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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Portability
    2. Build Quality
    3. Body
    4. In The Box
    5. Ergonomics & Comfort
    6. Viewfinder
    7. Screen
    8. Menu System
    9. Built-In Lens
    10. Sensor
    11. Battery
  5. Photo General
    1. Photo Shooting Speed
    2. Photo AF-C Tracking
    3. Photo AF-C Center Point
    4. Photo Image Stabilization
  6. Photo Image Quality
    1. Photo RAW Dynamic Range
    2. Photo RAW Sharpness
    3. Photo RAW Noise
  7. Pictures Sample Gallery
    1. The Skate Park Picture
    2. The Polish Church Picture
    3. The Studio Picture
    4. The Stairway Picture
  8. Video General
    1. Video Features
    2. Audio
    3. Video File Format And Compression
  9. 4k Video
    1. 4k Video Frame Rate
    2. 4k Video Internal Recording
    3. 4k Video Autofocus Performance
    4. 4k Video Quality
    5. 4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  10. Full HD Video
    1. FHD Video Frame Rate
    2. FHD Video Internal Recording
    3. FHD Video Autofocus Performance
    4. FHD Video Quality
    5. FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  11. Storage And Connectivity
    1. Storage
    2. Inputs / Outputs
  12. Comments

Canon EOS R6 vs OM SYSTEM OM-1

Side-by-Side Comparison

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Canon EOS R6
OM SYSTEM OM-1

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Canon EOS R6 Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Picture

Variants

  • EOS R6 (Black (Body Only))
  • EOS R6 (Black w/ RF24-105mm F4-7.1 is STM lens)
  • OM-1 (Black (Body Only))
  • OM-1 (Black W/ 12-40mm lens)

Our Verdict

Canon EOS R6

OM SYSTEM OM-1

The Canon EOS R6 is better overall than the OM SYSTEM OM-1, but they use different-sized sensors and fill different niches. The R6 is the way to go if you're after full-frame image quality and better autofocus performance, while the OM-1 is a more compact camera system, with more portable lenses and a relatively small, more rugged body.

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Main Differences for
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Threshold 

0.10

Travel Photography 

7.8
7.8

Portability 
 

3.6
4.5

Battery 
 

8.0
9.4

Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

8.7
6.0

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/8 s
1/5 s

Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

9.5
8.5

Full Comparison

Design

Portability 
 

3.6
4.5

Portability Picture  

Canon EOS R6 Portability Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Portability Picture

Height 
 

3.9" (10.0 cm)
3.6" (9.2 cm)

Width 
 

5.4" (13.8 cm)
5.4" (13.8 cm)

Depth 
 

3.5" (8.8 cm)
3.1" (7.9 cm)

Volume 
 

74.1 in³ (1,214.4 cm³)
61.2 in³ (1,003.0 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.52 lbs (0.69 kg)
1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.5

Build Quality Picture  

Canon EOS R6 Build Quality Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Build Quality Picture
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Body  

Body Picture  

Canon EOS R6 Body Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Body Picture

Body Type 
 

SLR-Style
SLR-Style

Water Resistance 
 

Weather-Sealed
Weather-Sealed

Mirrorless 
 

Yes
Yes

Rugged 
 

No
No

Hot Shoe 
 

Yes
Yes

Customizable Button 
 

Yes
Yes

Command Dial 
 

3
2

Tripod Mount 
 

Yes
Yes

Lens Mount 
 

RF Mount
Micro Four Thirds

Built-In Flash 
 

No
No (accessory included)

Fastest Shutter Speed 
 

1/8,000 s
1/8,000 s

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Canon EOS R6 In The Box Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 In The Box Picture
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Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

9.5
8.5

Hand Grip Picture  

Canon EOS R6 Hand Grip Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Hand Grip Picture

Hand Grip: Small Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Medium Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes
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Viewfinder 
 

EVF Menu Picture  

Canon EOS R6 EVF Menu Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 EVF Menu Picture

