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Canon EOS R6 Mark IIIvs3 rivals: specs compared

4 digital cameras lined up on the specs we could confirm from the makers' pages and independent reviews. Launch prices run from $2,799 (Canon EOS R6 Mark III) to $6,500 (Sony a1 II).

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Biggest differences

Viewfinder resolution
Sony a1 II leads
2.56×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V3.69 M dots
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III3.69 M dots
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II5.76 M dots
- Sony a1 II9.44 M dots
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Panasonic LUMIX S1II leads
2.33×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V30 fps
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III40 fps
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II70 fps
- Sony a1 II30 fps
Launch price
Canon EOS R6 Mark III leads
2.32×
lower is better
- Sony a7 V2,899 USD
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III2,799 USD
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II3,199 USD
- Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
Battery life
Sony a7 V leads
2.08×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V750 shots
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III620 shots
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II360 shots
- Sony a1 II520 shots

Features not all of them have

High resolution pixel-shift mode

Where each one wins

Sony a7 V
- Sensor type
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- Launch price
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Sensor readout speed
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
Panasonic LUMIX S1II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Pre-burst capture duration
- 4K max frame rate
- Raw video recording
- Minimum operating temperature
Sony a1 II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- In-body image stabilization
- Max video resolution
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution

What all 4 have

Sensor formatFull-frame
Max mechanical shutter speed8,000 1/s
Video bit depth10 bit
Log profile support✓
Memory card slots2 slots
Weather sealingDust and drip resistant
USB charging & power delivery✓
Headphone port✓
HDMI port typeFull-size

Every spec

Red marks the better value in each row.

Show differences only

Spec	Sony a7 V	Canon EOS R6 Mark III	Panasonic LUMIX S1II	Sony a1 II
Overview Report a problem Overview specs What is the problem? Something is wrongOut of dateHard to understandSomething else Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Release dateLaunch priceLens mountHigh resolution pixel-shift mode Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Sony a7 VCanon EOS R6 Mark IIIPanasonic LUMIX S1IISony a1 II Details (optional)
Release date	2025-12	2025-11	2025-05	2024-12¹
Launch price	2,899 USD	2,799 USD	3,199 USD	6,499.99 USD
Lens mount	Sony E	Canon RF	L-Mount	Sony E
High resolution pixel-shift mode	No²	No	Yes³	Yes⁴
Sensor & Image Report a problem Sensor & Image specs What is the problem? Something is wrongOut of dateHard to understandSomething else Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Effective pixelsSensor formatNative ISO maximumIn-body image stabilizationSensor readout speedSensor typeAspect ratios Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Sony a7 VCanon EOS R6 Mark IIIPanasonic LUMIX S1IISony a1 II Details (optional)
Effective pixels	33 MP	32.5 MP	24.1 MP	50.1 MP
Sensor format	Full-frame	Full-frame	Full-frame	Full-frame
Native ISO maximum	51,200 ISO⁵	64,000 ISO	51,200 ISO	32,000 ISO
In-body image stabilization	7.5 stops⁶	8.5 stops⁷	8 stops	8.5 stops⁸
Sensor readout speed	15 ms	13.2 ms	14.6 ms⁹	Not published
Sensor type	Partially-stacked CMOS	CMOS	Partially-stacked CMOS	—
Aspect ratios	3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9	3:2	3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9, 2:1, 65:24	3:2
Lens & Autofocus Report a problem Lens & Autofocus specs What is the problem? Something is wrongOut of dateHard to understandSomething else Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Continuous shooting (mechanical)Continuous shooting (electronic)Max mechanical shutter speedPre-burst capture durationAF subject detection Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Sony a7 VCanon EOS R6 Mark IIIPanasonic LUMIX S1IISony a1 II Details (optional)
Continuous shooting (mechanical)	10 fps¹⁰	12 fps	10 fps	10 fps
Continuous shooting (electronic)	30 fps¹¹	40 fps	70 fps	30 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed	8,000 1/s	8,000 1/s	8,000 1/s	8,000 1/s
Pre-burst capture duration	1 s	0.5 s¹²	1.5 s	1 s¹³
AF subject detection	Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane	Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle¹⁴	Human, animal, car, train, airplane, motorcycle	Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
Video Report a problem Video specs What is the problem? Something is wrongOut of dateHard to understandSomething else Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Max video resolution4K max frame rateVideo codecs4K max frame rate (full width)Raw video recordingVideo bit depthLog profile supportVideo dynamic range (log) Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Sony a7 VCanon EOS R6 Mark IIIPanasonic LUMIX S1IISony a1 II Details (optional)
Max video resolution	4K	7K¹⁵	6K	8K
4K max frame rate	119.88 fps¹⁶	119.9 fps	120 fps¹⁷	119.88 fps¹⁸
Video codecs	H.264, HEVC	H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC	H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422, ProRes RAW	H.264, HEVC
4K max frame rate (full width)	60 fps¹⁹	120 fps²⁰	60 fps²¹	59.94 fps²²
Raw video recording	None	Internal	Internal	External²³
Video bit depth	10 bit	10 bit	10 bit	10 bit
Log profile support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video dynamic range (log)	Not published	15 stops²⁴	15 stops	Not published
Viewfinder & Screen Report a problem Viewfinder & Screen specs What is the problem? Something is wrongOut of dateHard to understandSomething else Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Viewfinder resolutionViewfinder magnificationScreen sizeScreen articulationRear screen resolution Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Sony a7 VCanon EOS R6 Mark IIIPanasonic LUMIX S1IISony a1 II Details (optional)
Viewfinder resolution	3.69 M dots	3.69 M dots	5.76 M dots	9.44 M dots
Viewfinder magnification	0.78 x²⁵	0.76 x	0.78 x	0.9 x
Screen size	3.2 in	3 in	3 in	3.2 in
Screen articulation	Multi-angle	Fully articulated	Fully articulated	Multi-angle
Rear screen resolution	2.1 M dots	1.6 M dots	1.84 M dots	2.1 M dots
Handling & Power Report a problem Handling & Power specs What is the problem? Something is wrongOut of dateHard to understandSomething else Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Battery lifeMemory card slotsWeather sealingWeightWidthHeightDepthUSB charging & power deliveryMinimum operating temperatureHeadphone portHDMI port type Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure. Sony a7 VCanon EOS R6 Mark IIIPanasonic LUMIX S1IISony a1 II Details (optional)
Battery life	750 shots²⁶	620 shots²⁷	360 shots	520 shots²⁸
Memory card slots	2 slots	2 slots	2 slots	2 slots
Weather sealing	Dust and drip resistant	Dust and drip resistant	Dust and drip resistant	Dust and drip resistant²⁹
Weight	695 g	699 g	800 g	743 g
Width	130.3 mm	138.4 mm	134 mm	136.1 mm
Height	96.4 mm	98.4 mm	102 mm	96.9 mm
Depth	72.3 mm³⁰	88.4 mm	92 mm	82.9 mm³¹
USB charging & power delivery	Yes	Yes³²	Yes	Yes
Minimum operating temperature	0 °C	0 °C	-10 °C	0 °C
Headphone port	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
HDMI port type	Full-size	Full-size	Full-size	Full-size

