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‎24.8 x 18.4 x 14.8 centimetres

Package Weight

‎1.22 Kilograms

Product Dimensions L x W x H

‎14.5 x 7.1 x 11 centimetres

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‎680 Grams

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‎Canon

Colour

‎black

Has image stabilisation

‎No

Memory Slots Available

‎1

Model year

‎2012

Plug profile

‎Canon Ef

Part number

‎8035B022

Maximum shutter speed

‎30 seconds

Style

‎Body Only

Maximum Format Size

‎Full Frame

Effective still resolution

‎20.2 MP

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‎unknown

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B009C8T05C

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8035B022

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1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)

Date First Available

17 Sept. 2012

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Your Entry into the Full-Frame World

A 20.2-megapixel DSLR featuring a full-frame sensor and compact design. Ideal for portrait photography and travel, offering tight control over depth of field and a large choice of wide-angle EF lenses.

20.2-Megapixel Full-Frame CMOS

At the heart of the EOS 6D is a 20-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and a powerful DIGIC 5+ image processor. Together these deliver images that are packed with detail and clarity. Colours are reproduced accurately whilst tonal gradation is subtle and natural.

The Full-Frame Advantage

Enjoy access to wide-angle EF lenses and discover new approaches to landscape, interiors and street photography. The extra control over depth of field provided by the full-frame sensor is ideal for adding impact to your portraits.

Designed to Travel

Lightweight enough to go everywhere with you and strong enough to withstand the rigors of travel photography. Simple controls and intuitive ergonomics make the EOS 6D quick and easy to use.

Powerful Low-Light Performance

When light levels get low, the EOS 6D keeps delivering superb photography. ISO sensitivity extends from ISO 100 up to ISO 25,600 (expandable to L:50, H1:51,200, H2:102,400) and an 11-point autofocus system is responsive down to -3EV. That’s sensitive enough to operate under moonlight.

Compose Pictures with Ease

Work intuitively with the EOS 6D’s bright full-frame viewfinder. A 1,040,000-dot 7.6 cm (3.0”) Clear View II LCD screen makes Live View shooting of stills and Full-HD video a pleasure.

GPS Tracks your Every Movement

Built-in GPS determines your exact location and geotags each image file with the information. In GPS Logger mode a record of your route is recorded as you move around, even when the camera is switched off.*

Wi-Fi for Unparalleled Connect

Shoot remotely from alternative viewpoints: connect and control your EOS 6D using your PC, Mac or smartphone. Images can be transferred wirelessly and shared with family and friends.**

Full-HD Video

Shoot Full-HD video at 1080p resolution, taking advantage of fast-aperture lenses and full manual control to achieve cinematic effects.

Recommended Lenses


EF 70-200 mm f/4L IS USM Compact, manoeuvrable and lightweight. The EF 70-200 mm f/4L IS USM is a telezoom featuring the very finest in L-series optical technology to deliver outstanding optical performance and operability.	EF 16-35 mm f/4L IS USM Capture stunning landscapes and architectural images using this compact and lightweight, high-performance, f/4 fixed aperture, ultra wide-angle zoom lens with Image Stabilizer. Ideal for professionals and enthusiasts.	EF 100 mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM The EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM, part of Canon''s prestigious L series, and first featuring an Image Stabilizer with angle and shift detection that is highly effective at close focusing distances.

* GPS use may be restricted in certain countries or regions. Use of GPS should comply with the laws and regulations of the country and area in which it is being operated including any restriction on the use of electronics.

**Wi-Fi support varies by device and region

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Canon EOS 6D

Your entry into the full-frame world

A 20.2-megapixel DSLR featuring a full-frame sensor and compact design. Ideal for portrait photography and travel, offering tight control over depth of field and a large choice of wide-angle EF lenses.
Full-frame 20.2-megapixel sensor
Tough, lightweight construction
Max ISO 25,600 (expandable to ISO 102,400)
11-point AF sensitive down to -3EV
GPS* records your location
Wi-Fi** file transfer and remote control
Full-HD video

20.2-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor
At the heart of the EOS 6D is a 20-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and a powerful DIGIC 5+ image processor. Together these deliver images that are packed with detail and clarity. Colours are reproduced accurately whilst tonal gradation is subtle and natural.

