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EOS R5 Cvs EOS R6

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon EOS R5 C Canon EOS R5 C (2022) Starting from £3799 new Best for Professional video, documentary & hybrid commercial work View EOS R5 C
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Canon EOS R6 Canon EOS R6 (2020) Starting from £1299 new Best for Wedding, portrait, sports, video View EOS R6

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Professional Video, Documentary & Hybrid Commercial Work — EOS R5 C (2022): Canon's R5 reborn for cinema — 8K RAW unlimited, Cinema EOS colour science, and 45MP stills in a weather-sealed body.

Wedding, Portrait, Sports, Video — EOS R6 (2020): The camera that made Canon's RF system worth taking seriously.

↓ Full specifications below

EOS R5 C (2022)

  • Videographers and cinematographers who want Canon Cinema EOS quality in a compact, run-and-gun body
  • Hybrid photographers who shoot high-end stills and need 8K RAW video capability in the same body
  • Documentary filmmakers who want unlimited recording with a built-in fan
  • RF lens owners who want to add a dedicated cinema body to their Canon system

EOS R6 (2020)

  • Canon DSLR shooters moving to mirrorless
  • Hybrid photographers who shoot both stills and video

Quick take: The eos r5 c has the highest resolution at 45mp; the eos r6 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification EOS R5 C (2022)EOS R6 (2020)
Price £3,799 £1,299
Sensor 45MP full-frame CMOS — Cinema EOS colour science Full-frame CMOS 35mm
Resolution 45.0MP 20.1MP
Video 8K RAW internal, 8K/30p, 4K/120p — Cinema RAW Light, C-Log2, C-Log3 4K 60fps (crop), 4K 30fps (full), 1080p 120fps
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II — subject tracking with Intelligent AF Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, 6072 AF positions, subject tracking
Stabilisation 5-axis IBIS — 8 stops (with IS lens) 5-axis IBIS, up to 8 stops coordinated IS
Burst Rate 12fps mechanical, 20fps electronic 12fps mechanical, 20fps electronic
Battery Life ~220 shots stills / unlimited video with fan 380 shots (LCD), 510 shots (EVF)
Weight 680g body only 598g (body only)
Dimensions 138.5 × 98.0 × 88.0mm 138.4 × 97.5 × 88.4mm
Weather Sealed Yes Yes
Viewfinder EVF 0.76× 5.76M-dot OLED EVF 0.76× 3.69M-dot
Screen 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 2.1M dots 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.62M-dot
Mount Canon RF mount (full-frame) Canon RF
Memory Cards Dual CFexpress Type B slots 2× SD UHS-II
Connectivity USB-C, 12G-SDI, HDMI full-size, 3.5mm XLR via adapter, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C 3.1, HDMI
Genre EOS R5 CEOS R6
Vlogging & Video
9.0
9.0
Portrait
9.0
9.0
Landscape
9.0
7.0
Wedding
9.0
Sports
7.0
Travel
4.0
Sports & Action
9.0
Wedding & Events
9.0
Wildlife
8.0
Street
7.0
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