Usefull Review - Canon EOS 6D

Canon 6D Full-Frame 20MP, 4.5 FPS HDR, 1080p, GPS & Wi-Fi Canon 6D RRP : EOS 6D Body - RM 6,399.00 (Resources : Canon Malaysia) but for sure you can get cheaper on other photography shop..                                                                                             Canon 6D.  Canon 6D Canon 6D Introduction The Canon EOS 6D is the world's smallest and lightest full-frame DSLR. The Canon 6D is the world's second-best DSLR regardless of price, right behind the very similar Canon 5D Mark III. If you're in the market for a full-frame DSLR for ultimate technical quality and super-fast autofocus for action, but don't want to pay extra for (or carry the weight of) the 5D Mark III, the 6D is about 95% of the 5D Mark III for a lot less money. I own both, and see and feel very little difference between them. (I also own the Nikon D600, which is inferior). Even if the price was the same, the reduced weight of the 6D often makes it a better choice for carrying all day. Technical image quality is extraordinary and the same as the 5D Mark III; megapixels mean nothing today, and the 6D looks great even shot at ISO 25,600. With the 6D, you need not spend extra for fast lenses, and with automatic lens aberration correction, cheap lenses that didn't look very good on older cameras like the old 5D Mark II now look stunning when used properly on the 6D. At only 26.8 oz. (760g), the 6D weighs 7 oz. (200g) less than the 5D Mark III and 3.3 oz. (95g) less than the Nikon D600. The Nikon D600 is inferior, with worse handing, more weight, cheaper build and poorer color rendition, as I'll cover below.  Added from 5D Mark III GPS. Wi-Fi for almost everything except replacing a card reader. You can view and email images directly from your smart phone, and control the 6D remotely, all with a free app. UHS-1 SD card compatible. Interchangeable focus screens, especially the optional Eg-S super-precision manual-focus screen for use with fast lenses. Improved from 5D Mark III Slightly more sensitive central AF sensor in low light. I prefer the simpler AF system of the 6D. Neither camera has face recognition in its AF system, so the extra AF zones of the 5D Mark III don't do much other than complicate the system beyond all recognition. Play, Zoom and Delete buttons moved to the right side for one-handed shooting. Slightly better battery life: rated 1,090 versus 950 shots per charge.   Lost from 5D Mark III 11, not 61, AF zones. Only one SD card slot. Only C1 and C2 memories, no C3. Finder grid requires using Live View, or an optional Eg-D finder screen. No M-Fn button by the shutter button. Slightly smaller LCD has plastic, not glass, cover and lacks auto brightness control. No way to reset file number prefix; files always start with IMG. (I wish I could reset it to KEN or 6D.) Only 1/4,000 top speed and 1/180 sync, versus 1/8,000 and 1/200 (no big deal). $1,400 less expensive and 7 oz./200g lighter. I wish that while playback was zoomed and scrolled, that the SET button would bring you back to the center of the image. (The 5D Mark III doesn't do this either.) The Same Everything else, especially metering, resolution, high ISO performance and image quality, is essentially identical. The slight differences in some specifications are used to try to help upsell rich people into the more expensive 5D Mark III; they aren't significant. The battery and charger are the same, too. No, I'm not going to waste your time showing side-by-side shots. I have real work to shoot, so no time to waste presenting things that are the same. Each of the 5D Mark III and the 6D look great even at ISO 25,600, and those of us who actually shoot realize that ISO 25,600 is enough to shoot the sky at night hand-held with an f/4 lens, so both have many stops more sensitivity than needed for real photography. Camera makers are going to need to invent another specification on which to compete. See Canon 6D versus 5D Mark III for more.   Full Specifications Canon EOS 6D Type Type Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera Recording Media SD memory card, SDHC memory card*, SDXC memory card* * Compatible with UHS-I Image Sensor Size Approx. 35.8 x 23.9mm Compatible Lenses Canon EF lenses (except EF-S and EF-M lenses) (35 mm-equivalent lens focal length will be as indicated on the lens) Lens Mount Canon EF mount Image Sensor Type CMOS sensor Effective Pixels Approx. 