The full-frame advantage
Enjoy access to wide-angle EF lenses and discover new approaches to landscape, interiors and street photography. The extra control over depth of field provided by the full-frame sensor is perfect for adding impact to your portraits.

Designed to travel
Lightweight enough to go everywhere with you and strong enough to withstand the rigors of travel photography. Simple controls and intuitive ergonomics make the EOS 6D quick and easy to use.

Powerful low-light performance
When light levels get low, the EOS 6D keeps delivering superb photography. ISO sensitivity extends from ISO 100 up to ISO 25,600 (expandable to L:50, H1:51,200, H2:102,400) and an 11-point autofocus system is responsive down to -3EV. That’s sensitive enough to operate under moonlight.

Compose pictures with ease
Work intuitively with the EOS 6D’s bright full-frame viewfinder. A 1,040,000-dot 7.6 cm (3.0”) Clear View II LCD screen makes Live View shooting of stills and Full-HD video a pleasure.

Creative features designed for you
Preserve detail in both highlights and shadows with the EOS 6D’s high dynamic range (HDR) shooting mode, and create composite images with its multiple-exposure facility. ±5 stop exposure compensation and ±3-stop auto exposure bracketing allow flexibility and fine tuning of exposure.

GPS tracks your every movement
Built-in GPS determines your exact location and geotags each image file with the information. In GPS Logger mode a record of your route is recorded as you move around, even when the camera is switched off.

Wi-Fi for unparalleled connectivity
Shoot remotely from alternative viewpoints: connect and control your EOS 6D using your PC, Mac or smartphone. Images can be transferred wirelessly and shared with family and friends.

Full-HD Video
Shoot Full-HD video at 1080p resolution, taking advantage of fast-aperture lenses and full manual control to achieve cinematic effects.

* GPS use may be restricted in certain countries or regions. Use of GPS should comply with the laws and regulations of the country and area in which it is being operated including any restriction on the use of electronics.

**Wi-Fi support varies by device and region

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5 Stars for delivery. I ordered this on the evening of the 12th (Tuesday), Delivery estimate 16 Feb 2013 - 20 Feb 2013 and I received it today (Thursday 14th Feb). Now that's good. It's still in the box so will write a review when I have had a good chance to use it.

UPDATE 23/07/2013 : I have had a good chance to use the camera now. Before I purchased this camera I did alot of research, spending this much money you have to be sure :-) One thing that struck me about the different websites (not amazon) that review and compare cameras, was that these reviews were very detailed about this camera and how it compares. After careful consideration I went with my gut instinct and purchased. However the thing to be careful of is letting these non-amazon websites give the you the wrong impression.

A full frame camera that is solid build quality and considering im comming from a Canon EOS 10QD film camera you can't beat this at all. 20MP or what ever it is with tons more features and options and abilities. So simply put, unless you have a specific requirements that you know this camera can't deliver on, there is no reason to not buy this camera. BUY IT :-) Its a brilliant camera.

I purchased an Canon 1100D DSLR for my girlfriends birthday, this was after reviewing it and weighing up different options. This camera is also very good, so if the 1100D is brilliant and is doign good service, then this camera is definantly worth buying.

Decide what you want/need, and possibly what you might need. Then if the spec includes it, you may as well buy. You won't regret it. Most of the little points people point out, not necesarily on amazon reviews, are very minor, such as only one card slot.

