Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Compared to the Canon EOS R6

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Specifications	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV	Canon EOS R6

Year Introduced	2016	2020
Megapixels	30.4	20.1
Total Pixels	31.7	21.4
Sensor Size	36.0 x 24.0mm	36.0 x 24.0mm
Pixel Dimensions	6720 x 4480	5472 x 3648
Pixel Size	5.36µm	6.56µm
Diffraction-Limited Aperture	f/8.6	f/10.6
Sensor Readout Speed (ms)
Sensor Stabilization	N	Y
Lens Mount	EF (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E, MP-E	RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, and TS-E lenses when using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R)
FOVCF	1.0x	1.0x
Image Processor	DIGIC 6+	DIGIC X

Autofocus
Type	TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with Dual Pixel & AF-dedicated sensor	Phase-difference detection system with image sensor (Dual Pixel CMOS AF)
Points	61 Point / max of 41 cross-type AF points inc 5 dual cross type at f/2.8 and 61 points / 21 cross-type AF points at f/8 The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens.	1,053 AF Areas covering approx. 100% of the frame, 6,072 individually selectable AF points with 90% horizontal and 100% vertical coverage
Working Range	EV -3 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)	EV -6.5 to 20 (f/1.2, at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100, One-Shot AF, Center AF Point)
Point Selection	Automatic selection: All 61 point AF (based on EOS iTR AF setting) Manual selection: Single point AF (selectable points 61, 15, 9 or cross type only points selectable) Manual selection: Single point Spot AF Manual selection: AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right) Manual selection: AF point Expansion surrounding 8 points Manual selection: Zone AF (all AF points divided into 9 focusing zones) Manual selection: Large Zone AF (all AF points divided into 3 focusing zones) AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting	Automatic Selection: Face+Tracking AF, Spot AF, 1-point AF (Must be selected for "Limit AF methods"), Expand AF Area, (4-point expansion, Around expansion (8-points)), Zone AF, Large Zone AF (Vertical, Horizontal)
Microadjustment	Manual: Enter adjustment +/- 20 steps (wide and tele setting for zoom lenses) Adjust all lenses by same amount Adjust up to 40 lenses individually Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number
Touch & Drag AF		Y
Eye Detection AF		Y
Focus Bracketing/Stacking		Y

Exposure Control
Metering Modes	Approx. 150,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor, 252-zone metering. EOS Intelligent Subject Analysis system (1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point) (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.1% of viewfinder at center) (3) Spot metering: Center spot metering (approx. 1.3% viewfinder at center) AF point-linked spot metering not provided (4) Center weighted average metering	Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone (24x16) (1) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) (2) Partial metering (approx. 5.8% of the area at the center of the screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 2.9% of the area at the center of the screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering
Metering Range	EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C, ISO100, with evaluative metering)	EV -3 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100)
Exposure Comp	+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).	+/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AEB	+/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments	2, 3, 5 or 7 shots in +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Light Flicker Mode		Y
Intervalometer		Y
ISO Sensitivity	Auto 100-32000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L:50, H1: 51200, H2: 102400	Auto 100-102400 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L:50, H1: 204800
Shutter Speed	30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)	30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)

Viewfinder
Type	Pentaprism	0.5" (12.7mm) OLED color EVF, 3.69 Million dots
Coverage	Approx. 100%	Approx. 100%
Magnification	Approx. 0.71x	Approx. 0.76x
Eyepoint	Approx. 21mm	Approx. 23mm
Information	AF information: Single/Spot AF points, AF Frame, AF status, Focus indicator, AF mode, AF point selection, AF point registration Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, flash metering, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB, metering mode, shooting mode Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light Image information: Card information, maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+), JPEG/RAW indicator, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer. Composition information: Grid, Electronic level Other information: Battery check, Warning symbol, Flicker Detection, drive mode, white balance	Shutter speed, Aperture, ISO speed, AF point information, Exposure level indicator, Number of remaining exposures, Exposure compensation, Battery level, Electronic shutter, HDR shooting, Highlight tone priority, Multiple-exposure shooting, Self-timer shooting mode, Maximum burst, AF method, Exposure simulation, Drive mode, AEB, Metering mode, FEB, Anti-flicker shooting, Still/video cropping, Shooting mode, Aspect ratio, Scene icons Auto Lighting Optimizer, AE lock Picture Style, Flash-ready, White balance, FE lock, Image Quality, High-speed sync, Bluetooth function, Wi-Fi on/off, , Histogram, Electronic level, Focus distance scale in manual focus, IS system, Audio Level – Manual (video), recording time remaining (video), headphone level (video), Video recording resolution frame rate and compression (video) Rec indicator (video)
DOF Preview	Yes, with Depth of Field preview button	Yes, via Viewfinder