20.20 megapixels Aspect Ratio 3:2 Dust Deletion Feature Auto, Manual, Dust Delete Data appending Recording System Recording Format Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 Image Type JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original), RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording enabled Recorded Pixels L (Large): Approx. 20.00 megapixels (5472 x 3648) M (Medium): Approx. 8.90 megapixels (3648 x 2432) S1 (Small 1): Approx. 5.00 megapixels (2736 x 1824) S2 (Small 2): Approx. 2.50 megapixels (1920 x 1280) S3 (Small 3): Approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480) RAW: Approx. 20.00 megapixels (5472 x 3648) M-RAW: Approx. 11.00 megapixels (4104 x 2736) S-RAW: Approx. 5.00 megapixels (2736 x 1824) File Numbering Continuous, auto reset, manual reset Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 - 3 White Balance Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Colour temperature setting (Approx. 2500 - 10000K), White balance correction, and White balance bracketing possible * Flash colour temperature information transmission enabled Noise Reduction: Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots Automatic Image Brightness Correction Auto Lighting Optimizer Highlight Tone Priority Provided Lens Aberration Correction Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction Viewfinder Type Eye-level pentaprism Coverage Vertical / horizontal approx. 97% (with Eye point approx. 21mm) Magnification Approx. 0.71x (-1m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity) Eye Point Approx. 21mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1m-1) Built-in Dioptric Adjustment Approx. -3.0 - +1.0 m-1 (dpt) Focusing Screen Eg-A II provided, interchangeable Electronic Level Horizontal: 1° increments, ±9° * During horizontal shooting only Mirror Quick-return type Depth-of-field Preview Provided Autofocus Type TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection AF Points 11 AF points Center: Cross-type AF at f/5.6 Center: Vertical line-sensitive AF at f/2.8 Focusing Brightness Range EV -3 - 18 (at center AF point [sensitive to f/2.8 and f/5.6], room temperature, ISO 100) Focus Operation One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF) AI Servo AF Characteristics Tracking sensitivity, Acceleration / deceleration tracking AF Fine Adjustment AF Microadjustment (All lenses by same amount or Adjust by lens) AF-assist Beam Emitted by the EOS-dedicated external Speedlite Exposure Control Metering Modes 63-zone TTL full-aperture metering • Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) • Partial metering (Approx. 8.0% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (Approx. 3.5% of viewfinder at center) • Center-weighted average metering Metering Range EV 1 - 20 (at room temperature with EF50mm f/1.8 lens, ISO 100) Exposure Control Program AE (Scene Intelligent Auto, Creative Auto, Special scene (Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control), Program), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure ISO Speed (Recommended Exposure Index) Basic Zone modes*: ISO 100 - 12800 set automatically * Landscape: ISO 100 - 1600 set automatically, Handheld Night Scene: ISO 100 - 25600 set automatically P, Tv, Av, M, B: Auto ISO, ISO 100 - 25600 (in 1/3 - or whole-stop increments), or ISO expansion to L (equivalent to ISO 50), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) ISO Speed Settings ISO speed range, Auto ISO range, and Auto ISO minimum shutter speed settable Exposure Compensation Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3 - or 1/2-stop increments AEB: ±3 stops in 1/3 - or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with manual exposure compensation) AE lock Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual: By AE lock button HDR Shooting Dynamic Range Adjustment Auto, ±1 EV, ±2 EV, ±3 EV Auto Image Align Possible Multiple Exposures Number of Multiple Exposures 2 to 9 exposures Multiple-exposure control Additive, Average Shutter Type Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter Shutter Speeds 1/4000sec. to 30secs., bulb, X-sync at 1/180sec. Drive System Drive Modes Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting, 10-secs. self-timer / remote control, 2-secs. self-timer / remote control Continuous Shooting Speed Continuous shooting: Max. approx. 4.5 shots/sec. Silent continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3.0 shots/sec. Max. burst JPEG Large / Fine: Approx. 73 shots (Approx. 1250 shots) RAW: Approx. 