Canon has introduced a brand new EOS R6 V mirrorless digital camera, a 32.5-megapixel digital camera with 7K video. It’s the primary full-frame EOS digital camera to hold the V moniker, signifying that it’s designed primarily for video seize. The R6 V is predicated on the EOS R6 Mark III, nevertheless it eschews options like a viewfinder and a mechanical shutter in favor of a extra compact measurement and energetic cooling with a fan. It’ll value $2,499 for the physique solely ($300 lower than the R6 Mark III) when it launches on the finish of June.
The R6 V’s full-frame sensor is claimed to have over 15 stops of dynamic vary, and it could document 7K RAW footage or 4K video (from oversampled 7K) at as much as 60p. Commonplace uncropped 4K video can go as much as 120p, and 2K filming helps a better 180p body charge. The R6 V additionally helps open gate 3:2 filming for full corner-to-corner sensor protection, permitting extra versatility for cropping in post-production.
One of many advantages of a video-first mirrorless digital camera is added options just like the R6 V’s second tripod mount for vertical mounting, tally lamps, entrance document button, and vari-angle LCD that may be pointed ahead for self-recording (with rotating UI components). Professional customers will possible admire that Canon can be together with wave type monitoring, false colour, and zebra shows for extra detailed publicity data.
Launching alongside the R6 V is a brand new lens, a $1,399 RF 20-50mm f/4 L IS USM PZ. It provides each energy zoom and handbook zoom controls, toggleable with a bodily swap. Canon is billing the lens as having the identical or higher picture high quality as the favored RF 24-105mm f/4 L lens, which is a staple of many fans and professionals. However what’s significantly spectacular concerning the 20-50mm is that it has no focus respiratory and that its zoom and focus is totally inner — making it splendid for mounting to a gimbal since its heart of gravity doesn’t change. You possibly can even management its energy zoom by way of an app. Neat.