LCD
Type	Touch screen 3.2" (8.10cm) Clear View LCD II, approx. 1620K dots	Vari-angle touch screen 2.95" (7.50cm) Clear View LCD II, approx. 1.62 million dots
Coating	Anti-reflection and Anti-smudge. Reinforced glass incorporated	Anti-smudge
Brightness Adj	Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels Color Tone Adjustment: 4 settings	Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels
Display Options	(1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Dual Axis Electronic Level (4) Custom Quick Control Screen	(1) Basic Camera settings (2) Advance Camera settings (3) Camera settings plus histogram and dual level display (4) No info (5) Quick Control Screen

Flash
Built-in GN	N/A (ISO 100, meters)	N/A (ISO 100, meters)
Built-in Coverage	N/A	N/A
Built-in Recycle Time	N/A	N/A
Modes	E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual
X-Sync	1/200sec	1/250 sec, 1/200 sec
Exposure Compensation	+/- 3EV in 1/3 increments with EX series Speedlites	+/- 3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Hot Shoe/PC Terminal	Yes / Yes	Yes / No
External Flash Comp	E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support	E-TTL II with EX and EL series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support

Shooting
Shooting Modes	Scene Intelligent Auto, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Bulb and Custom (x3)	Stills: Scene Intelligent Auto, Flexible priority AE (FV), Program AE (P), Shutter priority AE (Safety shift possible) (Tv), Aperture priority AE (Safety shift possible) (Av), Manual (M), Bulb and Custom shooting mode C1, C2, C3
Picture Styles	Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)	Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
Image Processing	Highlight Tone Priority Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) Lens optical correction: - Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction (during/after still photo shooting, during Video only) - Distortion correction, Diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer (during/after still photo shooting) Resize to M, S1, S2 or S3 Cropping: JPEG images can be cropped (Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1) - 45 cropping sizes selectable, from 11% to 95% (diagonal) - Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation - Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation RAW image processing Multiple exposure 4K Frame Grab	Highlight Tone Priority (2 settings) Auto Lighting Optimizer (3 settings) Long exposure noise reduction Clarity High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) (stills and video) Lens optical correction - Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction Distortion correction (during/after still photo shooting, during video only) Diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer (during/after still photo shooting only) Resize to M, S1, S2 Cropping of images (JPEG/HEIF) - Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 - Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation - Image straightening - Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation RAW image processing Multiple exposure HDR HEIF to Jpeg conversion
Abberration Corrections
Drive Modes	Single, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Silent Single, Silent Continuous, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote)	Single, Continuous High +, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Silent Single, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote)
Continuous Shooting	Max. Approx. 7fps. with full AF / AE tracking, speed maintained for up to unlimited number of JPEGs or 21 RAW images Max. 4.3fps in Live View mode with AF Tracking	Max. approx. 12 fps speed maintained for 1,000+ JPEG, 240 RAW, or 1,000+ CRAW images with AF Tracking
Shutter Lag	58ms
Viewfinder Blackout	N/A

Live View
FrameRate	29.97 fps	120 fps
Focusing	Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face Detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone - Single, FlexiZone - Multi), available with all EF lenses and Touch shutter	Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face Detection and Tracking AF, 1point AF, Expand AF Area, Zone AF, and Touch shutter
Metering	Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor (315-zone) Partial metering (approx. 6.3% of Live View screen) Spot metering (approx. 2.7% of Live View screen) Center-weighted average metering Active metering timer can be changed	Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone (24x16) (1) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.1% of the area at the center of the screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 3.1% of the area at the center of the screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering
Display Options	4 levels available through INFO. button: No information, Basic shooting information, Advanced shooting information and Advanced shooting information with Histogram Multiple Exposure status also available in Multiple Exposure mode

