Canon
EOS R1 2024
Best for Professional sports, wildlife & photojournalism
£6399
new today at Wex Photo Video
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EOS R1 vs EOS R6
Quick take: The EOS R1 has the highest resolution at 24MP; the EOS R6 is the most affordable.
16 specs side by side·15 genres scored·UK prices from Wex Photo Video and Clifton Cameras
How to read this page. Highlighted cells win that row on the spec alone. Genre scores are the engine's base scores (enthusiast, photo and video); Camera Match re-weights them for your level and priorities. Price buttons are affiliate links; the price you pay is the same.
Canon
EOS R6 2020
Best for Wedding, portrait, sports, video
£1299
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Verdictwhich should you buy?
EOS R1 — Professional Sports, Wildlife & Photojournalism: Canon's ultimate professional camera — 40fps, a class-leading EVF, and AI AF that simply doesn't miss.
EOS R6 — Wedding, Portrait, Sports, Video: The camera that made Canon's RF system worth taking seriously.
Who should buy what
EOS R1 (2024)
is the right camera for you if…
- Professional sports and news photographers who cannot miss a shot
- Wildlife photographers needing the fastest AF and burst available
- Photojournalists requiring reliable pro-grade build and connectivity
- Canon R3 owners or 1D X Mark III users upgrading to mirrorless flagship
EOS R6 (2020)
is the right camera for you if…
- Canon DSLR shooters moving to mirrorless
- Hybrid photographers who shoot both stills and video
Full specificationsthe better value in each row is highlighted
| Specification | EOS R1Canon · 2024 | EOS R6Canon · 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £6,399 | £1,299Best |
| Sensor | 24.2MP Full-Frame Stacked CMOS | Full-frame CMOS 35mm |
| Resolution | 24.2MPBest | 20.1MP |
| Video | 6K RAW/60p, 4K/120p, 1080p/240p | 4K 60fps (crop), 4K 30fps (full), 1080p 120fps |
| Autofocus | Dual Pixel CMOS AF III — 100% coverage, deep learning subject detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, 6072 AF positions, subject tracking |
| Stabilisation | IBIS — up to 8 stops combined | 5-axis IBIS, up to 8 stops coordinated IS |
| Burst Rate | 40fps electronic, 12fps mechanicalBest | 12fps mechanical, 20fps electronic |
| Battery Life | ~530 shots (CIPA)Best | 380 shots (LCD), 510 shots (EVF) |
| Weight | 920g (body only) | 598g (body only)Best |
| Dimensions | 159.5 × 143.9 × 87.3mm | 138.4 × 97.5 × 88.4mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | EVF, 9.44M dots, 0.90× magnification | EVF 0.76× 3.69M-dot |
| Screen | 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen | 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.62M-dot |
| Mount | Canon RF mount | Canon RF |
| Memory Cards | Dual CFexpress Type B | 2× SD UHS-II |
| Connectivity | USB-C (10Gbps), Wi-Fi 6GHz, Bluetooth, Ethernet, HDMI | Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C 3.1, HDMI |
Wins the row — price, resolution, burst, battery, weight and sealing are compared; text specs aren't ranked.
How they score by genreengine base scores out of 10
Genre
EOS R1
EOS R6
Portrait
8.3/10
7.9/10
Street
5.7/10
6.3/10
Travel
5.4/10
6.1/10
Wedding & Events
8.5/10
7.5/10
Vlogging & Video
5.4/10
5.7/10
Filmmaking
8.3/10
7.1/10
Documentary
8.0/10
7.2/10
Sports & Action
9.1/10
7.5/10
Landscape
6.3/10
6.1/10
Wildlife
8.9/10
7.7/10
Casual
4.6/10
5.1/10
Food
7.6/10
7.4/10
Macro
8.3/10
7.2/10
Architecture
6.6/10
6.2/10
Astrophotography
6.7/10
6.5/10
Scores come from the same engine as Camera Match: verified specifications weighted by what each genre needs, with documented adjustments. The product page and this table show the enthusiast base score. See how scores are calculated →
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