Canon EOS R5 vs. Canon EOS R6

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R6. 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 R5 vs. Canon EOS R6 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Product Type Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.75 cm 9.75 cm
Width 13.58 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 8.8 cm 8.84 cm
Weight 650 g 598 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 650 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 738 g
Camera body only: 598 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 680 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Dust-resistant, water-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Sensor Resolution 45 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 47,100,000 pixels 21,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 45,000,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Image Processor DIGIC X DIGIC X
LENS Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Lens Mounting Type Canon RF Canon RF
FOCUSING Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 5940 6072
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 pixels 3,690,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, frames-remaining counter, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF lock, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, drive mode, metering mode Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, frames-remaining counter, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF lock, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, drive mode, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
ISO (Max) 102400 204800
Native ISO 100-51200 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 204800
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 50, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 384 384
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes White balance bracketing White balance bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail 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, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 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 1/250sec 1/250sec
DISPLAY Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Type 3.15" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 2,100,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Digital Video Format H.265 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 8192 x 4320 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM -
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Memory Card Slot SD card, CFexpress Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress 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 8192 x 5464
5808 x 3872
4176 x 2784
2400 x 1600
5088 x 3392
7280 x 5464
5152 x 3872
3712 x 2784
2112 x 1600
8192 x 4608
5808 x 3264
4176 x 2344
2400 x 1344
5456 x 5456
3872 x 3872
2784 x 2784
1600 x 1600
3648 x 3648
2432 x 2432
1824 x 1824
5472 x 3648
3648 x 2432
2736 x 1824
2400 x 1600
3408 x 2272
2400 x 1600
7280 x 5464
5152 x 3872
3712 x 2784
2112 x 1600
5472 x 3072
3648 x 2048
2736 x 1536
2400 x 1344
3648 x 3648
2432 x 2432
1824 x 1824
1600 x 1600
Video Capture H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Battery Type Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 380 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 510 shots (Power Save LCD Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Interface HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (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
FEATURES Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, multiple exposure capture, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer, 4K time-lapse movie recording, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, multiple exposure capture, Digital Lens Optimizer, 4K time-lapse movie recording, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable
OTHERS Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R6
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, cable protector, USB-C cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 1 °C 1 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year Limited warranty - 1 year
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