The Canon EOS R6 packs flagship speed and AF - but does it have enough full-frame resolution for the mirrorless masses?

While its big brother R5 is getting all the headlines, the Canon EOS R6 is in many ways a far more fascinating camera - and one that’s going to appeal to a much larger portion of the market and enthusiast Canon photographers.

The R6’s IBIS is good for up to 8-stops of stabilization in select RF lenses, and also works with Canon EF and EF-S lenses too

Although impressive, the Canon EOS R5 is simply too much camera for most people. Its powerful 8K video in particular is the tech of tomorrow, rather than today, and most people simply don’t have the storage capacity (or the power) on their laptops to handle an 8K workflow - and right now, there aren’t a lot of places where 8K files can even be shared.

The same can be said of the 45Mp sensor. It sounds great on paper but, if you want an everyday camera or you shoot a lot of fast action, handling thousands of massive files often leaves you feeling that you’ve bitten off more than you can chew. The 45Mp size images are only really required if you’re a professional photographer who needs to produce billboard style prints, or is after a medium-format equivalent machine. Not to mention the R5’s £4199 price tag.

Enter the more affordable (yet still high-performing) Canon EOS R6, which features much of the same underlying tech - like the blistering 20fps/12fps burst speeds and the astonishing autofocus - but applies it to much more current, manageable specs. Does its 20Mp sensor go too far in the other direction, though, or is that resolution enough to satisfy the mirrorless camera masses?

The R6 is the new mirrorless camera that will appeal more to enthusiasts