Canon EOS R6 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS R6 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6. 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 R6 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 5.8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.75 cm 10.03 cm
Width 13.84 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 8.84 cm 9.96 cm
Weight 598 g 739 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 598 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 680 g
Camera body only: 739 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 823 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant, water-resistant Splashproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 25.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 21,400,000 pixels 26,520,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 25,210,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features 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 -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Image Processor DIGIC X Venus Engine
LENS Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Lens Mounting Type Canon RF Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 6072 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye priority AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 3,690,000 pixels 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
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 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
ISO (Max) 204800 25600
Native ISO 100-102400 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 384 1728
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes White balance bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, Cross Process, Highlight, Retro, Expressive, High Key, Low Key, Pop Colour, Old Days, Standard, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D, L. Classic Neo, L. Monochrome S, Cinelike D2, Cinelike V2, Like709
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, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range - EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,840,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Digital Video Format H.264 MPEG-4, H.264, MOV, ProRes 422, H.265, ProRes 422 HQ
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 5760 x 4320
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage 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
5776 x 4336
4096 x 3072
2944 x 2208
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3848
4096 x 2728
2944 x 1960
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 5464 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3248
4096 x 2304
2944 x 1656
11552 x 6496 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 4608 - High Resolution Mode
4336 x 4336
3072 x 3072
2208 x 2208
8672 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
6144 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
Video Capture 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
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Battery Type Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 380 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 510 shots (Power Save LCD Shooting mode)
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CONNECTIONS Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Interface HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
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 -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type 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
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Features - Vectorscope
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, custom
Continuous Shooting Speed 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 14 frames per second, 75 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, 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 Built-in speaker, sharpness control, saturation control, contrast control, built-in cooling fan, USB charging, HDR image enhancement technology, hue control, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), slow motion recording, V-Log L recording, 3D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, 2D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording
OTHERS Canon EOS R6 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable holder, BNC adapter
Software 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 -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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