To be fair, the 6D can use phase-detection focusing in Live View when it’s set to Quick mode, but this interrupts the Live View feed by flipping the mirror down so that the standard AF sensor can com into play. This type of focusing is faster and more decisive than the contrast-detection focusing available with the 6D in Live View mode. That’s because the 5D Mark IV has a Dual Pixel AF sensor design, which means all of the pixels on the sensor have two photo diodes and they can act as phase detection sensors. The performance of the autofocus system in Live View mode is significantly better with the Canon 5D Mark IV than with the 6D. Canon EOS 6D: Contrast detection or phase detection in Quick Mode.Canon EOS 5D Mark IV: Dual Pixel AF (phase detection).So while the 6D is capable of shooting sport, action and wildlife, the 5D Mark IV’s AF system is more assured with the wider spread of points meaning that you’re less likely to need to focus and recompose or crop the shot post-capture to get the composition you want. With 50 more AF points, the 5D Mark IV is better at detecting a subject than the 6D and it’s better at tracking it around the frame.Ĭross-type points are also more sensitive than the regular linear type, which again gives the 5D IV an advantage. Canon EOS 6D: 11 points, f/5.6 cross type at the centre, extra sensitive at f/2.8.Canon EOS 5D Mark IV: 61 points, 41 cross-type AF points including 5 dual cross type at f/2.8 and 21 cross-type AF points at f/8.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Viewfinder AF system That means that you can create much larger images and make bigger prints, or you can make more significant crops without losing detail in comparison with the 6D.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV: 30.4 full-frame CMOSīoth cameras have a full-frame sensor that measures 24x36mm, however, the 5D Mark IV’s resolution is almost 10Mp greater, approximately 50% higher than the 6D’s.

In this post, we’ll take a look at the key differences between the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS 6D to help you decide whether to make the jump. It’s proved a faithful servant to many, but if your camera is starting to show its age, or if you feel you have outgrown it, you may be considering upgrading to the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. The Canon EOS 6D was introduced in February 2013 and it was hit with photographers looking to step-up from an APS-C format camera to a full-frame DSLR.

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