Canon EOS 6D vs. Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 6D and Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Canon EOS 6D vs. Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R lens
Height 11.05 cm 6.37 cm
Width 14.45 cm 11.05 cm
Depth 7.12 cm 3.82 cm
Weight 0.68 kg 279 g
Body Material Polycarbonate, magnesium alloy Metal
Enclosure Colour - Silver | White
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom - 2x
Optical Zoom - 3x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 20,600,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 16,050,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Image Processor DIGIC 5+ TruePic VI
LENS Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 II R - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Micro Four Thirds
Features - Aspherical lens, MSC technology
FOCUSING Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 35
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 97% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Native ISO 100-25600 -
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600 ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (8%), spot (3.5%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, Document, high key, night scene with portrait, underwater macro, underwater wide, low key, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Monotone, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, Muted, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, Key Line
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled -
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Camera Flash - Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 7
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
External Flash Name - Olympus FL-LM1
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 3648 x 2432
RAW 2736 x 1824
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.3 MB
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 13Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-5 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLS-5 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1090 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 980 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 220 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 190 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 360 shots (IS on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features DLNA, remote control via Android devices, remote control via IPhone, remote live view -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
Remote control
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Accessory port
FEATURES Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 3.6 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR post-processing
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, face detection, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Constant AF Live View, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), Lens Distortion Correction Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, face detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, FlashAir Card Ready
OTHERS Canon EOS 6D Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, audio / video cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, camera grip, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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