challenger A
Nikon
Z6 III
2024
VS
challenger B
Sony
FX2
2025
ReviewsSony FX2
Nikon Z6 III vs Sony FX2 — full comparison
Visual summary
— Reads in 5 seconds
7,9/ 10
PhotoTrès bon
8,8/ 10
VideoExcellent
Nikon
Z6 III
8,2/ 10
PhotoExcellent
8,4/ 10
VideoExcellent
Sony
FX2
Nikon Z6 IIISony FX2
Standout strengths
— Where each camera shines
Nikon
Z6 III
Top advantages
- 120 fpsElectronic burst12× vs Sony FX2
- 14 fpsMechanical burst+40 % vs Sony FX2
- 5780 Mb/sMax bitrate9,6× vs Sony FX2
- 64 000Native ISO max+25 % vs Sony FX2
Sony
FX2
Top advantages
- 33 MPMegapixels+35 % vs Nikon Z6 III
- 759AF points2,8× vs Nikon Z6 III
- OuiActive coolingAbsent sur Nikon Z6 III
- OuiDual Native ISOAbsent sur Nikon Z6 III
Detailed spec-by-spec
— Round by round, the eight categories
Round 1
Sensor
SpecNikon Z6 IIISony FX2
Sensor format
Full Frame
Full Frame
Sensor type
CMOS
BSI-CMOS
Megapixels
24.5 MP
33 MP
Sensor size
35.9 × 23.9 mm
35.6 × 23.8 mm
Native ISO min
100
100
Native ISO max
64 000
51 200
Extended ISO max
204 800
204 800
Dynamic range (EV)
10.5 EV
—
Round 2
Autofocus
SpecNikon Z6 IIISony FX2
AF points
273
759
AF coverage
100 %
—
Eye AF (human)
Oui
Oui
Eye AF (animal)
Oui
Oui
AF low light (EV)
-10 EV
-4 EV
Round 3
Speed & burst
SpecNikon Z6 IIISony FX2
Mechanical burst
14 fps
10 fps
Electronic burst
120 fps
10 fps
RAW buffer
124
—
Max shutter speed
1/16000
1/8000
Round 4
Video
SpecNikon Z6 IIISony FX2
Max video resolution
6K
DCI 4K
Max video fps
60 fps
60 fps
Max bitrate
5780 Mb/s
600 Mb/s
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, ProRes, ProRes RAW, RAW
XAVC HS, XAVC S, XAVC S-I, H.265, H.264
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
10-bit
Log profile
Oui
Oui
Log profiles
N-Log, HLG
S-Log3, S-Cinetone, HLG
Internal RAW
Oui
Non
External RAW
ProRes RAW
ProRes RAW, Blackmagic RAW
4K crop
1×
1.5×
Oversampling
Oui
Oui
Open Gate
Oui
—
Anamorphic desqueeze
2.0x
1.3x, 2.0x
LUT support
user LUTs, in-camera LUT preview
user LUTs, in-camera LUT preview
Monitoring tools
waveform, vectorscope, histogram, zebras
—
Active cooling
Non
Oui
Unlimited recording
Oui
Oui
Dual Native ISO
Non
Oui
Proxy recording
Oui
Oui
XLR input
Non
Oui
32-bit float audio
Non
—
Genlock + Time Code
Oui
Oui
Round 5
Stabilisation
SpecNikon Z6 IIISony FX2
In-body stabilisation
Oui
Oui
IBIS rating
8 stops
5.5 stops
Round 6
Build
SpecNikon Z6 IIISony FX2
Weather sealing
Oui
Oui
Dual card slots
Oui
Oui
Card types
CFexpress Type B, SD UHS-II
CFexpress Type A, SD UHS-II
Round 7
Ergonomics & screen
SpecNikon Z6 IIISony FX2
Weight
760 g
679 g
Dimensions
138.5 x 101.5 x 74
129.7 x 77.8 x 103.7
Viewfinder type
OLED EVF
EVF
Viewfinder resolution
5.76 M dots
3.69 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
0.8×
0.7×
Screen size
3.2″
3″
Screen resolution
2.10 M dots
1.04 M dots
Screen articulation
fully articulated
vari-angle
Touchscreen
Oui
Oui
Round 8
Connectivity & battery
SpecNikon Z6 IIISony FX2
Battery life (CIPA)
380 clichés
520 clichés
USB type
USB-C
USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps)
HDMI type
Full HDMI
Full (Type A)
Wi-Fi
Oui
Oui
Bluetooth
Oui
Oui