The 24-105 UMSL L series lense is excellent, I just ordered 70-300mm USM L series lense, can't wait to see what the combination is like on the 6D :-)

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One of the best Canon DSLRs to date - superb full frame travel companion

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2013

Style Name: Body Only

Having spent some time working with the camera on a two week family trip to rural Portugal, I am now in a position to give a more authoritative review of the 6D. Though I am not in the camp of moaners who say `why hasn't it got this' or `the Nikon xxx is better as it has this', etc, I do have one or two small criticisms (see below).
As an introduction, here is a summary of strengths and weaknesses:
Pros
* Excellent image quality, in both RAW and JPEG, ability to produce clean images up to 10,000 ISO and acceptable images at H2 - 102,500 ISO!
* Hence, great versatility with available light and indoor situations and street shooting at night
* Noiseless images up to 1000 ISO at least, with the L 50 ISO setting producing superb images
* Incredibly versatile photographic tool - with FF and massively usable ISO range, this is a superb machine for reportage, travel, landscape, social and documentary photography
* With WiFi capability, it should be good enough for light duty studio and location work too
* Tested with 24-105L, 17-40L, 28mm f1.8 and 85mm f1.8 EF lenses. Lack of vignetting with all tested wide open and stopped down and at wide ends on the zooms. The 24-105L - a notorious lens for vignetting at the wide end - seemed to be trouble free
* State of the art low light focussing ability: EV -3 apparently. The best of any Canon DSLR I have used. Significantly better than the 7D and 1Dx
* Silent shooting mode a real boon. Very quiet operation for a FF camera (even in non-silent mode) - the shutter release is significantly quieter than the 5D's. I was able to take photographs during a church mass with no problems
* Commendable battery life. Same LP-E6 battery as most EOS cameras above the 600-series. The first charge with the new battery gave me realistically about 400 exposures before I recharged it. However, this involved the usual experimentation one does with a new camera, a lot of playing around with the GPS, etc so I would expect real world use to give at least 600 shots or more
* Shutter speed of 4.5 fps is good enough for me. As a travel photographer, probably 99.5% of the all the images I have ever taken have been `single shot'
* Though the 6D supposedly has a `cheaper' focussing system, with fewer focussing points, I found the system commendable fast and efficient. But I don't really do sports photography (see review below)
* Metering is excellent - less need to use Manual setting that I had to a lot with the 5D mk2. Flash system as good as we have come to expect from recent EOS cameras
* Compact size but solid 7D-like construction, controls fall easily to hand, great for travel, cycling, walking. Very light too. Slightly narrower than 7D but deeper by a tad and taller.
* Very customisable with extensive menu and custom functions settings.
* Use of SD cards is a bonus in many ways (see below).
* SET button, with concentric multi-controller ring and rear control wheel work very well, but might be a struggle with large or gloved or cold hands.

