Explain the D6's video bit depth for me please

[DPStewart]

Hello all,

I am a Panasonic shooter but I have an upcoming shoot that will be done on a late 2013 version Canon 6D.
I am having THE HARDEST time finding solid info on the following:
1. What is the internal card bit-depth that the D6 records in Full HD at 24 frames - is it 8-bit 4:2:0, or 8-bit 4:2:2?
2. What is the HDMI output for external recording - i.e. what exactly is the bit-depth? Full 10-bit 4:2:2? or something else?

Thanks VERY much my Canon friends! (Yeah, I realize I got the model number backwards in the title! Doh!)

~Dane

 

[DPStewart]

Yikes!
I really can't find this data anywhere... Not even on the Magic Lantern main site.
I've done a few Google searches in my day and it almost seems like either no one knows the data mentioned above or they don't want it to be known.
Aww...I'm just griping out of frustration - but I found this data for Panasonic and Sony cameras like this in about 20 seconds....I'm confused.
Anyway...I still hope someone can help.

~Thanks!

 

[cpc]

In camera video is 8-bit 4:2:0. HDMI is most certainly 8-bit, don't know if 4:2:2 or 4:2:0, but I'd bet on the latter.

 

[DPStewart]

I kinda figured the in-camera was 8-bit 4:2:0..... I thought I saw a blip that there was a frimware update in 2013 that added "uncompressed HDMI output" but the bit-depth spec seems to be some kind of big secret.

Anyone have a data sheet that actually spells it out?