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Nikon Z5IICvsSony a1 IIvsCanon EOS R8vsSony a6700
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Nikon6of 26 specs better - MOST WINS×
Sony14of 26 specs better - ×
Canon6of 26 specs better - ×
Sony5of 26 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Nikon Z5IIC leads
4.64×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC1,399.95 USD
- Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
- Canon EOS R8Not published
- Sony a6700Not published
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Canon EOS R8 leads
3.64×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC30 fps
- Sony a1 II30 fps
- Canon EOS R840 fps
- Sony a670011 fps
Effective pixels
Sony a1 II leads
2.07×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC24.5 MP
- Sony a1 II50.1 MP
- Canon EOS R824.2 MP
- Sony a670026 MP
Memory card slots
Sony a1 II leads
2×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC1 slots
- Sony a1 II2 slots
- Canon EOS R81 slots
- Sony a67001 slots
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Sony a1 II
- ?
- ✓
- ✕
- ✕
Where each one wins
Nikon Z5IIC
- Launch price
- Sensor format
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
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 R8
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Weight
- Depth
Sony a6700
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Battery life
- Width
- Height
What all 4 have
- Video bit depth10 bit
- Log profile support✓
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Minimum operating temperature0 °C
- Headphone port✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.5 MP
- 50.1 MP
- 24.2 MP
- 26 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- APS-C
Native ISO maximum
- 64,000 ISO3
- 32,000 ISO
- 102,400 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- —
- CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:96
- 3:2
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- Not published
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 14 fps7
- 10 fps
- 6 fps
- 11 fps
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 30 fps8
- 30 fps
- 40 fps
- 11 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4,000 1/s9
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, airplane, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 8K
- 4K
- 4K
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
Raw video recording
- Internal
- External17
- None
- None
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- 14 stops
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 0 M dots
- 9.44 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- Not published
- 0.9 x
- 0.7 x
- 0.7 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Multi-angle
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 1.04 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.62 M dots
- 1.04 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
Weight
- 620 g22
- 743 g
- 461 g
- 493 g
Width
- 134 mm
- 136.1 mm
- 132.5 mm
- 122 mm
Height
- 80.5 mm
- 96.9 mm
- 86.1 mm
- 69 mm
Depth
- 72 mm
- 82.9 mm23
- 70 mm
- 75.1 mm
USB charging & power delivery
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes24
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Micro
- Micro
Notes on 24 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 Z5IIC, Native ISO maximum: Expanded settings reach ISO 204800 (Hi 1.7); 64000 is the highest standard/native value.
- 4Nikon Z5IIC, In-body image stabilization: CIPA 2024 standard: up to 7.5 stops at the frame center, 6.0 stops at the periphery.
- 5Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
- 6Nikon Z5IIC, Aspect ratios: Native FX (36 x 24) stills are 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are selectable in-camera image areas.
- 7Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Spec table: extended burst is approx. 14 fps (15 fps with silent mode); rates apply to non-RAW quality.
- 8Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (electronic): C30 is fixed at JPEG [L]/NORMAL; Nikon advises use of a recommended card.
- 9Nikon Z5IIC, Max mechanical shutter speed: The 1/8000 s figure is the overall shutter-speed range; the fastest mechanical speed is 1/4000 s.
- 10Nikon Z5IIC, Pre-burst capture duration: In High-Speed Frame Capture +, Pre-Release Capture is fixed at JPEG [L] NORMAL.
- 11Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
- 12Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate: 4K/60p is recorded in a DX (APS-C) crop.
- 13Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
- 14Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K/60p uses a DX (APS-C) crop, so full-width 4K recording tops out at 30p.
- 15Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
- 16Sony a6700, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 60p; 120p 4K uses a crop.
- 17Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
- 18Nikon Z5IIC, Battery life: Approx. 390 shots per charge with [Energy saving (photo mode)] set to ON.
- 19Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
- 20Nikon Z5IIC, Weather sealing: Complete dust- and drip-resistant performance is not guaranteed in all situations or conditions.
- 21Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
- 22Nikon Z5IIC, Weight: 620 g is with battery and memory card; the body alone weighs approx. 538 g.
- 23Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
- 24Nikon Z5IIC, Headphone port: Shared 3.5 mm output doubles as remote release; set its function to headphones for monitoring.
Where to buy
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