Canon
EOS R5 2020
Best for Professional hybrid shooters, portrait & wildlife
£2449
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EOS R5 vs EOS R6
Quick take: The EOS R5 has the highest resolution at 45MP; 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 R5 — Professional Hybrid Shooters, Portrait & Wildlife: A landmark camera — 8K video and 45MP in one body set the standard for what mirrorless could be.
EOS R6 — Wedding, Portrait, Sports, Video: The camera that made Canon's RF system worth taking seriously.
Who should buy what
EOS R5 (2020)
is the right camera for you if…
- Professional photographers who need both resolution and video in one body
- Wildlife and sports photographers who want top AF with 20fps burst
- Hybrid shooters who need 8K or 4K/120p alongside high-resolution stills
- R5 Mark II buyers on a budget — the R5 still delivers exceptional results
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 R5Canon · 2020 | EOS R6Canon · 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £2,449 | £1,299Best |
| Sensor | 45MP Full-Frame CMOS | Full-frame CMOS 35mm |
| Resolution | 45.0MPBest | 20.1MP |
| Video | 8K RAW/30p, 4K/120p, 1080p/120p | 4K 60fps (crop), 4K 30fps (full), 1080p 120fps |
| Autofocus | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II — 1053 AF zones, subject/animal detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, 6072 AF positions, subject tracking |
| Stabilisation | IBIS — up to 8 stops combined with IS lenses | 5-axis IBIS, up to 8 stops coordinated IS |
| Burst Rate | 12fps mechanical, 20fps electronic | 12fps mechanical, 20fps electronic |
| Battery Life | ~320 shots (CIPA) | 380 shots (LCD), 510 shots (EVF)Best |
| Weight | 650g (body only) | 598g (body only)Best |
| Dimensions | 138.5 × 97.5 × 88mm | 138.4 × 97.5 × 88.4mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | EVF, 5.76M dots, 0.76× magnification | EVF 0.76× 3.69M-dot |
| Screen | 3.15" fully articulating touchscreen | 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.62M-dot |
| Mount | Canon RF mount | Canon RF |
| Memory Cards | CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II | 2× SD UHS-II |
| Connectivity | USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 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 R5
EOS R6
Portrait
8.2/10
7.9/10
Street
6.2/10
6.3/10
Travel
5.9/10
6.1/10
Wedding & Events
7.6/10
7.5/10
Vlogging & Video
5.7/10
5.7/10
Filmmaking
7.2/10
7.1/10
Documentary
7.3/10
7.2/10
Sports & Action
7.5/10
7.5/10
Landscape
7.5/10
6.1/10
Wildlife
7.8/10
7.7/10
Casual
5.0/10
5.1/10
Food
7.8/10
7.4/10
Macro
7.6/10
7.2/10
Architecture
8.0/10
6.2/10
Astrophotography
6.0/10
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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