challenger A
Canon
EOS R6 Mark III
2025
VS
challenger B
Nikon
ZR
2025
ReviewsCanon EOS R6 Mark III
Canon EOS R6 Mark III vs Nikon ZR — full comparison
Visual summary
— Reads in 5 seconds
8,5/ 10
PhotoExcellent
8,7/ 10
VideoExcellent
Canon
EOS R6 Mark III
6,6/ 10
PhotoBon
9,0/ 10
VideoExceptionnel
Nikon
ZR
Canon EOS R6 Mark IIINikon ZR
Standout strengths
— Where each camera shines
Canon
EOS R6 Mark III
Top advantages
- 1053AF points3,5× vs Nikon ZR
- 32.5 MPMegapixels+33 % vs Nikon ZR
- 64 000Native ISO max+25 % vs Nikon ZR
- 8.5 stopsIBIS rating1,7× vs Nikon ZR
Nikon
ZR
Top advantages
- 204 800Extended ISO max2× vs Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- 120 fpsElectronic burst3× vs Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- 125 minRecording limit4,3× vs Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- 5000 Mb/sMax bitrate1,9× vs Canon EOS R6 Mark III
Detailed spec-by-spec
— Round by round, the eight categories
Round 1
Sensor
SpecCanon EOS R6 Mark IIINikon ZR
Sensor format
Full Frame
Full Frame
Sensor type
CMOS
CMOS
Megapixels
32.5 MP
24.5 MP
Sensor size
35.9 × 23.9 mm
35.9 × 23.9 mm
Native ISO min
100
100
Native ISO max
64 000
51 200
Extended ISO max
102 400
204 800
Dynamic range (EV)
11.6 EV
15 EV
Round 2
Autofocus
SpecCanon EOS R6 Mark IIINikon ZR
AF points
1053
299
AF coverage
100 %
100 %
Eye AF (human)
Oui
Oui
Eye AF (animal)
Oui
Oui
AF low light (EV)
-6.5 EV
-10 EV
Round 3
Speed & burst
SpecCanon EOS R6 Mark IIINikon ZR
Mechanical burst
12 fps
—
Electronic burst
40 fps
120 fps
RAW buffer
150
—
Max shutter speed
1/16000
1/16000
Round 4
Video
SpecCanon EOS R6 Mark IIINikon ZR
Max video resolution
6K
6K
Max video fps
60 fps
60 fps
Max bitrate
2600 Mb/s
5000 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
N-Log, HLG
Internal RAW
Oui
Oui
External RAW
ProRes RAW
—
4K crop
1×
1×
Oversampling
Oui
Oui
Open Gate
Oui
Non
Anamorphic desqueeze
—
—
LUT support
user LUTs, in-camera LUT preview
user LUTs
Monitoring tools
waveform, vectorscope, histogram, zebras
waveform, histogram
Active cooling
Non
Non
Recording limit
29 min
125 min
Unlimited recording
Non
Non
Dual Native ISO
Non
Oui
Proxy recording
Oui
Oui
XLR input
Oui
Oui
32-bit float audio
Non
Oui
Genlock + Time Code
Non
Oui
Round 5
Stabilisation
SpecCanon EOS R6 Mark IIINikon ZR
In-body stabilisation
Oui
Oui
IBIS rating
8.5 stops
5 stops
Round 6
Build
SpecCanon EOS R6 Mark IIINikon ZR
Weather sealing
Oui
Oui
Dual card slots
Oui
Oui
Card types
CFexpress Type B, SD UHS-II
CFexpress Type B, microSD
Round 7
Ergonomics & screen
SpecCanon EOS R6 Mark IIINikon ZR
Weight
699 g
630 g
Dimensions
138.4 x 98.4 x 88.4
134 x 80.5 x 49
Viewfinder type
OLED EVF
None
Viewfinder resolution
3.69 M dots
—
Viewfinder magnification
0.76×
—
Screen size
3″
4″
Screen resolution
1.62 M dots
3.07 M dots
Screen articulation
fully articulated
fully articulated
Touchscreen
Oui
Oui
Round 8
Connectivity & battery
SpecCanon EOS R6 Mark IIINikon ZR
Battery life (CIPA)
620 clichés
—
USB type
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
USB-C
HDMI type
Full HDMI
Full HDMI
Wi-Fi
Oui
Oui
Bluetooth
Oui
Oui