Viewfinder Type 
 

Electronic
Electronic

Advertised Coverage 
 

100%
100%

Advertised Resolution 
 

2.36 million dots
5.76 million dots

Advertised Magnification 
 

0.76
1.65
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Screen 
 

9.1
8.8

Screen Picture  

Canon EOS R6 Screen Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Screen Picture

Screen Articulation Type 
 

Fully-Articulated
Fully-Articulated

Screen Max Brightness 
 

563 cd/m²
666 cd/m²

Advertised Resolution 
 

1.62 million dots
1.62 million dots

Size 
 

3.0" (7.7 cm)
3.0" (7.6 cm)

Touchscreen 
 

Yes
Limited
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Menu System 
 

9.0
8.5

Screen Menu Picture  

Canon EOS R6 Screen Menu Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Screen Menu Picture

Guide Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

App Name 
 

Canon Camera Connect
OM Image Share
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Built-In Lens 
 

0.0
0.0

Aperture Vs Focal Length  

Canon EOS R6 Aperture Vs Focal Length
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Aperture Vs Focal Length

Maximum Aperture 
 

No built-in lens
No built-in lens

Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

N/A
N/A

Minimum Focal Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Maximum Focal Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

N/A
N/A

Optical Image Stabilization 
 

No
No

Light Falloff Picture  

Canon EOS R6 Light Falloff Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Light Falloff Picture

Luminance 
 

N/A
N/A

Light Falloff 
 

N/A
N/A

Sensor 
 

Sensor Type 
 

CMOS
Stacked BSI CMOS

Advertised Effective Pixels 
 

20.1 MP
20.37 MP

Processor 
 

DIGIC X
TruePic X

Sensor Size 
 

Full Frame
4/3 (MFT)

Extended ISO Minimum 
 

50
80

Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO) 
 

100
200

Native ISO Maximum 
 

102,400
25,600

Tested Firmware 
 

Ver. 1.5.2
1.4

Battery 
 

8.0
9.4

Battery Type 
 

Canon LP-E6NH
OM System BLX-1

USB Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Delivery While Recording 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Battery Life In Photo 
 

N/A
520 photos

Tested Battery Life In Video 
 

96 min
191 min
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Photo General

Photo Shooting Speed 
 

7.2
6.1

Low Speed Continuous 
 

3 fps
1 fps

High Speed Continuous 
 

11 fps
10 fps

Silent Shooting Continuous 
 

18 fps
120 fps

Raw Buffer Size 
 

255 Photos
132 Photos

JPEG Buffer Size 
 

10,000 Photos
10,000 Photos

Buffer Empty Time 
 

18 s
37 s
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Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

8.7
6.0

Autofocus Tracking Shots  

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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01
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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

77%
46%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

97%
65%
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Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

9.7
9.3

Autofocus Center Point Shots  

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Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
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Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

96%
89%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

100%
100%
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Photo Image Stabilization 
 

8.3
9.0

Stabilization Slideshow  

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/8 s
1/5 s

In-Body Image Stabilization 
 

Yes
Yes
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Photo Image Quality

Photo RAW Dynamic Range 
 

9.1
7.8

Dynamic Range Scene  

Canon EOS R6 Dynamic Range Scene
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Dynamic Range Scene

Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

11.5 f-stops
10.2 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time 
 

9.8 f-stops
7.8 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time 
 

8.0 f-stops
6.4 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time 
 

7.4 f-stops
6.1 f-stops
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Photo RAW Sharpness 
 

7.9
7.4

Sharpness Scene Crop  

Canon EOS R6 Sharpness Scene Crop
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Sharpness Scene Crop

MTF Graph  

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Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,781 LW/PH
1,630 LW/PH

Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,739 LW/PH
1,609 LW/PH
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Photo RAW Noise 
 

8.1
6.9

Noise Scene Crop  

Canon EOS R6 Noise Scene Crop
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Noise Scene Crop

Noise Vs Exposure Time  

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SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms) 
 

34.3dB
33.6dB

SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms) 
 

32.9 dB
30.1 dB

SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms) 
 

