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Canon EOS R6 Mark IIIvsSony a1 IIvsCanon EOS R6 Mark IIvsNikon Z 30
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Canon10of 26 specs better - MOST WINS×
Sony14of 26 specs better - ×
Canon8of 26 specs better - ×
Nikon4of 26 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R6 Mark II leads
2.6×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III2,799 USD
- Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II2,499 USD
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Effective pixels
Sony a1 II leads
2.4×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III32.5 MP
- Sony a1 II50.1 MP
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II24.2 MP
- Nikon Z 3020.9 MP
Battery life
Canon EOS R6 Mark II leads
2.3×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III620 shots
- Sony a1 II520 shots
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II760 shots
- Nikon Z 30330 shots
4K max frame rate (full width)
Canon EOS R6 Mark III leads
4×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III120 fps
- Sony a1 II59.94 fps
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II60 fps
- Nikon Z 3030 fps
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Sony a1 II
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Where each one wins
Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Sony a1 II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
- Launch price
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
Nikon Z 30
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Minimum operating temperature0 °C
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 12 fps
- 10 fps
- 12 fps
- 11 fps10
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 40 fps
- 30 fps
- 40 fps
- Not published
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle14
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
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Video
Max video resolution
- 7K15
- 8K
- 4K
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 119.9 fps
- 119.88 fps16
- 60 fps
- 30 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC17
- H.264
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit22
- Not published
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
Video dynamic range (log)
- 15 stops23
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 3.69 M dots
- 9.44 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 0 M dots24
Viewfinder magnification
- 0.76 x
- 0.9 x
- 0.76 x
- Not published
Screen size
- 3 in
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Multi-angle
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 1.6 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.62 M dots
- 1.04 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
Weight
- 699 g
- 743 g
- 670 g
- 405 g
Width
- 138.4 mm
- 136.1 mm
- 138.4 mm
- 128 mm
Height
- 98.4 mm
- 96.9 mm
- 98.4 mm
- 73.5 mm
Depth
- 88.4 mm
- 82.9 mm31
- 88.4 mm
- 59.5 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C35
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Micro
- Mini
Notes on 35 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Sony a1 II, Release date: Announced 19 November 2024; first retail availability was December 2024.
- 2Sony a1 II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: 4- or 16-shot pixel shift composites are merged with Sony's Imaging Edge Desktop PC software.
- 3Nikon Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
- 4Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Native ISO maximum: ISO 204800 (H) is an expanded setting; the native range tops out at ISO 102400.
- 5Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
- 6Canon 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.
- 7Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
- 8Canon EOS R6 Mark II, In-body image stabilization: The 8-stop rating combines lens optical IS with in-body IS; results vary by lens.
- 9Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 10Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 11Canon 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.
- 12Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
- 13Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-release capture works in RAW burst mode and buffers up to 0.5s of action before full shutter press.
- 14Canon EOS R6 Mark III, AF subject detection: Car detection is tuned for racing cars, per Canon.
- 15Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Max video resolution: 7K is available only in RAW Video mode; standard MP4 recording tops out at 4K.
- 16Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
- 17Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Video codecs: Movies record H.264 by default; H.265/HEVC is used when Canon Log 3 or HDR PQ is enabled.
- 18Canon 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.
- 19Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
- 20Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
- 21Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Raw video recording: 6K ProRes RAW requires an external Atomos Ninja V+ recorder connected over HDMI.
- 22Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Video bit depth: Standard profiles record 8-bit 4:2:0; 10-bit 4:2:2 requires Canon Log 3 or HDR PQ.
- 23Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Video dynamic range (log): Canon's claim of 15+ stops in its Canon Log profiles, not a lab measurement.
- 24Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 25Canon 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.
- 26Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
- 27Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Battery life: 760 shots is the CIPA power-saving rating with the rear LCD; Canon's smooth-mode rating is 580 shots.
- 28Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 29Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
- 30Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Weather sealing: Sealed dust- and water-resistant build, not IP-rated; Canon cautions ingress cannot be fully prevented.
- 31Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
- 32Canon 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.
- 33Canon EOS R6 Mark II, USB charging & power delivery: In-body USB charging and power supply require Canon's optional PD-E1 USB power adapter.
- 34Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
- 35Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Minimum operating temperature: Canon's product manual rates 0–40°C; regional Canon spec sheets list a 2°C minimum.
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