Cons
The first is a major Con - the remainder minor:
* No instant on (or a customisable button) for GPS - requires several menu shifts (see below).
* No Mn-F button
* No option of viewfinder superimposed grid (a la 7D)
* No internal wireless flash transmitter
* Not a 100% field of view viewfinder (a criticism of most EOS cameras from me)
* No built-in viewfinder rear shutter (ditto)
* Only 5 choices can be registered on My Menu (why so parsimonious?)
* Unnecessary SCENE, Green Square A+ and CA settings on top dial. Better to have C3 (in addition to C1 and C2) and `GPS On'.
The 6D with the 17-40L and 24-105L and one fast lens - e.g. 35 mm f1.4L - is just about the best travelling companion I could imagine currently and Canon have created the perfect FF camera for me. It is compact, light, fast handling, great metering and with internal GPS too. I love the 7D with a good selection of EF-S lenses such as the 15-85 and 17-55 f2.8 but there are always some compromises when using prime lenses and the sensor is a bit noisy at higher ISO settings. With the 6D there is a slight drop in pixel count over the 5D series but this is a small price to pay for the other benefits. I am not a signed up member of the `phallic school' of photography - the `mine's bigger (or newer) than yours' scenario. I shall continue to hire a 1Dx as necessary, as I did recently for a very wet outdoor brochure shoot. But if I can have a small, inconspicuous and light camera for travel, urban photography and walking, then I am very happy.
This debate about `is Nikon more attractive now' - or would someone trading-up from an entry level DSLR or compact go for Canon or Nikon - misses the point somewhat. There's a lot of system loyalty out there. Unless you're a very lucky, top press photographer who has equipment paid for by someone else (very rare these days), people aren't likely to change a whole system. If someone has one entry-level DLSR body and one kit lens, then maybe, just. It is true that if you have EF-S lenses with a 6xx or 6x body (etc), you can't use these lenses on the 6D but at least if you invest in some EF lenses (maybe a 50mm f1.4 or 17-40L zoom) you can still use them on the your old `spare' body. I have actually built up two kits - I am lucky enough not to need to make a choice due to finances. Hence, I have one kit based on the EOS 7D (probably the finest DSLR Canon has ever made) with 15-85, 17-55 f2.8 and 60mm macro EF-S lenses, and also Sigma DC lenses like 10-20 mm and 18-135 OS, with a 600D body for cycling and lightweight walking. And a have a 5D (now 6D) kit based on fast primes (e.g. 28mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, 85 mm f1.8) and L-glass like the 135 f2, 24-105, 17-40, 35mm f1.4 and 75-300 IS). An enviable set-up you might say but it has taken me 15 years or more of hard work to build it up. Also lenses like my EF 15mm f2.8 (now discontinued) and EF 100mm f2.0 go back to the film era when I had an EOS 3 and 1V- these are quite early EF lenses but still perform very well, due to their optically simple designs.
Canon cameras have evolved incredibly since the days of the 1D and D30, etc. I admire their engineering prowess and I think the 6D has quite superb handling and functionality. Of course, the manufacturers like innovation and competition as it drives more sales but with the 6D I have a device that would have been undreamed of a few years ago. Aside from working in extreme conditions of wet and dust (which I don't do very often), the 6D is pretty much an ideal camera for me. I can take pictures that would have been absolutely impossible in the film era and very difficult with digital just a few years ago.
From the start of the real digital SLR era (as opposed to experimental), say 2000 onwards, Canon had the edge on Nikon with much better autofocussing and Canon released a full frame camera long before Nikon. The flash system from Canon was poor in comparison with the Nikon but the latest version of the EX system is far better and Nikon's focussing is now greatly improved - some even say Canon and Nikon exchanged technologies. Nikon later had enviable low light performance and low noise chips with the likes of the D700, etc (the only Nikon that would have seriously tempted me to abandon Canon) and could always boast that `any lens made since 1959 would fit'. Now there is greater convergence between the two brands. Having used Canon from the early seventies (I had my first 35mm second-hand Canon EF body (sic) in 1974 when I was 8 years old), I doubt if I would change systems now. Probably, similar could be said of many a diehard Nikon freak. It is sobering to remember that until the launch of the F1n and T-90, very few professionals used Canon - Nikon ruled the roost. Canon's launch of EOS in 1987 and the EOS 1 in 1989 changed all that, as its autofocussing was so much better than anything else and arguably Canon still leads the way there. The debate now should really be about which system would someone choose if that person were starting from scratch?
The decision to use SD cards in the 6D seems a sensible one. In some ways, maybe the days of CF are numbered. The debate about `SD versus CF' has prevailed as there used to be a dichotomy between SD for amateurs and CF for professionals. That old analogy (and snobbish-ness) is now disappearing fast. CF cards were supposedly more robust but I am not sure that it is true. SD cards take up less space, are easier to insert, are at least half the price of CF cards (they must be much simpler to manufacture) and are more readily available. A 32GB San Disk Extreme with a 45mb/s write speed (fast enough for video) is about £35 - a bargain compared to a 32GB CF card. This is big enough for me to record over a 1000 RAW + small JPEG images simultaneously on the 6D. In my opinion SD cards go wrong less. Also, dealers tell me they get lots of problems with CF cards being rammed into camera slots incorrectly, thus leading to bent contact pins and expensive repairs. To me there is more chance of water and dust ingress with CF cards. Another plus point for me is that both my laptop and the small netbook I am likely to travel with have SD card readers built in, whereas I need an extra add-on CF card reader - so one less thing to carry (or forget!).
Comment on general features of the 6D
Most controls are positioned where we would expect of a modern EOS. The Top Dial has the useful centre lock button and the On / Off switch is now in its usual position below this. There is a good balance of features on the top plate - somewhere between a 7D and a 5D top plate. It has the larger type LCD of the 5D series, with the usual array of buttons in front of the LCD - AF, Drive, ISO, Metering and Illumination. No pop-up flash, of course and the DOF preview button is now in a much more useful place to the right hand side of the lens throat. The top right hand side of the rear panel has three buttons - all customisable - which will be familiar - AF-On, Metering Lock and AF Points. Below this there are significant changes. There is the concentric SET, Multi Controller and Rear Dial set up - which actually works very well. This has the associated Lock switch (which, usefully, is customisable) and below the Rear Dial is the Delete (`dustbin') button. Above it are the Play and Magnify buttons and the usual Live View / Video controller button. To the top left of the rear LCD panel is the standard MENU and INFO buttons. I am not a great user of video but it seems to produce fine image quality and I am sure it customisable enough for the enthusiast.
So, all pretty-much standard stuff on a modern EOS and should be intuitive for any Canon user - you'll be able to use it `straight-from-the-box' - certainly for basic usage.

