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Nikon Z9vsCanon EOS R6 Mark IIvsNikon Z 30vsNikon ZR
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- MOST WINS×
Nikon13of 28 specs better - ×
Canon11of 28 specs better - ×
Nikon4of 28 specs better - ×
Nikon8of 28 specs better
Biggest differences
Weight
Nikon Z 30 leads
3.31×
lower is better
- Nikon Z91,340 g
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II670 g
- Nikon Z 30405 g
- Nikon ZR630 g
Max mechanical shutter speed
Nikon Z9 leads
8×
higher is better
- Nikon Z932,000 1/s
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II8,000 1/s
- Nikon Z 304,000 1/s
- Nikon ZRNot published
Battery life
Canon EOS R6 Mark II leads
2.3×
higher is better
- Nikon Z9740 shots
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II760 shots
- Nikon Z 30330 shots
- Nikon ZRNot published
Launch price
Canon EOS R6 Mark II leads
2.2×
lower is better
- Nikon Z95,500 USD
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II2,499 USD
- Nikon Z 30Not published
- Nikon ZRNot published
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon ZR
- ✕
- ?
- ?
- ✓
Where each one wins
Nikon Z9
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Sensor type
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Memory card slots
- Minimum operating temperature
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
- Launch price
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen articulation
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
Nikon Z 30
- Screen articulation
- Weight
- Width
- Height
Nikon ZR
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Sensor format
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Depth
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2021-12
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Launch price
- 5,500 USD
- 2,499 USD
- Not published
- Not published
Lens mount
- Nikon Z
- Canon RF
- Nikon Z
- Nikon Z
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- No
- Not published
- Not published
- Yes
Sensor & Image
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Not published
- 12 fps
- 11 fps7
- Not published
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 20 fps
- 40 fps
- Not published
- 20 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 32,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- Not published
AF subject detection
- 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
- 8K
- 4K
- 4K
- 6K
4K max frame rate
- 120 fps
- 60 fps
- 30 fps
- 119.88 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC10
- H.264
- HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
4K max frame rate (full width)
- 30 fps
- 60 fps
- 30 fps
- Not published
Raw video recording
- Internal
- External11
- Not published
- Internal
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit12
- Not published
- 10 bit
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
- Yes
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- 15 stops
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 3.69 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 0 M dots13
- 0 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- 0.8 x
- 0.76 x
- Not published
- Not published
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
- 3 in
- 4 in
Screen articulation
- Tilting
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.62 M dots
- 1.04 M dots
- 3.07 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant16
- Not published
- Dust and drip resistant
Weight
- 1,340 g
- 670 g
- 405 g
- 630 g
Width
- 149 mm
- 138.4 mm
- 128 mm
- 134 mm
Height
- 149.5 mm
- 98.4 mm
- 73.5 mm
- 80.5 mm
Depth
- 90.5 mm
- 88.4 mm
- 59.5 mm
- 49 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- -10 °C
- 0 °C19
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
- Yes
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Micro
- Mini
- Micro
Notes on 19 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Nikon Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
- 2Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Native ISO maximum: ISO 204800 (H) is an expanded setting; the native range tops out at ISO 102400.
- 3Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
- 4Nikon 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.
- 5Canon EOS R6 Mark II, In-body image stabilization: The 8-stop rating combines lens optical IS with in-body IS; results vary by lens.
- 6Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 7Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 8Nikon Z9, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture is only available in the C30 and C120 high-speed frame capture modes.
- 9Canon 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.
- 10Canon 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.
- 11Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Raw video recording: 6K ProRes RAW requires an external Atomos Ninja V+ recorder connected over HDMI.
- 12Canon 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.
- 13Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 14Canon 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.
- 15Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 16Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Weather sealing: Sealed dust- and water-resistant build, not IP-rated; Canon cautions ingress cannot be fully prevented.
- 17Canon EOS R6 Mark II, USB charging & power delivery: In-body USB charging and power supply require Canon's optional PD-E1 USB power adapter.
- 18Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
- 19Canon 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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