The Canon EOS R6 V has hit the Vietnamese market, bringing 7K Open Gate video and the new RF20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ power zoom lens along for the ride.

The "Mini C50": Canon EOS R6 V

The Canon EOS R6 V mirrorless camera, part of the video-centric V-Series, has officially touched down in Vietnam hot on the heels of its global debut. Essentially a scaled-down version of the C50 cinema camera, the EOS R6 V arrives with a highly aggressive price tag: 56,999,000 VND for the body alone. That's a massive bargain compared to its $2,499 (approx. 64 million VND) MSRP in the US or 363,000 JPY in Japan. At this price point, Canon Vietnam is making a ruthless play for digital content creators, making the R6 V a fiercely competitive option.

Hardware-wise, Canon gutted the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and mechanical shutter found on the original R6 Mark III. That newly freed physical real estate is now wholly dedicated to a 32.5 MP full-frame sensor and a robust active cooling system. Thanks to a clever centrifugal fan design, the R6 V can shoot 4K continuously without overheating and can even sustain over 120 minutes of data-heavy 60p RAW recording. Still photography isn't completely dead in the water, though - it can fire off 40 fps bursts via the electronic shutter, ensuring absolute silence for strict shooting environments.

7K Open Gate and connectivity

The R6 V's real ace in the hole at this price bracket is its 7K Open Gate (full-sensor readout) capability. Untethered from traditional 16:9 constraints, the R6 V utilizes 100% of the sensor area to spit out massive 6960 x 4640 resolution files in a 3:2 aspect ratio at 30p. This Open Gate approach champions a "shoot once, use everywhere" philosophy. You can freely crop into a 9:16 vertical format tailored for TikTok, a 1:1 square for Instagram, or a standard 16:9 crop without sacrificing your field of view or pixel density. If you need maximum latitude for color grading, you can bump it up to 12-bit 7K 60p internal RAW (17:9), giving you the dynamic range to smoothly recover blown highlights or lift crushed shadows.

To handle that 7K Open Gate data rate, the R6 V body features dual asymmetrical card slots: one CFexpress Type B (2.0) and one standard SDXC UHS-II. This setup is a godsend for proxy workflows, allowing the camera to write heavy RAW files directly to the CFexpress card while simultaneously saving low-bitrate compressed proxies to the SD card for smooth editing on mid-range laptops. Additionally, you get a full-size HDMI Type-A port for outputting ProRes RAW directly to an Atomos external recorder, plus a 10 Gbps USB-C port that lets you use the R6 V as a 4K 60p plug-and-play livestreaming webcam - no capture card required.

Native vertical mounting and IBIS

With vertical video dominating social media, Canon smartly drilled a standard 1/4-inch tripod thread directly into the right-hand grip. This incredibly practical design means you can mount the chassis sideways onto a gimbal without needing a clunky L-bracket, keeping the payload perfectly balanced over the roll axis motor. The UI also automatically rotates all on-screen parameters on the 3.0-inch display the second you flip the camera vertically, making the shooting experience feel natural and fluid.

Under the hood, the EOS R6 V packs Canon's Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, working in tandem with a 5-axis In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS) system. The AI-driven autofocus locks onto eyes, faces and vehicles with blazing speed and accuracy, requiring zero manual intervention. When paired with compatible IS-equipped RF lenses, the system can deliver up to 8.0 stops of combined shake reduction.

The RF20-50mm F4 L PZ lens and ecosystem

Launching alongside the EOS R6 V is the RF20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ lens, retailing at 41,980,000 VND. This full-frame RF mount glass features a Power Zoom mechanism driven by three whisper-quiet Nano USM motors, ensuring high-performance and hyper-accurate focal length transitions. The standout feature here is its internal zoom design - whether you're at the 20mm wide end or punched in at 50mm, the physical length of the lens barrel never changes. Gimbal operators love this setup because it completely eliminates center-of-gravity shifts, letting you zoom freely without stressing the gimbal motors, all while strictly mitigating annoying focus breathing.

To better support solo creators, Canon also rolled out the HG-200TBR mini tripod grip (3,440,000 VND) and the BR-E2 Bluetooth remote (1,610,000 VND). This compact remote can seamlessly switch connections between multiple R-series cameras on set without needing to unpair and it allows for smooth, wireless control of the power zoom from up to 5 meters away.

By setting such an aggressive - borderline predatory - local price (especially while rivals like Sony's A7 IV or A7R V are seeing price bumps), the EOS R6 V is locking its sights on three core demographics: solo independent filmmakers, multi-platform livestreamers and run-and-gun documentary shooters. By ditching the EVF, slapping in a cooling fan and optimizing the chassis for vertical shooting, Canon is confidently shedding its traditional still-photography baggage and going all-in on redefining the modern video production workflow.