Canon’s Full-Frame R6 V Vlogging Camera Shoots Up To 7K RAW Video

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Canon is focusing on creators again with its first full-frame vlogging digicam, the R6 V, providing highly effective options like a 32.5MP sensor, 7K RAW video, open gate recording and in-body stabilization. Based on the Canon R6 IIIit is aimed toward customers who “capture video on a daily basis,” the corporate stated, so it presents a flip-out display, zoom lever and energetic cooling, however lacks an digital viewfinder. The sensor is not stacked, so rolling shutter distortion could also be a problem in some capturing conditions.

Although clearly smaller than the R6 III, the R6 V is just barely lighter at 1.52 kilos in comparison with 1.54 kilos because of the added heft of the energetic cooling. Unlike different vlogging fashions from Sony and others, it has a chunky grip that ought to make it simpler to carry, together with full handbook controls, a zoom lever, twin card slots (SD UHS-II and CFexpress B) and a full-sized LP-E6P battery. It additionally comes with the ports creators want, together with microphone, headphone, HDMI (full-sized) and USB-C.

The EOS R6 V comes with a vari-angle (totally articulating) 3-inch, 1.62 million dot show, so it is good for simply vloggers who want to observe themselves whereas capturing. As talked about, although, the digicam lacks an digital viewfinder which can make capturing in brilliant daylight a problem.

What makes this digicam additional engaging to vloggers in comparison with rival fashions like Sony’s ZV-E1 are the skilled video codecs on faucet. The R6 III can seize as much as 7K 60 fps 12-bit RAW video with 2K proxies (30 fps RAW commonplace and 60 fps RAW gentle), together with 7K 30p open gate for creators who launch on each vertical and horizontal platforms. For slow-mo, you get 4K at as much as 120 fps and 2K DCI at 180 fps. It presents 10-bit Canon Log 2 and Log 3 seize, with as much as 15+ stops of dynamic vary promised in Log 2 mode, together with HLG and PQ (BT.2020) HDR help.

With the R6 V, Canon is placing its overheating points up to now. With the energetic cooling system enabled at room temperature, there are successfully no capturing limitations as a consequence of overheating, with Canon promising “120 minutes or more” seize at 7K RAW 60 fps with 2K proxies. That’s diminished to 52 minutes at 86F temperatures with the fan set to “high.”

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The R6 V additionally presents full in-body stabilization that is enhanced with supported lenses, together with digital IS for additional smoothing whereas strolling. Canon says the system is “on par with the R6 III” which presents as much as 8.5 stops of IS with supported lenses. Although not as intensive because the scopes obtainable on a few of its cinema cameras, the R6 V’s publicity aids embrace a waveform monitor, zebra show and false colour modes, together with View Assist when capturing Clog 2 or Clog 3.

The new mannequin can be outfitted with Canon’s newest superior focusing capabilities, together with computerized topic detection for individuals, animals and autos. You can register particular individuals if you wish to choose a topic out of a gaggle, and Canon has launched “AF for close-up demos” that may rapidly concentrate on a product put in entrance of it, very like Sony’s “Product Showcase” function.

The R6 V additionally helps VR seize through Sony’s custom VR lenses and helps livestreaming through UVC/UAC or HDMI over reside switching. Other key options embrace customized colour settings, facet ratio markers throughout recording and energy zoom with supported lenses.

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One of these supported lenses is Canon’s new $1,399 RF20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ zoom lens with built-in optical stabilization that weighs in at simply 0.92 kilos. Canon can be providing quite a lot of new equipment together with the $70 BR2 Bluetooth distant, $160 TG2 tripod handgrip, $180 ring adapter for half-macro RF lenses and sure, a brand new $9 rear lens cap that is simpler to connect.

Canon’s EOS R6 V full-frame vlogging digicam is now on pre-order for $2,499 (physique solely), or $3,699 with the RF20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ lens. Canon can be providing the Creator Accessory Kit II with a DM-E100 stereo microphone, Tripod Grip and Wireless Remote management for $250.