Photo Plus - UK (2019-09)

SUPERTEST

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FEATURES

Noise is very slightly worse than from

the EOS RP but dynamic range is

virtually identical

Available in most current cameras, Movie Digital IS can

increase steadiness for handheld movie capture

VERDICT

FEATURES

BUILD & HANDLING

IMAGE QUALITY

VALUE

OVERALL

SHAKE-FREE SHOOTING

Stabilization can be a big bonus

o far, Canon has never fitted

in-camera image stabilization

to its DSLRs or to its EOS M

and EOS R series of mirrorless

cameras. In Body Image Stabilization

(IBIS) works by shifting the image

sensor to counteract vibration, incurred

during handheld shooting. Instead,

Canon has believed that optical in-lens

stabilization is more effective.

The image stabilizers in most

current Canon ‘IS’ lenses, as well as in

Sigma OS (Optical Stabilizer) and

Tamron VC lenses tends to be effective

with stills. But it’s of little benefit for

movies. All of the cameras in this test,

apart from the EOS 5D Mk IV, have an

electronic ‘Movie Digital IS’ option,

which applies a slight crop factor but

enables steady movie shooting.

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CANON EOS

6D MK II £1249/$1299

A massive upgrade to the original 6D, the Mk II has

recently become much more affordable

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a few months ago. The same image

sensor is paired with an even

newer generation of processor,

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Performance

Performance is superb. Autofocus

and metering are reliable and

consistent, and image quality is

gorgeous. Handling is excellent,

with plenty of direct-access buttons

and dials for shooting parameters,

to suit creative photographers.

Stamina is great as well, with a

1200-shot battery life that beats

every other camera in the group.

The price has dropped 25 per cent

since launch, making it great value.

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Compared with the

original 6D, the

viewfinder’s

coverage is greater

at 98 per cent.

02

There’s the same

26.2Mp image

sensor as in the RP,

but it is older.

03

The vari-angle

touchscreen is

another similarity

with the 6D Mk II.

04

Built-in GPS and NFC

are featured here.

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There’s a good

selection of

direct-access

buttons and dials.

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Canon’s original enthusiast

full-frame DSLR. Key areas

are a high-res 26.2Mp sensor

which gained Dual Pixel AF,

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45-point autofocus system in which

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module. The continuous drive rate

rose from 4.5fps to 6.5fps, and the

rear screen of the 6D is replaced

with a vari-angle touchscreen.

Most of these improvements are

inherited by the EOS RP, launched

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