14 shots (Approx. 17 shots) RAW+JPEG Large / Fine: Approx. 7 shots (Approx. 8 shots) * Figures in parentheses apply to an UHS-I compatible 8GB card based on Canon's testing standards. * Figures are based on Canon's testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) and an 8GB card. External Speedlite Compatible Speedlites EX-series Speedlites Flash Metering E-TTL II autoflash Flash Exposure Compensation ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments FE Lock Provided PC terminal Provided External Speedlite Control Provided * Compatible with radio wireless flash photography. Live View Shooting Aspect Ratio Settings 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 Focus Methods FlexiZone - Single, Face detection Live mode (contrast detection), Quick mode (phase-difference detection), Manual focusing (Approx. 5x / 10x magnification possible) Focusing Brightness Range EV 0 - 20 (with contrast detection, at room temperature, ISO 100) Metering Modes Evaluative metering (315 zones), Partial metering (approx. 11% of Live View screen), Spot metering(approx. 3% of Live View screen), Center-weighted average metering Metering Range EV 0 - 20 (at room temperature with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) Silent Shooting Provided (Mode 1 and 2) Grid Display Three types Movie shooting Recording format MOV Movie: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 Variable (average) bit rate Audio Linear PCM Recording Size and Frame Rate 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30p / 25p / 24p 1280 x 720 (HD): 60p / 50p 640 x 480 (SD): 30p / 25p * 30p: 29.97fps, 25p: 25.00fps, 24p: 23.976fps, 60p: 59.94fps, 50p: 50.00fps Compression Method IPB, ALL-I (I-only) File Size 1920 x 1080 (30p / 25p / 24p) / IPB: Approx. 235MB/min. 1920 x 1080 (30p / 25p / 24p) / ALL-I: Approx. 685MB/min. 1280 x 720 (60p / 50p) / IPB: Approx. 205MB/min. 1280 x 720 (60p / 50p) / ALL-I: Approx. 610MB/min. 640 x 480 (30p / 25p) / IPB: Approx. 78MB/min. * Card reading / writing speed necessary for movie shooting: IPB: at least 6MB per sec. ALL-I: at least 20MB per sec. Focusing Same as focusing with Live View shooting Metering Modes Center-weighted average and Evaluative metering with the image sensor * Automatically set by the focusing mode. Metering Range EV 0 - 20 (at room temperature with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) Exposure Control Program AE for movies and manual exposure Exposure Compensation ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments (±5 stops for still photos) ISO Speed (Recommended exposure index) With autoexposure: Auto ISO (automatically set within ISO 100 - ISO 12800), Maximum and minimum ISO speeds can be changed in Creative Zone modes With manual exposure: Auto ISO (automatically set within ISO 100 - ISO 12800), ISO 100 - ISO 12800 set manually (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 16000 / 20000 / 25600) Time Code Supported Drop Frames Compatible with 60p / 30p Video Snapshots Settable to 2secs. / 4secs. / 8secs. Sound Recording Built-in monaural microphone, external stereo microphone terminal provided Sound recording level adjustable, wind filter provided, attenuator provided Grid Display Three types Still Photo Shooting Possible LCD Monitor Type TFT colour, liquid-crystal monitor Monitor size Wide, 7.7cm (3.0-in.) (3:2) Dots Approx. 1.04 million dots Brightness Adjustment Manual (7 levels) Electronic Level Provided Interface Languages 25 Feature Guide / Help Displayable Playback Image Display Formats Single image display, Single image + Info display (Basic info, shooting info, histogram), 4-image index, 9-image index Highlight Alert Overexposed highlights blink AF Point Display Possible Grid Display Three types Zoom Magnification Approx. 1.5x - 10x, starting magnification and position settable Image Browsing Methods Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by rating Image Rotate Possible Ratings Provided Movie Playback Enabled (LCD monitor, video / audio OUT, HDMI OUT), built-in speaker Slide Show All images, by date, by folder, by movies, by stills, or by rating Background Music Selectable for slide shows and movie playback Image Protect Possible Post-Processing of Images In-camera RAW Image Processing Brightness correction, White balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, High ISO speed noise reduction, JPEG image-recording quality, Colour space, Peripheral illumination correction, Distortion