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Nikon Z5IICvsCanon EOS R6 Mark IIIvsSony a1 IIvsNikon Z6III
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Biggest differences
Launch price
Nikon Z5IIC leads
4.64×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC1,399.95 USD
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III2,799 USD
- Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
- Nikon Z6III2,499.95 USD
Effective pixels
Sony a1 II leads
2.04×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC24.5 MP
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III32.5 MP
- Sony a1 II50.1 MP
- Nikon Z6III24.5 MP
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Nikon Z6III leads
2×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC30 fps
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III40 fps
- Sony a1 II30 fps
- Nikon Z6III60 fps
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
- Sony a1 II59.94 fps
- Nikon Z6III60 fps
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- ?
- ✕
- ✓
- ✓
Where each one wins
Nikon Z5IIC
- Launch price
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Sensor readout speed
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Video dynamic range (log)
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Sony a1 II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- 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
Nikon Z6III
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Native ISO maximum
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- 4K max frame rate
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Minimum operating temperature
- HDMI port type
What all 4 have
- Sensor formatFull-frame
- 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
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.5 MP
- 32.5 MP
- 50.1 MP
- 24.5 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
Native ISO maximum
- 64,000 ISO4
- 64,000 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
- 64,000 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- 13.2 ms
- Not published
- 14.3 ms
Sensor type
- CMOS
- CMOS
- —
- Partially-stacked CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:99
- 3:2
- 3:2
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 14 fps10
- 12 fps
- 10 fps
- 14 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4,000 1/s13
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, airplane, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle18
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
Video
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 0 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 9.44 M dots
- 5.76 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- Not published
- 0.76 x
- 0.9 x
- 0.8 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
- 3.2 in
- 3.2 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Multi-angle
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 1.04 M dots
- 1.6 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
Weather sealing
Weight
- 620 g33
- 699 g
- 743 g
- 760 g
Width
- 134 mm
- 138.4 mm
- 136.1 mm
- 138.5 mm
Height
- 80.5 mm
- 98.4 mm
- 96.9 mm
- 101.5 mm
Depth
- 72 mm
- 88.4 mm
- 82.9 mm34
- 74 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
Headphone port
- Yes37
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Full-size
Notes on 37 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 Z6III, High resolution pixel-shift mode: Pixel-shift frames are merged on a computer in NX Studio, not in the camera.
- 4Nikon Z5IIC, Native ISO maximum: Expanded settings reach ISO 204800 (Hi 1.7); 64000 is the highest standard/native value.
- 5Nikon Z5IIC, In-body image stabilization: CIPA 2024 standard: up to 7.5 stops at the frame center, 6.0 stops at the periphery.
- 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.
- 8Nikon Z6III, In-body image stabilization: CIPA figure measured with the non-VR NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 120mm.
- 9Nikon Z5IIC, Aspect ratios: Native FX (36 x 24) stills are 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are selectable in-camera image areas.
- 10Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Spec table: extended burst is approx. 14 fps (15 fps with silent mode); rates apply to non-RAW quality.
- 11Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (electronic): C30 is fixed at JPEG [L]/NORMAL; Nikon advises use of a recommended card.
- 12Nikon 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.
- 13Nikon Z5IIC, Max mechanical shutter speed: The 1/8000 s figure is the overall shutter-speed range; the fastest mechanical speed is 1/4000 s.
- 14Nikon Z5IIC, Pre-burst capture duration: In High-Speed Frame Capture +, Pre-Release Capture is fixed at JPEG [L] NORMAL.
- 15Canon 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.
- 16Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
- 17Nikon Z6III, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture records JPEG only.
- 18Canon EOS R6 Mark III, AF subject detection: Car detection is tuned for racing cars, per Canon.
- 19Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Max video resolution: 7K is available only in RAW Video mode; standard MP4 recording tops out at 4K.
- 20Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate: 4K/60p is recorded in a DX (APS-C) crop.
- 21Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
- 22Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K/60p uses a DX (APS-C) crop, so full-width 4K recording tops out at 30p.
- 23Canon 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.
- 24Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
- 25Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
- 26Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Video dynamic range (log): Canon's claim of 15+ stops in its Canon Log profiles, not a lab measurement.
- 27Nikon Z6III, Video dynamic range (log): Nikon states "13+ stops" for N-Log in H.265 10-bit at ISO 800.
- 28Nikon Z5IIC, Battery life: Approx. 390 shots per charge with [Energy saving (photo mode)] set to ON.
- 29Canon 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.
- 30Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
- 31Nikon Z5IIC, Weather sealing: Complete dust- and drip-resistant performance is not guaranteed in all situations or conditions.
- 32Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
- 33Nikon Z5IIC, Weight: 620 g is with battery and memory card; the body alone weighs approx. 538 g.
- 34Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
- 35Canon 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.
- 36Nikon Z6III, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera charging and USB power need a USB-PD source such as Nikon's EH-8P.
- 37Nikon Z5IIC, Headphone port: Shared 3.5 mm output doubles as remote release; set its function to headphones for monitoring.
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