5 fps
Viewfinder
ViewfinderOptical pentaprism with 97% coverage 0.71×[3] and electronic (Live View)
General
LCD screen3.0 in (7.6 cm), 720 × 480 pixels, 288 ppi (approx. 1,040,000 dots)
BatteryLi-Ion LP-E6 Rechargeable (1800 mAh)
Optional battery packsBG-E13 grip allows use of 6 AA cells, a single LP-E6 or two LP-E6 batteries
Dimensions144.5 mm × 110.5 mm × 71.2 mm (5.69 in × 4.35 in × 2.80 in)
Weight680 g (24 oz), body only; 755 g (26.6 oz), CIPA standard
Made inJapan
Chronology
SuccessorCanon EOS 6D Mark II[4]

The Canon EOS 6D is a 20.2-megapixel full-frame CMOS digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon.

The EOS 6D was publicly announced on 17 September 2012, one day before the start of the Photokina 2012 trade show. It was released in late November 2012 and offered at that time as a body only for a suggested retail price of US$2,099[5][6][7] or in a package with an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM zoom lens for a suggested retail price of US$2,899.[5]

It was superseded by the EOS 6D Mark II in 2017.

  1. ^ "Canon EOS 6D Camera - Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : EOS 6D". Canon.com. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. ^ "EOS 6D Specifications". 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Canon EOS 6D". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. ^ "EOS 6D Mark II - Canon Camera Museum". global.canon.
  5. ^ a b "Canon Announces Its Smallest and Lightest Full-Frame Digital SLR Camera For Serious Photographers" (Press release). Canon U.S.A., Inc. 17 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Press Release". Canon U.S.A., Inc. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  7. ^ Horaczek, Stan (3 December 2012). "Lensrentals Took Apart A Canon 6D". Popular Photography. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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