correction, and Chromatic aberration correction Resize Possible Direct Printing Compatible Printers PictBridge-compatible printers Printable Images JPEG and RAW images Print Ordering DPOF Version 1.1 compatible Custom Functions Custom Functions 20 My Menu Registration Possible Custom Shooting Modes Register under Mode Dial's C1 / C2 Copyright Information Entry and inclusion enabled Interface Audio / Video OUT / Digital Terminal Analog video (Compatible with NTSC / PAL) / stereo audio output Computer communication, Direct printing (Hi-Speed USB or equivalent), GPS Receiver GP-E2 connection* * GPS Receiver GP-E2 is not compatible with the EOS 6D (N, W) HDMI Mini OUT Terminal Type C (Auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible External Microphone IN Terminal φ3.5 mm stereo mini-jack Remote Control Terminal Compatible with N3-type remote controller Wireless Remote Control Remote Controller RC-6 Eye-Fi Card Compatible Power Battery Battery Pack LP-E6 (Quantity 1) * AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6. * With Battery Grip BG-E13 attached, size-AA / LR6 batteries can be used. Battery Information Remaining capacity, Shutter count, Recharge performance, and Battery registration possible Number of Possible Shots (Based on CIPA Testing Standards) With viewfinder shooting: Approx. 1090 shots at room temperature (23°C / 73°F) Approx. 980 shots at low temperature (0°C / 32°F) With Live View shooting: Approx. 220 shots at room temperature (23°C / 73°F) Approx. 190 shots at low temperature (0°C / 32°F) Movie Shooting Time Approx. 1hr. 35mins. at room temperature (23°C / 73°F) Approx. 1hr. 25mins. at low temperature (0°C / 32°F) (With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6) Wireless LAN (WG) Standards Compliance IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11n Transmission Method DS-SS modulation (IEEE 802.11b) OFDM modulation (IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n) Transmission Range Approx. 30m / 98.4ft. * With no obstructions between the transmitting and receiving antennas and no radio interference * With a large, high-performance antenna attached to the wireless LAN access point Transmission Frequency (Central Frequency) Frequency: 2412 ~ 2462MHz Channels: 1 ~ 11ch Connection Method Infrastructure mode*, ad hoc mode, camera access point mode * Wi-Fi Protected Setup supported Security Authentication method: Open system, Shared key, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK Encryption: WEP, TKIP, AES Network Functions (WG) Transfer Images between Cameras Transferring one image Transferring selected images Transferring resized images Connection to Smartphones Images can be viewed, controlled, and received using a smartphone. Remote control of the camera using a smartphone Remote Operation using EOS Utility Remote control functions and image viewing functions of EOS Utility can be used via a wireless LAN Print from Wi-Fi Printers Images to be printed can be sent to a printer supporting DPS over IP Send Images to A Web Service A link can be sent to Facebook*, Twitter, or email address. Send movies in the camera to YouTube. * You can also upload images directly to Facebook. View Images Using A Media Player Images can be viewed using a DLNA-compatible media player Dimensions and Weight Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 144.5 x 110.5 x 71.2mm / 5.7 x 4.4 x 2.8 in. Weight (EOS 6D (WG)) Approx. 755g / 26.7oz. (CIPA Guidelines) Approx. 680g / 24.0oz. (Body only) Weight (EOS 6D (N)) Approx. 750g / 26.5oz. (CIPA Guidelines) Approx. 675g / 23.8oz. (Body only) Weight (EOS 6D (WG)) Approx. 750g / 26.5oz. (CIPA Guidelines) Approx. 675g / 23.8oz. (Body only) Operating Environment Working Temperature Range 0°C - 40°C / 32°F - 104°F Working Humidity 85% or less Battery Pack LP-E6 Type Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Rated Voltage 7.2V DC Battery Capacity 1800mAh Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 38.4 x 21.0 x 56.8mm / 1.5 x 0.8 x 2.2in. Weight Approx. 80g / 2.8oz. Battery Charger LC-E6 Compatible Battery Battery Pack LP-E6 Recharging Time Approx. 2hrs. 30mins. Rated Input 100 - 240V AC (50 / 60Hz) Rated Output 8.4V DC / 1.2A Working Temperature Range 5°C - 40°C / 41°F - 104°F Working Humidity 85% or less Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 69.0 x 33.0 x 93.0mm / 2.7 x 1.3 x 3.7in. Weight Approx. 130g / 4.6oz. Battery Charger LC-E6E Compatible Battery Battery Pack LP-E6 Power Cord Length Approx. 