Underneath that is a controlling dial with
an inner pad and the accurate center Set button as on the 60D. The outer Quick
Control dial button is preferentially used for light compensation and there’s a
lock button below, positioned comfortably for the right thumb to stop the
accidentally working devices. The 8-side multi-control dial is used for menu
navigating and in some cases, used with the Quick Control dial. Finally, near
the support, next to the dial lock button is the erase button.
On the right of 6D is a single SD slot,
compatible with SD, HC and XC which includes UHS-1. This is something surprised
if you think 6D should, as the other full-frame DSLRs that provide dual slot.
Therefore, Canon has been damaged for the benefit of being compact and
affordable, as for me, it’s a right choice. For the professional photographers
and the ones having money to choose an extra slot with big capacity, back up or
convenience when filming on a slot and the stills on another one isn’t
luxurious or wasting, but for an enthusiast who moves to the full-frame camera
for the first time, I expect them to be happy without doing such. As said, if
they prefer Nikon D600 with the SD slot, sometimes they don’t have to do so.
On
the right of 6D is a single SD slot
On the left side of the body, there are 2
soft-plastic covers with the length of ¾. Under the front side, you will see a
remote socket in addition to a 3.5mm input for the external micro. Despite of
that, there is no headphone jack to monitor the sound when recording movies, so
its’ the zone that Nikon D600 gets score against EOS 6D.
The rear edge protects the mini HDMI and
the A/V / USB ports. Above them is a small triangle-shaped metal grille that
reveals the place of the speaker. The USB port of 6D, as of D600 is a USB 2 one,
not a standard USB 3 available on D800. An in a step up that will make the Canon
cinematographers jealous, the HDMI port of D600, as of D800, will also output an
unclear compressed signal, allowing you to connect to a larger and more
detailed screen, or catch the transit with a higher-quality outer recorder.
Interestingly, at the time of writing this article, Canon announces a software
update for EOS 5D Mark III that also equips it with uncompressed HDMI output,
but it’s not until 4.2013; anyhow, don’t mention about the EOS 6D upgrade with
the same function.
On the base, the rack pad is placed on the lens
axis with a bumping grille to offers a good grip for the quickly-removable
panel. And on the right side is a door under the grille that allow approaching
the battery compartment.
EOS 6D also has the ion Lithium LP-E6 battery
pack as EOS 5D Mark III, 60D and 7D, so no matter you upgrade from one of the
higher-end APS-C bodies or look for a 5D Mark III body you will also be able to
use the battery that you’ve already had. Under normal thermal condition, (according
to Canon opinion it’s a quite soothing 23oC) you will get 1090 photo
when the battery is full, which can be compared to 900 photos of 600D.
EOS
6D also has the ion Lithium LP-E6 battery
Those who are looking for longer battery
life have the options to adjust the BG-E13 battery slot which allows making a
second LP-E6 battery, which entails doubling the number of photos to more than 2,000.
The slot also provides control for easy-handling in navigating portrait shot as
well as the option of using AA battery, which may be a rescue if you’re
prepared with a 4-battery box and the camera bag for emergency case, or being
closed to a newspaper booth or a supermarket.
As all full frame DSLRs of Canon, 6D lacks
a built-in flash. The forthcoming desire of Canon to make 6D compelling to
upgraders in contrast with its attempt-to-be-compact, can lose both. The lack
of an auto flash in my opinion is an indisputable disadvantage, given that it’s
something that you can count on Nikon. The available flash of D600 may have no
gigantic power, it can add size and weight of the camera and make it less crude,
but it’s extremely useful for replacing and wireless-activating of other part
that is off the camera. While you can see the argument Canon about not
including a flash onto the full frame body previously, I’m definitely not sure
if it’s effective for the 6D. Though it lacks a built-in flash, 6D of course
has an ISO-standard hotshoe that you can put an external flash part on.
Screen and viewfinder
EOS 6D has 3in screen with the resolution
of 1040 pixels. The screen is 3:2 proportioned, which means that the entire
area for composing and review the stills with the black bar on the top and
bottom only when you switch to 16:9 filming mode. As all full frame Canon models,
the screen of 6D is fixed, if you’re planning to upgrade from a 60D you will
have to learn how to live without a rotating screen and if you’re waiting for a
backup body for 5D Mark III, you have to be familiar with a smaller frame
border. The articulation suffers more loss than reducing the size of the frame
border, but according to the compromise in price and weight advantage 6D offers,
I think it makes a wise one.
EOS
6D screen
The LCD screen of D600 is also fixed,
though at 3.2 inches, as of 5D Mark III, it’s a bit bigger. However, the screen
of D600 has the proportion of 4:3 and the 3:2 natural image area is on the top
with the black info strip below, so actually there’s an image area that is a
little smaller than the large screen having the proportion of 3:2 on EOS 6D.
When using, the screen is bright and
attractive with wide viewing angle. This is a situation, where screen with the
articulation become easy to use, but almost everyone surely seems to take
photos with the viewfinder rather than the screen, so it’s actually a problem
for the filmmaker rather than the stills photographers.
The EOS 6D viewfinder offers only 97% of
visibility, which is unusual for a modern full frame body, EOS 5D Mark III and
Nikon D600 (and D800) all provide 100% coverage. As said, the small perimeter
that makes you unable to see can’s create big differences in size and
brightness when compared to Nikon D600, I find out that the Canon viewfinder
has bigger edge and is a little brighter, but this difference is not enough to
ensure choosing this one instead of the other.
EOS
6D viewfinder
The viewfinder screen of EOS 6D is etched
with the 11 AF areas that will flash in red when they’re enabled. Unlike Nikon
D600 or EOS 5D Mark III, there’s no LCD grid overlay on-demand and the 6D see
the comeback to the interchangeable focusing screen of 5D Mark II. It’s a
step back in some aspects, especially when the grid overlay is considered as a
condition for a portrait and landscape photographer-oriented camera. As said,
with only 11 AF areas and a circle at the center, the provided screen is respectively
uncluttered, the screen is not expensive and packing them is a simple process.
Battery level, exposure info, exposure
compensation, ISO settings and dumping capacity are displayed under the viewing
area and a green point lights to confirm AF lock.