Comment on key features of the 6D
GPS
The inclusion of internal GPS is one of the main reasons I bought the camera. The `enable' option is buried in the GPS menu, as is its `set up'. A GPS icon then appears on the top plate LCD once it is enabled. Beware that once GPS is activated, the camera will search for updates all the time, even when the camera is switched off and not being used - even at 3am when you are probably asleep! Hence there is an effect on battery life. I tended to turn it off when I wasn't using the camera. Thus, my desire for a simple on / off function rather than having to go into menu settings. GPS signal acquisition is rapid when you are outdoors and co-ordinates, UTC time (basically GMT) and elevation are recorded with the image file in the EXIF data, as each exposure is taken. There is an option to record the GPS waypoints as a log to the SD card which can be analysed latter using the mapping software supplied with the Canon software bundle. At the time of writing I hadn't tried this. On the set-up screen under GPS you can also view current GPS data and satellite locations, etc. I would have liked the option to view this screen instantly, maybe by a custom setting under the INFO button options.
Another option I would have like is to be able to update the firmware, so that you have the option of UK OS Grid References rather than simple latitude / longitude in the readouts. But Canon would probably need to pay a licence fee and this conversion is possible via free software and open-source apps.
Though GPS might be unimportant for some users, for those that would make good use of it, the built-in GPS functionality is a major benefit rather than having to buy the £200 add-on unit (which doesn't work with all EOSes - just the 7D and 5D mk3 and 1Dx if memory serves).
Wireless
I didn't use this feature as much as GPS but it seems to work very well. Whilst I don't see the need for linking to a smartphone, the EOS Utility Function works well for transferring images via a wireless router - a lot easier than tethering with a USB lead. Bear in mind that the camera is `passive' - it needs to find a wireless signal for connectivity - for example, from your home wireless router or a hotspot. I did get the camera to `see' my Blackberry by turning on the camera and the phone's wireless connection (it has encryption too) but need to install the EOS App on the phone - not something I have explored yet.