1m / 3.3ft. Recharging Time Approx. 2hrs. 30mins. Rated Input 100 - 240V AC (50 / 60 Hz) Rated Output 8.4V DC / 1.2A Working Temperature Range 5°C - 40°C / 41°F - 104°F Working Humidity 85% or less Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 69.0 x 33.0 x 93.0mm / 2.7 x 1.3 x 3.7in Weight Approx. 125g / 4.4oz. (excluding power cord) Performance      Overall For most people who don't need the second card slot for backup, the 6D replaces the world-best 5D Mark III, and even improves on what was the already world's best DSLR ergonomics in some ways. The 6D betters the 5D Mark III because the PLAY and ZOOM buttons are now where we can hit them with our shooting thumb. No longer are they on the wrong side, demanding a second hand, as they are on the 5D Mark III (I program my 5D Mark III to work around this). All the Auto ISO options (and pretty much everything) are the same as the 5D Mark III. The LCD lacks auto brightness control, and it otherwise the same awesome screen: the best in any DSLR. The 6D is just as toughly built as the 5D Mark III, just a little smaller, a little lighter and a lot less expensive. The 6D's AF system is the better, simpler 9-point one from the earlier cameras. It just goes! The 6D adds GPS and Wi-Fi over the 5D Mark III. Thus the 6D handles and feels just like the 5D Mark III (with a few improvements), has the same great LCD (just imperceptibly smaller) and tech image quality, and costs a whole lot less. Finder The finder is great. I don't notice any difference with its rated 97% coverage versus other cameras rated at 100%. The 97 or 100 ratings are just to try to shame people into paying more for the 5D Mark III. The finder's digital display's backlight has a PWM to control brightness, automatically optimized to ambient light. The standard screen is optimized for lenses of f/2.5 or slower. Faster lenses won't seem any brighter, unless you get a different interchangeable focus screen optimized for them. Unlike the 5D Mark III's fixed screen, there are optional Eg-D (grid) and Eg-S (fast lens) screens for the 6D. Autofocus Hallelujah, Canon brought back its proven 9-point AF system that just goes. It's fast and dead-on. Ryan at Legoland, 08 December 2012. 6D, 24-70 2.8 II at 61mm and f/2.8, 1/50 at Auto ISO 320. original © file. Crop from above image at 100%. Tight focus, eh? If this is 6" (15cm) on your screen, the entire image would be 55 x 36" (140 x 90 cm) printed at this magnification. original © file. I prefer this AF system to the overly complex system of the 5D Mark III that takes too long to configure. With the 6D, I've got my shot, while with the 5D Mark III, I can miss shots while arguing with its AF system's innumerable settings. Shot with the superb Canon 35mm f/1.4 L, AF is always dead-on, especially at f/1.4. Bravo! I prefer the thumb-nubbin selector of the 5D Mark III, however I prefer the overall speed and simplicity of the 6D's AF system. The 6D's AF system comes set perfectly out of the box. Most people won't need to fiddle and can just go shoot. There isn't much to set with the AF system, and I also love that one of the options is to allow only infra-red AF assist lights while disabling a flash from popping for AF assist. Bravo!   Ergonomics The 6D feels great in-hand, just like the 5D Mark III. Ergonomics are great, especially compared to Nikon. The 6D is pretty easy to shoot with one hand, while Nikons, like the D600, demand we always use our second hand to hit PLAY, MENU and other buttons. Yes, the 6D's MENU button is on the left, but I program mine to duplicate the MENU button on the SET button in the middle of the big rear knob. Oddly, the 8-way thumb controller isn't as good as the 8-way thumb nubbin of most other Canon DSLRs. This is because the nubbin makes it easy to go back and forth, while we need to dance our thumb up and over the center button to go back and forth on the 6D. If you work as hot and fast as I do, this wastes time. For long exposures, the red CARD ACCESS LED on the back lights while the shutter is open. This makes it easy to know when to come back out in the cold when the camera is done a time exposure. The lack of an auto brightness control on the LCD is a luxury on the 5D Mark III that once sampled, becomes a necessity. I miss it on the 6D; I have to bump it up outdoors and then back down indoors or at night. Thank goodness, the PLAY button is on the right side so we can hit it with our shooting hand. The 