Notes on 32 values — test conditions and caveats

¹Sony a1 II, Release date: Announced 19 November 2024; first retail availability was December 2024.
²Sony a7 V, High resolution pixel-shift mode: No in-camera pixel shift; Sony's Extended Hi-Res merges burst frames later in its desktop software.
³Panasonic LUMIX S1II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: The full 96MP composite needs a tripod; handheld shooting caps at 48MP.
⁴Sony a1 II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: 4- or 16-shot pixel shift composites are merged with Sony's Imaging Edge Desktop PC software.
⁵Sony a7 V, Native ISO maximum: Refers to standard still image shooting prior to ISO expansion.
⁶Sony a7 V, In-body image stabilization: Measured at the center with an FE 50mm F1.2 GM lens mounted per CIPA 2024 standards with long exposure NR off.
⁷Canon 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.
⁸Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
⁹Panasonic LUMIX S1II, Sensor readout speed: Measured by DPReview using the electronic shutter in 14-bit stills mode.
¹⁰Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using mechanical shutter in Hi+ mode.
¹¹Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (electronic): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using electronic shutter in Hi+ mode.
¹²Canon 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.
¹³Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames 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 a7 V, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 4K frame rate is available in XAVC HS 4K 4:2:0 10-bit mode.
¹⁷Panasonic LUMIX S1II, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 120 fps in 4K requires recording in MOV format at a 24.00Hz system frequency.
¹⁸Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
¹⁹Sony a7 V, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 120p needs an APS-C/Super 35 crop; the full sensor width tops out at 4K 60p.
²⁰Canon 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.
²¹Panasonic LUMIX S1II, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K at 120fps requires an approximate 1.24x sensor crop; 60fps is the fastest at full sensor width.
²²Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
²³Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
²⁴Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Video dynamic range (log): Canon's claim of 15+ stops in its Canon Log profiles, not a lab measurement.
²⁵Sony a7 V, Viewfinder magnification: Measured with a 50mm lens focused at infinity at -1 m⁻¹.
²⁶Sony a7 V, Battery life: Measured using the LCD monitor under standard CIPA test conditions.
²⁷Canon 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.
²⁸Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
²⁹Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
³⁰Sony a7 V, Depth: Overall maximum depth including the viewfinder eyepiece is 82.4 mm.
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.