Focussing
The focussing is pretty commendable. It has all the usual focussing `tweakability' of all mid- to high-end EOS cameras these days. Via the C.FnII, you have the option to adjust Tracking Sensitivity, Accel / Decel tracking, AI Servo Priority, AF Assist Beam, AF Microadjust, etc. However, for me the issue is how well does the camera work in real-world situations? I would say the focussing functionality is significantly better than the 5Dmk2 and probably not quite up there with the 7D or 5Dmk3. For me, that's very good. Also, as stated the low light ability of this camera to find focus is second-to-none in the EOS range. Not really being a photographer who takes many photographs of moving subjects, I haven't truly used all the focussing abilities of the 7D over the last three years anyway. Probably, if I wanted a `cheaper' EOS for sports or action, I'd go for the 7D regardless (something Canon seemed to have cottoned on to as their 3 year-old camera has been given a new lease of life by `Firmware 2.0' and a big advertising push - one suspects that sports and wildlife photographers actually liked the 1.3 magnification factor of the 1D mk3/4 and there's now a gap as the 1Dx is full frame with no magnification advantages for long lenses).
Metering and Exposure
The camera has no problems in this department. Many earlier EOS DSLRs up to the 5D mk2 struggled with the older matrix / evaluative metering. I found that they consistently overexposed in UK conditions and I used spot / partial metering or used Manual more often than not. Since the introduction of the iFCL metering around the time the 7D was launched (I think it might have been with the 1Dm4), things have improved greatly and the 6D is no exception. I found I could use Aperture Priority metering with few problems. I have also found the same with my budget 600D in the UK. Exposure is now more `Nikon-like' with fewer clipped highlights and better shadow detail - also likely to be a benefit of the dynamic range of the chip. Viewfinder perspective and information readout are commendable.
Conclusion
I have no hesitation in recommending the 6D with one single proviso. Good L-series or prime optic glass is required to get the best from the camera's sensor. Hence, it would be an expensive upgrade for someone changing from an APS-C Canon EOS (e.g. a 650D or 60D) who only has Canon EF-S or Sigma DC lenses, etc. Admittedly a kit purchase incorporating, say the body along with a 24-105L and an additional EF 50mm f1.4 would be a good starter but also would not leave a great deal of change from £3K.
Aside from that, this camera fills a gap in the Canon range and takes the opportunity to introduce a few bonuses too. The fact that there was nothing in the full frame format range below the EOS 5D mk2 / 3 meant that Canon couldn't compete with some superb Nikons in this niche. To some extent, Canon are still losing out in the `pixel wars' but I would argue that noise-control is more important than pixel count and Canon have come up with the goods with the 6D. 20 million megapixels fulfils all my needs.
This camera is a great package - I love the handling and feature set in a very compact body, enabling me to travel light. It reminds me of the Canon A1 of the FD era, a camera which I loved and used for over a decade of travel photography, from 1978 to ca. 1991. I doubt my 6D will last as long but that is not a criticism, just a reflection on the digital era.

6 months later..

