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| Marketed | June 2012 |
| Original Price | Open price |
The Canon EOS Kiss X6i, successor to the EOS Kiss X5 (released in March of 2011), employs a nine-point, all cross type, AF sensor—a first for the EOS Kiss series—that, during viewfinder shooting, achieves excellent focusing results regardless of the image composition or subject pattern. Furthermore, the f/2.8 cross-type central point delivers even higher focus precision when shooting with a lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.8 or faster. During Live View shooting and movie recording, the camera delivers faster focusing performance compared with the previous model thanks to the newly developed Hybrid CMOS AF which, in addition to contrast-detection AF, includes phase-detection AF made possible through the CMOS sensor. When shooting with Live View, newly incorporated Continuous AF continually focuses on a subject for high-speed results, and when recording video, new Movie Servo AF tracks subjects for smooth focusing performance, even when shooting moving subjects. Furthermore, the X6i achieves especially quiet, smooth AF operation when coupled with the new EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM interchangeable lens (to be released in late June 2012), enabling users to effortlessly enjoy capturing EOS Movies.
Equipped with a newly developed approximately 18.0-megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor and the new DIGIC 5 image processor, which delivers approximately six times the processing power of the DIGIC 4, the Canon EOS Kiss X6i offers not only high image quality, but also high-speed continuous shooting of up to approximately 5 frames per second. Thanks to the incorporation of the newly developed CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5, the camera’s maximum standard ISO sensitivity has been expanded to ISO12800,* which can be extended to ISO25600, making possible high-quality images with reduced noise and image blur, even in dimly lit settings. Because high-sensitivity settings allow faster shutter speeds, users can curb hand-shake and subject blur during handheld shooting or when capturing moving subjects.
The EOS Kiss X6i’s 3.0-inch Vari-Angle Clear View LCD monitor, in addition to offering a wide range of movement to support shooting from a variety of angles, employs an electrostatic touch panel to allow users to select shooting settings and AF point with a simple touch of a finger, as well as magnify or reduce images during playback. The Handheld Night Scene Mode, newly included on the camera’s mode dial, enables the shooting of night scenes without a tripod by capturing four images in rapid succession using a fast shutter speed, which are then combined to produce beautiful results with minimal blur. The mode dial also newly incorporates an HDR (High Dynamic Range) Backlight Control Mode setting, which captures three images in rapid succession—one underexposed, one with normal exposure and one overexposed—and overlays them to create a natural-looking image with minimal loss of detail in bright or dark areas of a picture, even in backlit shooting conditions.
*Maximum standard ISO sensitivity during video recording is ISO6400
| Type | |
| Type | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash |
| Recording media | SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card * Compatible with UHS-I |
| Image sensor size | Approx. 22.3 x 14.9 mm |
| Compatible lenses | Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses) (35 mm-equivalent focal length is approx. 1.6 times the lens focal length) |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF mount |
| Image Sensor | |
| Type | CMOS sensor |
| Effective pixels | Approx. 18.00 megapixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 |
| Dust delete feature | Auto, Manual, Dust Delete Data appending |
| Recording System | |
| Recording format | Design rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0 |
| Image type | JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original) RAW+JPEG Large simultaneous recording possible |
| Recorded pixels |
L (Large) : Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456) M (Medium) : Approx. 8.00 megapixels (3456 x 2304) S1 (Small 1) : Approx. 4.50 megapixels (2592 x 1728) S2 (Small 2) : Approx. 2.50 megapixels (1920 x 1280) S3 (Small 3) : Approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480) RAW : Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456) |
| Image Processing During Shooting | |
| Picture Style | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 – 3 |
| Basic+ | Ambience-based shots, Light/scene-based shots |
| White balance |
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom White balance correction and white balance bracketing features provided * Flash color temperature information transmission enabled |
| Noise reduction | Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots |
| Automatic image brightness correction |
Auto Lighting Optimizer |
| Highlight tone priority | Provided |
| Lens aberration correction | Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | Eye-level pentamirror |
| Coverage | Vertical/Horizontal approx. 95% (with Eye point approx. 19 mm) |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.85x (-1 m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eye Point | Approx. 19 mm (from the eyepiece lens center at -1m-1) |
| Built-in dioptric adjustment | Approx. -3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt) |
| Focusing screen | Fixed, Precision Matte |
| Mirror | Quick-return type |
| Depth-of-field preview | Provided |
| Autofocus | |
| Type | TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection |
| AF points | Nine cross-type AF points (Cross-type AF sensitive to f/2.8 with center AF point) |
| Focusing brightness range | EV -0.5 – 18 (at 23°C/73°F, ISO 100) |
| AF operation | One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF |
| AF-assist beam | Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash |
| Exposure Control | |
| Metering modes |
63-zone TTL full-aperture metering • Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) • Partial metering (approx. 9% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 4% of viewfinder at center) • Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering Range | EV 1 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.8 lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure control | Program AE (Scene Intelligent Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control,Program), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure |
| ISO speed:(Recommended exposure index) |
Basic Zone modes*: ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically * Portrait: ISO 100, Handheld Night Scene: ISO 100 – 12800 set automatically Creative Zone modes: ISO 100 – 12800 set manually (whole-stop increments), ISO 100 – 6400 set
