Canon EOS R6 rumors suggest it could be a new entry-level mirrorless camera
Is a 20MP full-frame camera with IBIS in the Canon pipeline?
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It’s officially open season forCanonrumors, with the grapevine following up some leaked specs for theCanon EOS R5with some fresh talk of an entry-level sibling called the EOS R6.
Canon Rumors, which has a pretty good track record for leaks and speculation, is confident that a Canon EOS R6 will arrive in 2020 boasting a 20MP full-frame sensor and in-body image stabilization (IBIS).
According to the apparent leak, the EOS R6 will be announced in May ahead of availability in June. This would mean it’d be announced well after the EOS R5 (expected to be unveiled in February ahead of the CP+ camera show), but may end up beating it to the shelves.
If the rumors are correct, the EOS R6 is shaping up to be a more affordable alternative to the R5, as alongside its lower resolution sensor it’ll also shoot4K/60p video, rather than the rumored8Kraw mode of its sibling. The R6 will apparently be able to shoot continuously at 12fps with its mechanical shutter, or up to an impressive 20fps with the electronic shutter. This would see it match the EOS R5 and trump rivals like theNikon Z6.
The megapixel mystery
What remains a little unclear is where exactly a Canon EOS R6 would sit in Canon’s full-frame line-up. We’ve previously reported on rumors that the company will belaunching four camerasof this kind in 2020 – the R6 would appear to be the third of these, following the already announcedCanon 1DX Mark IIIand rumored EOS R5.
The latter would clearly be the pro-friendly, high-resolution option in the company’s mirrorless lineup. So where does this leave an EOS R6? One possibility is that it’ll be the entry-level, full-frame mirrorless option for hobbyists, a role it might inherit from theCanon EOS RP. This would make sense, as the EOS RP is effectively the mirrorless equivalent of the company’s 6D Mark II DSLR, a camera that obviously shares a common digit with the rumored R6.
That said, the 20MP sensor (which could potentially be the same as the one in the 1DX Mark III) and apparent inclusion of IBIS make its role and intended audience a little less clear. Could it instead be a low-light maestro in the vein of the 12MPSony A7S II? It’s still very early days for EOS M5 rumors, so we’re sure the picture will become clearer the closer we get to its possible launch in May. We’ll bring you more leak analysis as it happens in what promises to be an exciting year for Canon fans.
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Mark is TechRadar’s Senior news editor. Having worked in tech journalism for a ludicrous 17 years, Mark is now attempting to break the world record for the number of camera bags hoarded by one person. He was previously Cameras Editor at both TechRadar and Trusted Reviews, Acting editor on Stuff.tv, as well as Features editor and Reviews editor on Stuff magazine. As a freelancer, he’s contributed to titles including The Sunday Times, FourFourTwo and Arena. And in a former life, he also won The Daily Telegraph’s Young Sportswriter of the Year. But that was before he discovered the strange joys of getting up at 4am for a photo shoot in London’s Square Mile.
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