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MILESTONE MIRRORLESS Why Canon’s EOS R6 III really matters This full-frame mirrorless all-rounder has the makings of an all-time great
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leap, making it a tempting upgrade for event, portrait and wildlife shooters who need high performance. It’s the same sensor as in the EOS C50 hybrid cinema camera, but instead of losing video features the R6 III keeps the majority of them. Speed is still a major focus on the R6 III, which maintains an electronic- shutter burst rate of up to 40fps and supports 12fps with the mechanical shutter. Add support for CFexpress Type B cards and UHS-II SD, plus a deep burst buffer reportedly up to 150 Raws with CFexpress, and you have a stills shooter built for serious intent. It’s an ideal buy for sports and wildlife shooters, all aided by a pre-continuous shooting mode that captures 20 frames before the shutter is pressed. Autofocus has also received major upgrades. Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF now brings more refined subject recognition algorithms that track people, animals and vehicles, and supports pre-registrable faces for priority tracking: a real boon for wedding, sports and documentary shooters. The system is designed to be just as effective in video as in stills. In terms of video, the R6 III makes an impressive leap. It now supports 7K Raw Light recording at
landmark cameras that made a real impact as they moved the needle in terms of performance and usability. Take the EOS 5D Mark II with its full- frame HD video or the Sony A9 with its blackout-free stacked sensor, for example. Now, it seems like the Canon EOS R6 Mark III could be joining them as it promises a lot for stills and video users, with no obvious compromises. It’s more than an upgrade to the already impressive R6 II, as it has a boost in resolution, focusing, shooting speed and video spec that Canon says its customers were begging for. In many ways the spec is better than most rivals – and at a competitive £2799 body-only price. That’s sure to tempt professional image makers, content creators and lots of enthusiast photographers. Sat between the R6 II and high- end R5 II, this camera signals a clear intention from Canon to bridge the gap between photo and video in one body. At the heart of the R6 III is a newly developed 32.5-megapixel full-frame sensor, replacing the 24-megapixel unit of its predecessor. This bump in resolution offers better cropping flexibility and image detail without sacrificing speed. Canon claims a big
up to 60fps in a full-sensor open gate format, giving filmmakers greater flexibility for cropping, stabilisation and multi-aspect output. Additionally, oversampled 4K/60p, 4K/120p and Full HD in 180p slow-motion options are all supported, making the camera capable for serious video work. It also has professional features like waveform monitoring, metadata tagging, HDMI output and better stabilisation claimed to be up to 8.5 stops. From a workflow standpoint, the R6 III continues the trend toward a
multi-use hybrid camera. Connectivity includes 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.1, with a refined user interface and ergonomics that will feel familiar to Canon shooters. The body maintains Canon’s strong build quality, weather sealing and intuitive controls, ensuring that it works in real-world, professional scenarios. It’s tough to spot any features or specifications it lacks compared to rivals. This is a do-it-all camera, high resolution and unashamedly stills-first but with uncompromised video spec, that will be very popular.
NO APOLOGIES The latest EOS has most of the video spec from the Cinema line C50, including open gate, but also adds IBIS
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