Canon EOS 6D vs. Canon EOS 1D C

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 6D and Canon EOS 1D C. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 6D vs. Canon EOS 1D C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11.05 cm 16.36 cm
Width 14.45 cm 15.8 cm
Depth 7.12 cm 8.27 cm
Weight 0.68 kg 1.545 kg
Body Material Polycarbonate, magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant Waterproof, dust-resistant
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 18.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,600,000 pixels 19,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 18,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Image Processor DIGIC 5+ Dual DIGIC 5+
LENS Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Canon EF
FOCUSING Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 61
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Live Face detection AF mode
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 97% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.0
Interchangeable Focusing Screens - Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
ISO (Max) 102400 204800
Native ISO 100-25600 -
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (8%), spot (3.5%) Evaluative, multi-spot, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 63 252
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR -
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled -
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 1/30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode - Mono
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card CompactFlash, UDMA CompactFlash
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 3648 x 2432
RAW 2736 x 1824
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MJPEG - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1090 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 980 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 220 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 190 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Video recording - 1.42 hours (4K resolution)
Video recording - 2.17 hours (Full HD resolution)
Photo shooting - 1120 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (at 0 °C)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features DLNA, remote control via Android devices, remote control via IPhone, remote live view Wi-Fi ready
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
Remote control
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
LAN
Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, face detection, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Constant AF Live View, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), Lens Distortion Correction Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), distortion control, High ISO NR, Canon Log Gamma mode, noise reduction over long exposures
OTHERS Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS 1D C
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, audio / video cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup
Software Drivers & Utilities Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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