29.7 dB
25.0 dB

SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms) 
 

24.6dB
19.2dB
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Pictures Sample Gallery

The Skate Park Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Skate Park   

Canon EOS R6 Sample Gallery - Skate Park
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Sample Gallery - Skate Park

JPEG Skate Park Picture  

RAW Skate Park Picture  

The Polish Church Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Church  

Canon EOS R6 Sample Gallery - Church
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Sample Gallery - Church

JPEG Polish Church Picture  

RAW Polish Church Picture  

The Studio Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Studio  

Canon EOS R6 Sample Gallery - Studio
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Sample Gallery - Studio

JPEG Studio Picture  

RAW Studio Picture  

The Stairway Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Stairway  

Canon EOS R6 Sample Gallery - Stairway
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Sample Gallery - Stairway

JPEG Stairway Picture  

RAW Stairway Picture  

Video General

Video Features  

Full HD Video 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

6k Video 
 

No
No

Clean HDMI Output 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI 
 

10 bits
12 bits

Log Picture Profile 
 

Yes
Yes

Recording Light  
 

No
No
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Audio  

Audio Test Sample 
 

Audio Recording 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Microphone Level Display 
 

Yes
Yes

Video File Format And Compression  

MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
No

MP4 H.265 / HEVC 
 

Yes
No

MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
Yes

MOV H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
Yes

AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
No

All-I Compression 
 

Yes
Yes
4k Video

4k Video Frame Rate 
 

6.9
9.5

240 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

120 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

60 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
Yes

30 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
Yes

24 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
Yes

4k Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1.07 x
1 x
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4k Video Internal Recording 
 

7.8
9.2

Bitrate Maximum In 4k 
 

240 Mbps
201 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In 4k 
 

120 Mbps
98 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In 4k 
 

4:2:2
4:2:0

Bit Depth In 4k 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit

Record Time Limit In 4k 
 

30 min
N/A

Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k 
 

4
0
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4k Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.0
7.9

4k Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In 4k 
 

8.3
7.5

4k Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In 4k 
 

9.4
7.5

Face Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes
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4k Video Quality 
 

8.5
8.3

4k Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In 4k  

8.0
8.0

4k Test Scene Extract  

Canon EOS R6 4k Test Scene Extract
OM SYSTEM OM-1 4k Test Scene Extract

Test Scene Extract In 4k  

8.9
8.5
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4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

4.9
8.3

Rolling Shutter Video in 4k  

4k Rolling Shutter 
 

8.3°
1.9°
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Full HD Video

FHD Video Frame Rate 
 

9.5
10

240 fps In FHD 
 

No
Yes

120 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

60 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

30 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

FHD Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1 x
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FHD Video Internal Recording 
 

9.2
9.0

Bitrate Maximum In FHD 
 

90 Mbps
49 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In FHD 
 

30 Mbps
24 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In FHD 
 

4:2:2
4:2:0

Bit Depth In FHD 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit

Record Time Limit in FHD 
 

30 min
N/A
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FHD Video Autofocus Performance 
 

8.9
7.9

Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In FHD 
 

8.3
7.5

FHD Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In FHD 
 

9.1
7.5

Face Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes
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FHD Video Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

FHD Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In FHD  

8.0
7.5

FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD  

Canon EOS R6 FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD
OM SYSTEM OM-1 FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD

Test Scene Extract In FHD  

8.0
7.5
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FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

8.0
8.7

Rolling Shutter Video in FHD  

FHD Rolling Shutter 
 

2.3°
1.4°
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Storage And Connectivity

Storage  

Card Slot Picture  

Canon EOS R6 Card Slot Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Card Slot Picture

Card 1 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-II
SD Card UHS-II

Card 2 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-II
SD Card UHS-II
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Inputs / Outputs 
 

9.5
9.5

Input Picture  

Canon EOS R6 Input Picture
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Input Picture

USB 
 

USB-C
USB-C

HDMI 
 

Micro (Type D)
Micro (Type D)

Headphones 
 

Yes
Yes

Microphone 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes
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