6D may be the world's first full-frame DSLR to do this, and its about time (I tweak my 5D Mark III to replicate this). Better than the flat buttons of the 5D Mark III, the MENU and INFO buttons are a bit humped, so they are easier to find by feel because they stick out a little bit more. Oddly, the C1 and C2 markings are not legible on the top dial because they are black on silver on black. You have to squint a bit if you're outdoors; they are easier to see under diffuse light. The depth-of-field button is on the correct side, but oddly placed as if it's on the lens barrel, so you can't hit it with your shooting hand. Worse than the 5D Mark III, you have to use your second hand cradling the lens to tap the depth-of-field preview button. The top LCD backlight is a good orange color. The top buttons thank goodness now only do one thing at a time, not two. Silent Modes In its regular mode, the 6D is just a little bit quieter than the 5D Mark III. The Silent mode of both cameras is much quieter. In their Quiet modes, the 6D and 5D Mark III are about as loud as each other, but the 6D is a tad slower. The Silent mode is much better than the Nikon D600's Silent mode, however the 6D does slow just a little bit from the 5D Mark III. In the 6D's Silent mode, there is a tiny delay before the shutter fires. This is a little faster in the 5D Mark III.   Mechanics Canon doesn't screw around; the 6D is made as well as the 5D Mark III. It's drizzle resistant, but if you're crazy enough to shoot in a typhoon, you'll want a 1D X. The top and bottom are plastic. The top has to be plastic so the Wi-Fi and GPS antennas can work. The middle parts are metal.   Sharpness Yes, its sharpness is limited only by your lens and photographic skill. Blue Rubber. 6D, 24-70 2.8 II at 70mm, f/5.6 at 1/250, Auto ISO 100. original © file. Lines. 6D, 24-70 2.8 II at 24mm, f/5 at 1/125, Auto ISO 100. original © file. Ample Cropping Ability With over 20 Megapixels, you never really need a telephoto lens. Ryan on the squirter ride. (Canon 6D, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L II.) bigger. which was cropped from this: Full image from which above was cropped — note red crop box. Sharp in the Dark High ISOs are clean, sharp and colorful. They are also easy to use; AUTO ISO is easy to program to call-up high ISOs exactly as you want them. AUTO ISO allows a wide range of lowest shutter speed settings, or one AUTO setting where the slowest shutter speed is set based on focal length. There is no ability, as there is on Nikon, to shift the automatically selected lowest AUTO ISO shutter speed away from the 1/focal length convention. Bremen, Germany, hand-held at night. (mit 24-70/2.8 L II at 24mm, f/2.8 @ 1/40, pushed to higher ISO in Photoshop.) full resolution. Express at ISO 2,000, hand-held at night. Look at the clean colors, and great auto white balance under mixed mercury and fluorescent light! (24-70/2.8 L II at 35mm, f/2.8 @ 1/30, Auto WB, 6 sharpening, +3 saturation.) original © file. Frogs at ISO 4,000, hand-held at night. (24-70/2.8 L II at 30mm, f/2.8 @ 1/30, focus on front frog, 6 sharpening, +3 saturation.) original © file. Ryan at ISO 10,000, hand-held at night. (24-70/2.8 L II at 31mm, f/3.2 @ 1/125, 6 sharpening, -2 contrast.) bigger. original © file. ISO 25,600, hand-held at night. (24-70/2.8 L II at 59mm, f/2.8 @ 1/60, 6 sharpening, -2 contrast.) Exposure Exposure is good but not perfect. Depending on the subject, I may need from -2/3 to 0 exposure compensation. Exposure, in Evaluative mode, is very dependant on the selected AF area. Color Rendition As expected, color rendition is superb. People look great, and when cranking-up the saturation for nature and landscape, gives exactly the results I demand right out of the camera. Bravo! Auto White Balance is decent, but far from perfect. Often tungsten shots are too red (not too orange, but too red), shade shots are too blue and under fluorescent light, too darn green. In other words, the Auto WB setting is rather conservative in pulling white balance away from daylight. Tones and Values Oddly, shadows have a little more contrast than my other Canons. No big deal, but I set -2 for contrast for people pictures, instead of leaving it at its default of 0 as I do on my other Canons. Data Oddly, Canon still can't show more than 1,999 shots on the top LCD. Nikon is smart enough to show "32.1k" if it wants to show 32,100 shots, while Canon gets stuck at 1,999. The 6D's Auto