Canon EOS 6D vs. Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 6D and Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM. 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 R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens
Height 11.05 cm 8.61 cm
Width 14.45 cm 13.25 cm
Depth 7.12 cm 7 cm
Weight 0.68 kg 414 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 414 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 461 g
Body Material Polycarbonate, magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 2x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,600,000 pixels 25,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser - Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Image Processor DIGIC 5+ DIGIC X
LENS Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Type - Zoom lens - 2x zoom - 24 - 50 mm - f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Canon RF - zoom
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 30 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Canon RF
Features - Aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology, built-in control ring
FOCUSING Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 1053
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 97% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 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 Exposure compensation, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, battery status, highlight tone priority, picture mode, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, AF status, electronic level, maximum burst, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
ISO (Max) 102400 204800
Native ISO 100-25600 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 204800
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (8%), spot (3.5%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 63 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash, flexible-priority AE, hybrid auto, scene intelligent auto, special scenes, creative filters, custom
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
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, Standard, Fine Detail
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 Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 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 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, AVC, HEVC, H.265, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No 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
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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
3840 x 2160 - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 - 29.97 fps
3840 x 2160 - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 - 23.98 fps
1920 x 1080 - 179.82 fps
1920 x 1080 - 150 fps
1920 x 1080 - 119.9 fps
1920 x 1080 - 100 fps
1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1040 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))
Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 220 shots (viewfinder)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features DLNA, remote control via Android devices, remote control via IPhone, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, Live streaming, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal -
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
Remote control
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (E3)
FEATURES Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second -
HDR Mode - Moving Subject HDR, HDR PQ
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 RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, Dust Delete Data system, in-camera RAW processing, weatherproof, HDR image enhancement technology, auto white balance, 4K time-lapse movie recording, RAW burst mode, movie digital IS, Canon Log 3, Depth Compositing
OTHERS Canon EOS 6D Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, audio / video cable Battery charger, dust cap, lens cap, neck strap, battery cover, shoe cap, camera cover
Software Drivers & Utilities Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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