Canon EOS 6D
- Type
- DSLR
- Mount
- Canon EF
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Resolution
- 20.2 MP
- Released
- November 2012
Successor: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 20.2 MP
- Largest image size
- 5,472 × 3,648 px
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor size
- 35.8 × 23.9 mm
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- ISO range
- 100 to 25,600
- Extended ISO range
- 50 to 102,400
Autofocus
- AF system
- TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection
- AF points
- 11
- Subject detection
- People
- AF low-light limit
- -3 EV
Shutter and burst
- Mechanical shutter
- Yes
- Fastest shutter speed, mechanical
- 1/4000 s
- Slowest shutter speed
- 30 s
- Flash sync speed
- 1/180 s
- Burst rate, mechanical
- 4.5 fps
Video
- Video modes
Resolution Max. frame rate Crop Note Full HD (1,920 × 1,080) 30 – HD (1,280 × 720) 60 – SD (640 × 480) 30 –
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- Optical (OVF)
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.71x
- Viewfinder coverage
- 97%
- Screen
- 3 in, 1.04 million dots
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 144.5 × 110.5 × 71.2 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 755 g
- Body-only weight
- 680 g
- Battery
- LP-E6
- Shots per charge (screen)
- 220 shots
- Shots per charge (viewfinder)
- 1,090 shots
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I)
- Wi-Fi
- Built-in wireless LAN
- USB
- Hi-Speed USB
- HDMI
- HDMI mini OUT terminal Type C
- Microphone input
- ø3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
Market and price
- Released
- November 2012
Features stated by the manufacturer
- AF microadjustment
- Electronic level
- HDR backlight control scene mode
- Multiple exposure (2 to 9 exposures)
- Silent single and continuous shooting
Manufacturer data: global.canon
Last checked: October 25, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 144.5 × 110.5 × 71.2 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 755 g
- Weight, body only
- 680 g
Manufacturer data: global.canon
The front view is schematic, only width and height are to scale.
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