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Nikon Z5IICvsCanon EOS R6 Mark IIIvsCanon EOS R5 Mark IIvsCanon EOS R8
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Nikon6of 24 specs better - ×
Canon9of 24 specs better - MOST WINS×
Canon12of 24 specs better - ×
Canon5of 24 specs better
Biggest differences
4K max frame rate (full width)
Canon EOS R6 Mark III leads
4×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC30 fps
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III120 fps
- Canon EOS R5 Mark II59.94 fps
- Canon EOS R860 fps
Memory card slots
Canon EOS R6 Mark III & Canon EOS R5 Mark II tie for the lead
2×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC1 slots
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III2 slots
- Canon EOS R5 Mark II2 slots
- Canon EOS R81 slots
Launch price
Nikon Z5IIC leads
2×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC1,399.95 USD
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III2,799 USD
- Canon EOS R5 Mark IINot published
- Canon EOS R8Not published
Effective pixels
Canon EOS R5 Mark II leads
+86%
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC24.5 MP
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III32.5 MP
- Canon EOS R5 Mark II45 MP
- Canon EOS R824.2 MP
Where each one wins
Nikon Z5IIC
- Launch price
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Height
Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder magnification
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
- Effective pixels
- In-body image stabilization
- Sensor type
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Max video resolution
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R8
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Weight
- Width
- Depth
What all 4 have
- Sensor formatFull-frame
- Video bit depth10 bit
- Log profile support✓
- Screen articulationFully articulated
- Weather sealingDust and drip resistant
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Minimum operating temperature0 °C
- Headphone port✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2026-10
- 2025-11
- 2024-08
- Not published
Launch price
- 1,399.95 USD
- 2,799 USD
- Not published
- Not published
Lens mount
- Nikon Z
- Canon RF
- Canon RF
- Canon RF
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Not published
- No
- Not published
- No
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.5 MP
- 32.5 MP
- 45 MP
- 24.2 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
Native ISO maximum
- 64,000 ISO1
- 64,000 ISO
- Not published
- 102,400 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- 13.2 ms
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:94
- 3:2
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 14 fps5
- 12 fps
- 12 fps
- 6 fps
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 30 fps6
- 40 fps
- 30 fps
- 40 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4,000 1/s7
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, airplane, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle11
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 7K12
- 8K
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 60 fps13
- 119.9 fps
- —
- 60 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC
- HEVC, ProRes RAW, Cinema RAW Light, XF-AVC14
- H.264, HEVC
Raw video recording
- Internal
- Internal
- Internal
- None
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- 15 stops17
- Not published
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 0 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 5.76 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- Not published
- 0.76 x
- 0.76 x
- 0.7 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
- Not published
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 1.04 M dots
- 1.6 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.62 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant20
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
Weight
- 620 g21
- 699 g
- 746 g
- 461 g
Width
- 134 mm
- 138.4 mm
- 138.5 mm
- 132.5 mm
Height
- 80.5 mm
- 98.4 mm
- 101.2 mm
- 86.1 mm
Depth
- 72 mm
- 88.4 mm
- 93.5 mm
- 70 mm
USB charging & power delivery
- Yes
- Yes22
- Yes
- Yes
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes23
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Micro
Notes on 23 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Nikon Z5IIC, Native ISO maximum: Expanded settings reach ISO 204800 (Hi 1.7); 64000 is the highest standard/native value.
- 2Nikon Z5IIC, In-body image stabilization: CIPA 2024 standard: up to 7.5 stops at the frame center, 6.0 stops at the periphery.
- 3Canon EOS R6 Mark III, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is Canon's best-case center rating with certain RF lenses; peripheral and other lenses see less, down to 7.5 stops.
- 4Nikon Z5IIC, Aspect ratios: Native FX (36 x 24) stills are 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are selectable in-camera image areas.
- 5Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Spec table: extended burst is approx. 14 fps (15 fps with silent mode); rates apply to non-RAW quality.
- 6Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (electronic): C30 is fixed at JPEG [L]/NORMAL; Nikon advises use of a recommended card.
- 7Nikon Z5IIC, Max mechanical shutter speed: The 1/8000 s figure is the overall shutter-speed range; the fastest mechanical speed is 1/4000 s.
- 8Nikon Z5IIC, Pre-burst capture duration: In High-Speed Frame Capture +, Pre-Release Capture is fixed at JPEG [L] NORMAL.
- 9Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Pre-burst capture duration: Works only in the 40 fps electronic-shutter mode; Canon states it as up to 20 frames.
- 10Canon EOS R5 Mark II, Pre-burst capture duration: Up to 15 shots can be buffered before you fully press the shutter, which is about half a second at 30 fps.
- 11Canon EOS R6 Mark III, AF subject detection: Car detection is tuned for racing cars, per Canon.
- 12Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Max video resolution: 7K is available only in RAW Video mode; standard MP4 recording tops out at 4K.
- 13Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate: 4K/60p is recorded in a DX (APS-C) crop.
- 14Canon EOS R5 Mark II, Video codecs: Internal codecs are XF-HEVC S, XF-AVC S and H.264 MP4; ProRes RAW is recorded via HDMI to an external recorder.
- 15Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K/60p uses a DX (APS-C) crop, so full-width 4K recording tops out at 30p.
- 16Canon EOS R6 Mark III, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 120p uses the full width but is not oversampled; oversampled 4K tops out at 60p.
- 17Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Video dynamic range (log): Canon's claim of 15+ stops in its Canon Log profiles, not a lab measurement.
- 18Nikon Z5IIC, Battery life: Approx. 390 shots per charge with [Energy saving (photo mode)] set to ON.
- 19Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Battery life: 620 shots is CIPA's rating using the rear LCD (not the viewfinder) at 23°C; real-world results vary.
- 20Nikon Z5IIC, Weather sealing: Complete dust- and drip-resistant performance is not guaranteed in all situations or conditions.
- 21Nikon Z5IIC, Weight: 620 g is with battery and memory card; the body alone weighs approx. 538 g.
- 22Canon EOS R6 Mark III, USB charging & power delivery: USB-C charging and power need a capable USB-PD source such as Canon's PD-E2; not every power bank works.
- 23Nikon Z5IIC, Headphone port: Shared 3.5 mm output doubles as remote release; set its function to headphones for monitoring.
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