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Canon EOS R6 Mark IIIvsNikon Z8vsSony a7 IVvsNikon Z 30
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Canon12of 28 specs better - MOST WINS×
Nikon17of 28 specs better - ×
Sony6of 28 specs better - ×
Nikon4of 28 specs better
Biggest differences
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Canon EOS R6 Mark III leads
4×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III40 fps
- Nikon Z830 fps
- Sony a7 IV10 fps
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Pre-burst capture duration
Nikon Z8 leads
600×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III0.5 s
- Nikon Z8300 s
- Sony a7 IVNot published
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Weight
Nikon Z 30 leads
2.25×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III699 g
- Nikon Z8910 g
- Sony a7 IV658 g
- Nikon Z 30405 g
Effective pixels
Nikon Z8 leads
2.19×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III32.5 MP
- Nikon Z845.7 MP
- Sony a7 IV33 MP
- Nikon Z 3020.9 MP
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon Z8
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- ✓
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Where each one wins
Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z8
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Sensor type
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Minimum operating temperature
- HDMI port type
Sony a7 IV
- Launch price
- Sensor format
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Viewfinder resolution
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z 30
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2025-11
- 2023-05
- 2021-10
- Not published
Launch price
- 2,799 USD
- 3,999.95 USD
- 2,499.99 USD
- Not published
Lens mount
- Canon RF
- Nikon Z
- Sony E
- Nikon Z
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- No
- Yes
- No
- Not published
Sensor & Image
Lens & Autofocus
Video
Max video resolution
- 7K14
- 8K
- 4K
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 119.9 fps
- 120 fps
- 60 fps15
- 30 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264
Raw video recording
- Internal
- Internal
- None18
- Not published
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- Not published
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 3.69 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 0 M dots21
Viewfinder magnification
- 0.76 x
- 0.8 x
- 0.78 x
- Not published
Screen size
- 3 in
- 3.2 in
- 2.95 in22
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Multi-angle23
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 1.6 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.04 M dots24
- 1.04 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant28
- Not published
Weight
- 699 g
- 910 g
- 658 g
- 405 g
Width
- 138.4 mm
- 144 mm
- 131.3 mm
- 128 mm
Height
- 98.4 mm
- 118.5 mm
- 96.4 mm
- 73.5 mm
Depth
- 88.4 mm
- 83 mm
- 69.7 mm29
- 59.5 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Mini
Notes on 32 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).
- 2Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
- 3Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
- 4Canon 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.
- 5Nikon Z8, In-body image stabilization: The 6.0-stop figure applies only with Synchro VR-compatible Nikkor Z lenses; the standard body rating is 5.5 stops.
- 6Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
- 7Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 8Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 9Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 10Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
- 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.
- 12Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
- 13Canon EOS R6 Mark III, AF subject detection: Car detection is tuned for racing cars, per Canon.
- 14Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Max video resolution: 7K is available only in RAW Video mode; standard MP4 recording tops out at 4K.
- 15Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K 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.
- 17Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 18Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 19Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Video dynamic range (log): Canon's claim of 15+ stops in its Canon Log profiles, not a lab measurement.
- 20Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
- 21Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 22Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 23Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
- 24Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 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 a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
- 27Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 28Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 29Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
- 30Canon 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.
- 31Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
- 32Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
Where to buy
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