ISO settings don't appear in Media Pro, so I use Canon's free included Digital Photo Professional to read shooting data like color and contrast settings. The 6D can't correct lens distortion while shooting. You can do this later if shot in raw, using either Digital Photo Professional or the camera's menus to save a corrected file. If using Digital Photo Professional, view the image you want to correct, right-click and select TOOL PALETTE, then the LENS tab. Wi-Fi Get the free EOS app, set up Wi-Fi so the camera can talk to your iPod/iPhone/iPad (even I figured it out), and it's then easy to browse through the photos on your camera's card using your iDevice. See one you want to mail? Just tap the envelope icon (different from the box with an escaping arrow icon we expect), and the image appears in your Mail program. Address it and send! One gotcha is that your iDevice is talking to the 6D's wireless network, which isn't connected to the Internet. To send the mail, your data plan on a phone may or may not work at the same time. I don't use a data plan — I only use Wi-Fi on all my devices — so no big deal; my devices hold my unsent mail in my outbox and send it all automatically as soon as I'm connected again to a regular Wi-Fi network. In field use, this probably will be transparent: I'll set my device to talk to my camera, and when I get back in range of Wi-Fi, my device will grab the new connection and send everything seamlessly — even if my iDevice is off! More great news: someone smart made the app so that the emailed images are perfect. They are 1,920 x 1,280, are super-sharp, and each is only about 500kB of data. Brilliant! Wi-Fi also can run EOS Remote control; it essentially replaces the expensive WFTs used by older cameras. GPS Once GPS locks-on (it may take a while when new, since it still thinks it's in Japan), it reliably marked locations in three dimensions. Playback The controls work to scroll diagonally. It's easy to swap images while zoomed to compare sharpness. It can take a fraction of a second for a newly-selected image to redraw sharply. Sometimes a freshly selected image will be softer for an instant. Canon cameras have done this for ever; I have no idea why 10 year old Canons are just as slow here. Battery and Power The 6D uses the same battery and charger as the 5D Mark III. I get about 1,000 shots or more on a charge — compare that to less than 300 shots per charge from mirrorless (read gutless) cameras. Compared         top Intro   Specs   Accessories   Lenses   Performance    Compared   Usage   Recommendations   More Canon 6D versus 5D Mark III. 2012 DSLR Comparison. Compared to the older 5D Mark II which sells for about the same price, the 5D Mark II lacks the electronic lens aberration correction of the new 5D Mark III and 6D. I'd pass on the 5D Mark II; I find this electronic correction to be a huge help in getting better images with all my lenses. Usage       Intro   Specs   Accessories   Lenses   Performance    Compared   Usage   Recommendations   More The AF system is easy, and set well right out of the box. With most lenses, hold the camera's AF-ON button to lock autofocus. Easy! Hit INFO a few times to call up the electronic level. If a big screen of settings won't go away as you're trying to shoot, press the INFO button again. I leave the LCD brightness as-is indoors. I knock it up a click outdoors. I set the playback histogram to RGB instead of monochrome. I program my SET button to duplicate the MENU button for one-handed settings. GPS could run down your camera if left on, since it's always updating at the intervals you set (default: 15 seconds). I didn't play with it enough, but it might make sense to turn the 6D OFF when you're not using it. I leave all my cameras ON, since that way they're always ready and don't run down the batteries — but I don't use GPS. I set my C1 spot for scenic shots, and C2 for family shots. I set them thusly: Custom Shooting Mode C1 C2 Used for Places and Things People Quality L normal (stair icon-L) S normal (stair icon-S) Auto ISO Auto, 25,600 max 1/125, 25,600 max. Picture Style:   Sharpening 6 6   Contrast 0 -2   Saturation +3 0 WB Shift A2 0 AF mode One Shot AI Focus AF Sensors Center only Auto (all) Advance mode Silent continuous* Continuous* * I use Silent Continuous to lessen my conspicuity while in public. The shutter is very slightly slower, so I often use regular Continuous when snapping fast-moving people, but always Silent if needed.