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Biggest differences
Launch price
Nikon Z5IIC leads
3.93×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC1,399.95 USD
- Canon EOS R5 Mark IINot published
- Nikon Z6III2,499.95 USD
- Nikon Z95,500 USD
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Nikon Z6III leads
3×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC30 fps
- Canon EOS R5 Mark II30 fps
- Nikon Z6III60 fps
- Nikon Z920 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
Nikon Z9 leads
8×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC4,000 1/s
- Canon EOS R5 Mark II8,000 1/s
- Nikon Z6III8,000 1/s
- Nikon Z932,000 1/s
Weight
Nikon Z5IIC leads
2.16×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC620 g
- Canon EOS R5 Mark II746 g
- Nikon Z6III760 g
- Nikon Z91,340 g
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon Z6III
- ?
- ?
- ✓
- ✕
Where each one wins
Nikon Z5IIC
- Launch price
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Screen articulation
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
- In-body image stabilization
- Sensor type
- Max video resolution
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z6III
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Pre-burst capture duration
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Minimum operating temperature
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z9
- Effective pixels
- Sensor type
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- Viewfinder magnification
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Minimum operating temperature
- HDMI port type
What all 4 have
- Sensor formatFull-frame
- Raw video recordingInternal
- Video bit depth10 bit
- Log profile support✓
- Weather sealingDust and drip resistant
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Headphone port✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2026-10
- 2024-08
- 2024-06
- 2021-12
Launch price
- 1,399.95 USD
- Not published
- 2,499.95 USD
- 5,500 USD
Lens mount
- Nikon Z
- Canon RF
- Nikon Z
- Nikon Z
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Not published
- Not published
- Yes1
- No
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.5 MP
- 45 MP
- 24.5 MP
- 45.7 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
Native ISO maximum
- 64,000 ISO2
- Not published
- 64,000 ISO
- 25,600 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- 14.3 ms
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:96
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
- —
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 14 fps7
- 12 fps
- 14 fps
- Not published
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4,000 1/s10
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 32,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, airplane, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 8K
- 6K
- 8K
4K max frame rate
- 60 fps15
- —
- 120 fps
- 120 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, N-RAW
- HEVC, ProRes RAW, Cinema RAW Light, XF-AVC16
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
4K max frame rate (full width)
- 30 fps17
- 59.94 fps
- 60 fps
- 30 fps
Raw video recording
- Internal
- Internal
- Internal
- Internal
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- 13 stops18
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 0 M dots
- 5.76 M dots
- 5.76 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- Not published
- 0.76 x
- 0.8 x
- 0.8 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- Not published
- 3.2 in
- 3.2 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Tilting
Rear screen resolution
- 1.04 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
Handling & Power
Battery life
- 350 shots19
- 630 shots
- 390 shots
- 740 shots
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant20
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
Weight
- 620 g21
- 746 g
- 760 g
- 1,340 g
Width
- 134 mm
- 138.5 mm
- 138.5 mm
- 149 mm
Height
- 80.5 mm
- 101.2 mm
- 101.5 mm
- 149.5 mm
Depth
- 72 mm
- 93.5 mm
- 74 mm
- 90.5 mm
USB charging & power delivery
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes22
- Yes
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
- -10 °C
Headphone port
- Yes23
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Full-size
Notes on 23 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Nikon Z6III, High resolution pixel-shift mode: Pixel-shift frames are merged on a computer in NX Studio, not in the camera.
- 2Nikon Z5IIC, Native ISO maximum: Expanded settings reach ISO 204800 (Hi 1.7); 64000 is the highest standard/native value.
- 3Nikon Z5IIC, In-body image stabilization: CIPA 2024 standard: up to 7.5 stops at the frame center, 6.0 stops at the periphery.
- 4Nikon Z6III, In-body image stabilization: CIPA figure measured with the non-VR NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 120mm.
- 5Nikon Z9, In-body image stabilization: The 6.0-stop rating requires Synchro VR, combining in-body 5-axis VR with 2-axis lens VR on compatible lenses.
- 6Nikon Z5IIC, Aspect ratios: Native FX (36 x 24) stills are 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are selectable in-camera image areas.
- 7Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Spec table: extended burst is approx. 14 fps (15 fps with silent mode); rates apply to non-RAW quality.
- 8Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (electronic): C30 is fixed at JPEG [L]/NORMAL; Nikon advises use of a recommended card.
- 9Nikon Z6III, Continuous shooting (electronic): 60 fps is full-resolution JPEG only; Raw bursts top out at 20 fps, and 120 fps uses a DX crop.
- 10Nikon Z5IIC, Max mechanical shutter speed: The 1/8000 s figure is the overall shutter-speed range; the fastest mechanical speed is 1/4000 s.
- 11Nikon Z5IIC, Pre-burst capture duration: In High-Speed Frame Capture +, Pre-Release Capture is fixed at JPEG [L] NORMAL.
- 12Canon 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.
- 13Nikon Z6III, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture records JPEG only.
- 14Nikon Z9, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture is only available in the C30 and C120 high-speed frame capture modes.
- 15Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate: 4K/60p is recorded in a DX (APS-C) crop.
- 16Canon 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.
- 17Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K/60p uses a DX (APS-C) crop, so full-width 4K recording tops out at 30p.
- 18Nikon Z6III, Video dynamic range (log): Nikon states "13+ stops" for N-Log in H.265 10-bit at ISO 800.
- 19Nikon Z5IIC, Battery life: Approx. 390 shots per charge with [Energy saving (photo mode)] set to ON.
- 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.
- 22Nikon Z6III, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera charging and USB power need a USB-PD source such as Nikon's EH-8P.
- 23Nikon Z5IIC, Headphone port: Shared 3.5 mm output doubles as remote release; set its function to headphones for monitoring.
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