File Information
Still ImageType	JPEG: 3 compression options RAW: RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW and Dual Pixel RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition) Complies with Exif 2.30 and Design rule for Camera File system 2.0 Complies with Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1	JPEG: 2 compression options RAW: RAW, C-RAW 14 bit (14-bit with Mechanical shutter and Electronic 1st Curtain, 13-bit A/D conversion with H+ mode, 12-bit A/D conversion with Electronic shutter) HEIF: 10bit HEIF
Image Size	JPEG: 3:2 ratio (L) 6720x4480, (M1) 4464x2976, (S1) 3360x2240 , (S2) 1696x1280 , (S3) 640x480 4:3 ratio (L) 5952x4480, (M1) 3968x2976, (S1) 2976x2240 , (S2) 1920x1280 , (S3) 720x480 16:9 ratio (L) 6720x3776, (M1) 4464x2512, (S1) 3360x1888 , (S2) 1920x1080 , (S3) 720x408 1:1 ratio (L) 4480x4480, (M1) 2976x2976, (S1) 2240x2240 , (S2) 1280x1280 , (S3) 480x480 RAW: (RAW) 6720x4480, (M-RAW) 5040x3360, (S-RAW) 3360x2240	JPEG / HEIF 3:2 ratio (L, RAW, C-RAW) 5472 x 3648, (M) 3648 x 2432, (S1) 2736 x 1824, (S2) 2400 x 1600 1.6x (crop) (L) 3408 x 2272, (S2) 2400 x 1600 4:3 ratio (L) 7280 x 5464, (M) 5152 x 3872, (S1) 3712 x 2784, (S2) 2112 x 1600 16:9 ratio (L) 5472 x 3072, (M) 3648 x 2048, (S1) 2736 x 1536, (S2) 2400 x 1344 1:1 ratio (L) 3648 x 3648, (M) 2432 x 2432, (S1) 1824 x 1824, (S2) 1600 x 1600
Movie Type	MOV Video: 4K (17:9) 4096 x 2160 - Motion JPEG (internal recording only), Full HD, HD - MPEG4 AVC / H.264 variable (average) bit rate, Audio: Linear PCM MP4 Video: Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 - MPEG4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC	4K to 60 fps, 1080p up to 120 fps, 10-bit 4:2:2 with Canon LOG or HDR PQ, Internal Recording in All Formats, with AF
Movie Size	4K (17:9) 4096 x 2160 (29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) Motion JPEG Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 HDR ( 29.97, 25 fps) inter frame Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25) lite inter frame HD (16:9) 1280 x 720 (119.9, 100 fps) intra frame	4K UHD (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98fps) inter frame (IPB) 4K UHD Timelapse (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (29.97, 25fps) intra frame (All-I) Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98fps) inter frame (IPB) 9 Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25fps) light inter frame, (IPB light) Full HD Timelapse (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25fps) intra frame (All-I) Full HD HDR (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25fps) intra frame (All-I){foot}
Movie Length	4K and Full HD - Max duration 29min 59sec. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4GB file limit with exFAT CF card	Max duration 29min 59sec. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4GB file limit with exFAT formatted SD card.

Other Information
Wireless Features	Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC	Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
GPS	Built-in	Via GP-E2 GPS receiver
Custom Functions	17 Custom Functions with 46 settings	21 Custom Functions
LCD Panel / Illumination	Yes / Yes	No / No
Water & Dust Resistance	Yes	Yes
Sound Memo	No	No

Interface
Computer Interface	SuperSpeed USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 2
Other Interface	HDMI mini out (Type C, HDMI-CEC compatible), External Microphone In / Line In (Stereo mini jack), Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack), N3-type terminal (remote control terminal)	HDMI micro out terminal Type D (CEC not compatible), Microphone in (3.5mm stereo mini jack), Headphone out (3.5mm stereo mini jack)

Memory
Memory Type	CompactFlash Type I (UDMA 7 compatible) (Incompatible with Type II and Microdrive); SD/SDHC/SDXC and UHS-I	Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC, UHS-II Supported

Batteries & Power
Battery	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N (supplied) / LP-E6	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6NH (supplied), LP-E6N, LP-E6
Battery Life	Approx. 900 shots (at 23°C) Approx. 850 (at 0°C)	Approx. With LCD 510 shots (at 23°C) With LCD 510 (at 0°C) With Viewfinder 380 shots (at 23°C) {foot} With Viewfinder 380 (at 0°C)
Power Supply Battery Chargers	Battery charger LC-E6E (supplied), Battery charger LC-E6, AC Adapter AC-E6N and DC Coupler DR-E6, AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6N/ACK-E6, Car Battery Charger CBC-E6	Battery charger LC-E6E (supplied), AC Adapter AC-E6N and DC Coupler DR-E6, AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6N/ACK-E6, Car Battery Charger CBC-E6, PD-E1 USB power adapter

Physical Specs
Body Materials	Magnesium Alloy body covers	Magnesium Alloy body covers
Shutter Durability Rating	150,000	300,000
Operating Environment	0 – 40 °C, 85% or less	32–104°F / 0–+40°C
Dimensions Inches	5.93 x 4.58 x 2.99" (150.7 x 116.4 x 75.9mm)	5.45 x 3.84 x 3.48" (138 x 97.5 x 88.4mm)
CIPA Weight	31.4 oz (890g)	24.0 oz (680g)

Accessories
Viewfinder	Eyecup Eg, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Angle Finder C
Wireless File Transmitter	Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7B	Biult-in
Compatible Lenses	All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E and MP-E lenses	RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E with Adapter)
Battery Grip	BG-E20 Buy ►	BG-R10 Buy ►
Remote	Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5 and Speedlite 600EX-II-RT	Remote control with E3 type socket; Wireless Remote Control BR-E1
Other	Hand Strap E2, Connect Station CS100

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