challenger A
Canon
EOS R5 Mark II
2024
VS
challenger B
Canon
EOS R6 Mark III
2025
Canon EOS R5 Mark II vs Canon EOS R6 Mark III — full comparison
Visual summary
— Reads in 5 seconds
8,9/ 10
PhotoExcellent
9,1/ 10
VideoExceptionnel
Canon
EOS R5 Mark II
8,5/ 10
PhotoExcellent
8,7/ 10
VideoExcellent
Canon
EOS R6 Mark III
Canon EOS R5 Mark IICanon EOS R6 Mark III
Standout strengths
— Where each camera shines
Canon
EOS R5 Mark II
Top advantages
- 45 MPMegapixels+38 % vs Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- OuiUnlimited recordingAbsent sur Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- OuiGenlock + Time CodeAbsent sur Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- 8KMax video resolutionvs 6K
Canon
EOS R6 Mark III
Top advantages
- 64 000Native ISO max+25 % vs Canon EOS R5 Mark II
- 40 fpsElectronic burst+33 % vs Canon EOS R5 Mark II
- 150RAW buffer1,6× vs Canon EOS R5 Mark II
- OuiXLR inputAbsent sur Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Detailed spec-by-spec
— Round by round, the eight categories
Round 1
Sensor
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IICanon EOS R6 Mark III
Sensor format
Full Frame
Full Frame
Sensor type
Stacked CMOS
CMOS
Megapixels
45 MP
32.5 MP
Sensor size
36 × 24 mm
35.9 × 23.9 mm
Native ISO min
100
100
Native ISO max
51 200
64 000
Extended ISO max
102 400
102 400
Dynamic range (EV)
11.5 EV
11.6 EV
Round 2
Autofocus
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IICanon EOS R6 Mark III
AF points
1053
1053
AF coverage
100 %
100 %
Eye AF (human)
Oui
Oui
Eye AF (animal)
Oui
Oui
AF low light (EV)
-6.5 EV
-6.5 EV
Round 3
Speed & burst
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IICanon EOS R6 Mark III
Mechanical burst
12 fps
12 fps
Electronic burst
30 fps
40 fps
RAW buffer
93
150
Max shutter speed
1/32000
1/16000
Round 4
Video
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IICanon EOS R6 Mark III
Max video resolution
8K
6K
Max video fps
60 fps
60 fps
Max bitrate
2600 Mb/s
2600 Mb/s
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, ProRes, ProRes RAW, RAW
H.264, H.265, ProRes, ProRes RAW, RAW
Recording modes
All-I, Long-GOP
All-I, Long-GOP
Chroma subsampling
4:2:0, 4:2:2
4:2:0, 4:2:2
Bit depth
12-bit
12-bit
Log profile
Oui
Oui
Log profiles
C-Log2, C-Log3, HLG
C-Log2, C-Log3, HLG
Internal RAW
Oui
Oui
External RAW
ProRes RAW
ProRes RAW
4K crop
1×
1×
Oversampling
Oui
Oui
Open Gate
Oui
Oui
Anamorphic desqueeze
1.8x, 2.0x
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LUT support
user LUTs, in-camera LUT preview
user LUTs, in-camera LUT preview
Monitoring tools
waveform, vectorscope, false color, histogram, zebras
waveform, vectorscope, histogram, zebras
Active cooling
Non
Non
Recording limit
Illimité
29 min
Unlimited recording
Oui
Non
Dual Native ISO
Non
Non
Proxy recording
Oui
Oui
XLR input
Non
Oui
32-bit float audio
Non
Non
Genlock + Time Code
Oui
Non
Round 5
Stabilisation
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IICanon EOS R6 Mark III
In-body stabilisation
Oui
Oui
IBIS rating
8.5 stops
8.5 stops
Round 6
Build
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IICanon EOS R6 Mark III
Weather sealing
Oui
Oui
Dual card slots
Oui
Oui
Card types
CFexpress Type B, SD UHS-II
CFexpress Type B, SD UHS-II
Round 7
Ergonomics & screen
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IICanon EOS R6 Mark III
Weight
746 g
699 g
Dimensions
138.5 x 101.2 x 93.5
138.4 x 98.4 x 88.4
Viewfinder type
OLED EVF
OLED EVF
Viewfinder resolution
5.76 M dots
3.69 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
0.76×
0.76×
Screen size
3.2″
3″
Screen resolution
2.10 M dots
1.62 M dots
Screen articulation
fully articulated
fully articulated
Touchscreen
Oui
Oui
Round 8
Connectivity & battery
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IICanon EOS R6 Mark III
Battery life (CIPA)
630 clichés
620 clichés
USB type
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
HDMI type
Full HDMI
Full HDMI
Wi-Fi
Oui
Oui
Bluetooth
Oui
Oui