automatically, maximum ISO speed settable for ISO Auto, or ISO expansion to "H" (equivalent to ISO 25600) |
| Exposure compensation |
Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments AEB: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (Can be combined with manual exposure compensation) |
| AE lock | Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual: With AE lock button |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speeds |
1/4000 sec. to 1/60 sec. (Scene Intelligent Auto mode), X-sync at 1/200 sec. * With a wide-angle lens, the shutter speed may be 1/60 sec. or slower. |
| Flash | |
| Built-in flash |
Retractable, auto pop-up flash Guide No.: Approx. 13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet) Flash coverage: Approx. 17mm lens angle of view Recycling time approx. 3 sec. Wireless master function provided |
| External flash | EX-series Speedlite (Flash functions settable with the camera) |
| Flash metering | E-TTL II autoflash |
| Flash exposure compensation | ±2 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments |
| FE lock | Provided |
| PC terminal | None |
| Drive System | |
| Drive mode | Single shooting, continuous shooting, self-timer with 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay and 10-sec. delay with continuous shooting |
| Continuous shooting speed | Max. approx. 5 shots/sec. |
| Max. burst (Approx.) |
JPEG Large/Fine: 22 (30) shots RAW: 6 (6) shots RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: 3 (3) shots * Figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and "Standard" Picture Style) using an 8 GB card. |
| Live View Shooting | |
| Aspect ratio settings | 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 |
| Focusing |
Hybrid CMOS AF System* (Face+Tracking, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single), Phase-difference detection (Quick mode) Manual focusing (approx. 5x / 10x magnification possible) * Focusing brightness range: EV 1 – 18 (at 23°C/73°F, ISO 100) |
| Continuous AF | Provided |
| Touch shutter | Provided |
| Metering modes |
Real-time metering with image sensor Evaluative metering (315 zones), Partial metering(approx. 8.8% of Live View screen), Spot metering(approx. 2.8% of Live View screen), Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering range | EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Grid display | Two types |
| Movie Shooting | |
| Movie compression | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Variable (average) bit rate |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM |
| Recording format | MOV |
| Recording size and frame rate |
1920×1080 (Full HD): 30p/25p/24p 1280×720 (HD) : 60p/50p 640×480 (SD) : 30p/25p * 30p: 29.97 fps, 25p: 25.00 fps, 24p: 23.976 fps, 60p: 59.94 fps, 50p: 50.00 fps |
| File size |
1920×1080 (30p/25p/24p): Approx. 330 MB/min. 1280×720 (60p/50p) : Approx. 330 MB/min. 640×480 (30p/25p) : Approx. 82.5 MB/min. |
| Focusing |
Hybrid CMOS AF System* (Face+Tracking, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single) Manual focusing (approx. 5x / 10x magnification possible) * Focusing brightness range: EV 1 – 18 (at 23°C/73°F, ISO 100) |
| Metering modes |
Center-weighted average and evaluative metering with the image sensor * Automatically set by the focusing mode |
| Servo AF | Provided |
| Metering range | EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure control | Program AE for movies and manual exposure |
| Exposure compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments (Still photos: ±5 stops) |
| ISO speed (Recommended exposure index) |
With auto-exposure shooting: ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically With manual exposure: ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically/manually, expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 12800) |
| Video snapshots | Settable to 2 sec./4 sec./8 sec. |
| Sound recording |
Built-in stereo microphone External stereo microphone terminal provided Sound recording level adjustable, wind filter provided, attenuator provided |
| Grid display | Two types |
| LCD Monitor | |
| Type | TFT color liquid-crystal monitor |
| Monitor size and dots | Wide, 7.7 cm (3.0-in.) (3:2) with approx. 1.04 million dots |
| Angle adjustment | Possible |
| Brightness adjustment | Manual (7 levels) |
| Touch screen technology | Capacitive sensing |
| Feature guide | Displayable |
| Playback | |
| Image display formats | Single-image display, Single-image + Info display (Basic info, shooting info, histogram), 4-image index, 9-image index, image rotate possible |
| Zoom magnification | Approx. 1.5x – 10x |
| Highlight alert | Overexposed highlights blink |
| Image browsing methods | Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by rating |
| Image rotate | Possible |
| Ratings | Provided |
| Movie playback | Enabled (LCD monitor, video/audio OUT, HDMI OUT) Built-in speaker |
| Image protect | Possible |
| Slide show |
All images, by date, by folder, movies, stills, or by rating Five transition effects selectable |
| Background music: | Selectable for slide shows and movie playback |
| Post-Processing of Images | |
| Creative filters | Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect |
| Resize | Possible |
| Direct Printing | |
| Compatible printers | PictBridge-compatible printers |
| Printable images | JPEG and RAW images |
| Print ordering | DPOF Version 1.1 compatible |
| Custom Functions | |
| Custom Functions | 8 |
| My Menu registration | Possible |
| Copyright information | Entry and inclusion possible |
| Interface | |
| Audio/video OUT/Digital terminal |
Analog video (compatible with NTSC/PAL)/stereo audio output Personal computer communication and direct printing(Hi-Speed USB equivalent), GPS Receiver GP-E2 connection |
| HDMI mini OUT terminal | Type C (auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible |
| External microphone IN terminal |
3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack |
| Remote control terminal | For Remote Switch RS-60E3 |
| Wireless remote control | Remote Controller RC-6 |
| Eye-Fi card | Compatible |
| Power | |
| Battery |
Battery Pack LP-E8 (Quantity 1) * AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E8 |
| Battery life (Based on CIPA testing standards) |
With viewfinder shooting: Approx. 440 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 400 shots at 0°C/32°F With Live View shooting: Approx. 180 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 150 shots at 0°C/32°F |
| Movie shooting time |
Approx. 1 hr. 40 min. at 23°C/73°F Approx. 1 hr. 20 min. at 0°C/32°F (with a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E8) |
| Dimensions and Weight | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 133.1 x 99.8 x 78.8 mm / 5.2 x 3.9 x 3.1 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 575 g / 20.3 oz. (CIPA Guidelines), Approx. 520 g / 18.3 oz. (Body only) |
| Operation Environment | |
| Working temperature range | 0°C – 40°C / 32°F – 104°F |
| Working humidity | 85% or less |