Having posted my original review, I thought I would do an update based on 6 months or more of further use.
I do not wish to go over material already covered but supplement the existing material by highlighting some other significant areas, using a case study of some action photography I recently had a chance to do with the 6D: focussing, image quality and battery life.
Focussing: I attended a bullfight with my family in regional Portugal. This would be an opportunity to photograph some fast moving action. In Portugal, the bulls are not killed and the bullfighters are horse-mounted. I was seated in the front row of the stadium, about 5 metres above the ring, with a panoramic view. I was sitting in shadow (just as well as it was 37 degrees C at 6pm!) with an excellent view across to the sunny area of the arena. This was a quite small regional bullring - built in the classic amphitheatre / coliseum style - but the arena is only about 40 metres in diameter. Hence I thought the 6D with a telephoto zoom would be ideal as I wouldn't need the magnification factor of an APS-C camera and would have the advantage of 20mp full frame quality too. I had a 64GB (sic) SD card in the camera and the ideal lens mounted - the EF 70-300 f4-f5.6 IS L - one of my favourite Canon lenses. I set the camera to continuous shooting and AI Servo focus. Focus points in the viewfinder were set to Auto (i.e. all points used - not manual select).
Five minutes after the start, the heat and dust were incredible. With very contrasty lighting between deep shadow and the sunny areas of the arena, not to mention the black skin of the bulls versus the white tunic trim of the horse riders, manual exposure was called for, as it was very easy to blow the highlights. I did several manual metering measurements and test shots from the floor of the arena and then set exposure at 1/800 at f8 @ ISO 200. I wanted to keep the shutter speed up but tried to avoid maximum aperture if possible, though when I did, shots were commendably sharp with the 70-300L.
I was shooting with RAW + medium JPEG files simultaneously. At the 6D's maximum 4.5 fps, which I used in occasional bursts, the camera buffer soon filled and the shutter locked. I was initially regretting not bringing the 7D and a faster card (mine was Class 10 but 30mbs rather than 45mbs) but I soon worked around the problem, by being more selective with the shutter release. Later I did an experiment with a faster card and found fewer problems. I find Class 10 and 30mbs is fine for HD video but clearly not for action photography. Focussing was excellent - no problems with tracking or focus lock. The 6D focussing is clearly much better than the 5D mk2 that it replaced (for me). With the superb 75-300L, the camera was a joy to use and I took over 350 shots in 3 hours.
By 8pm, the whole arena floor was in shadow, so I increased the ISO to 640, then 800, 1000, 1250 and eventually 2000, to keep shutter speed in my preferred range of 1/400 to 1/800. This is where the 6D really scored. With the L series zoom, edge-to-edge sharpness (even at f5.6 at the long end) and colour saturation were superb with no noticeable artefacts, or colour noise. At ISO 2000, the 6D's chip and image processing put most other cameras to shame. Here is the key issue - the one that really justifies the 6D's existence! And of course, a further point is that the 6D's low-light focussing is superb (-EV3 with some lenses). I think the 6D is a step forward here and really fills a niche. The first 5D body that I had (in 2006) and its replacement the 5D mk2 both excelled in their full frame sensor quality and image processing but weren't particularly fast to use and both had rather lumbering focussing. Clearly, the 5D mk3 has addressed this but for the price, the 6D is a major innovation in terms of balance between handling, frames per second, focussing and image quality.
Battery life: The LP-E6 type battery used with the 6D has been around for a while. It was first introduced with the 5Dmk2, 7D, etc and has proved its worth since. The older `pronsumer' cameras like the 5D, 10D, 20D, 40D, etc used the old BP510 cell which was just 550mAh and had a tendency to die very quickly. Nikon led the way here and Canon had to catch up. The standard LP-E6 is 1800 mAh Li-Ion, giving 13W (which makes sense as 7.2V x 1.8A = 13W). I have found with the 7D and the 6D that I can take a camera on a two week trip and one battery will last that time without a recharge. Clearly, if I were shooting 350 frames per day, things might be different. However, the need to carry a spare is less pressing than with previous batteries.
One further point to consider is battery life (i.e. longevity rather than capacity). Received wisdom suggests that it is considered bad practice to a) let the battery run down to completely flat and b) leaved it stored in a fully charged state. I have learned by experience (particularly point b) that this advice is sound. The LP-E6 is an `intelligent' battery that works interactively with the camera body. The camera gives an indication of charge level (%), shots taken and recharge status - the last indicating the ability of the battery to recharge and hold current in the future. There are green, amber and red warnings - which speak for themselves. Two of my batteries are 4 years old and haven't been charged / discharged much and now have `red' warnings. One other has an amber warning. Overall, these batteries still seem to work well and give 300+ shots, so I think overall it is a rather conservative system but now I never leave my batteries in a fully charged state and store them - better to leave them partially discharged and charge up the night before a journey or shoot.

Brand	Canon
Model name	EOS 6D
Photo Sensor Size	Full Frame (35mm)
Image stabilisation	yes
Maximum shutter speed	30 seconds
Exposure control type	Automatic
Form factor	DSLR, Compact
Effective still resolution	20.2 MP
Special feature	GPS
Optical zoom	3 x

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