I don't think you can go wrong with either camera. I am a nikon shooter, so I like the nikon more, but if I was a canon shooter, I am sure I would like the canon more. At the end of the day, no one cares which brand of camera you use, they only care how the pictures look.
The R6 II applies noise reduction at low ISOs even in RAW. And so it “cheats” a bit regarding dynamic range. This is the Nth time I’ve made this remark. It’s frustrating that this is still not mentioned in comparison videos between these two cameras. Oh and framerate-wise, the Canon can do 40fps RAW, however if you really have to catch a fleeting moment, the Nikon can do 60fps JPEG or 120fps crop JPEG. I know, it’s JPEG, but it can do it.
It is also worth mentioning that Nikon can use flash with electronic shutter. This opens up this camera for macro photography enthusiasts. Because they make a huge number of clicks for the stacks and it is too wasteful of the mechanical shutter. That's why Olympus is so popular among them. It has electronic shutter synch since at least 2016 (E-M1 mark2).
Nikon Z6III's focus bracketing feature is vastly inferior to Canon R6II. You must first enter a menu when engaging in "focus shift shooting" on Nikon. If you're shooting tripod-free, it is extremely difficult to make sure your composition is exactly the same when you enter that menu. Canon R6II can engage bracketing without entering the menu. What you see is what you get. No tripod is needed.
@@shang-hsienyang1284Just assign focus shift shooting to imenu in Nikon. Vastly inferior for just 2 more finger clicks? Cmon. And you always need a tripod for this type of shots no matter what camera you use.
@@shang-hsienyang1284 any video I search YT about Canon focus stacking includes tripod use, handheld shooting is an option for any brand, given you have dead frozen steady hands or some base to put your camera. I can also place my lens end to a tree or a branch to give a steady shot of 10 bursts using electronic shutter for example, which will give more or less acceptable results.
@@Blitz_Shorts software like helicon focus get compensate for small movements between the shots. You will need to crop in a little bit depending on how steady you are. In practice it's quite minimal. It also depends on the burst speed. For example Sony only shoot at around 2fps so the error is much larger than Canon or Olympus, which stacks at more than 10fps.
Good comparison. Does really highlight how spoiled we are now. These midrange mirrorless bodies are outperforming the flagship DSLRs like the 1DxIII and D6 from just a few years ago, at a fraction of the price
well the Flagships have moved, now Nikon is the Z8.Z9. But yes the new glass has surpassed old glass, and NOW the Z63 has topped DSLRS. the Z62 i have, cant wait to upgrade it LOL. Its OK, but it struggles here and there; im waiting for Z73.
For astro work, my specialty, the Nikon Z6III, which I purchased a few months ago from TCS, wins over the Canon. It has the helpful Starlight framing mode, red menus, and choice of fast wide-angle primes still lacking in the Canon system, even 6 years after the R mount was introduced. The Nikkor 20mm S lens is superb. There’s nothing like its quality available for Canon RF. Ditto on the Viltrox 16mm. Mind you Sigma full frame primes are still outlawed for either Canon RF or Nikon Z.
The Canon is made in Japan but feels like a toy in the hand with all that plastic. The Nikon Z6III feels solid and can almost compete with the professional Z8 in terms of build quality. Both takes great pictures.
A major consideration is which ecosystem you are currently in. Not too many users will switch brand because of some perceived advantage in a new camera. Most will stick with their own brand and wait for the next new shiny thing because lens is what make for brand loyalty!
Lenses and ergonomics. I have used only DSLRs, but really struggle switching brands because the interface is different. Especially for those getting their first mirrorless, lenses might be less of a factor.
@j_taylor I think for many lenses are a huge factor, the range of lenses offered and also third party availability. In this regard Nikon has a ckear advantage
So you forgot to mention Nikon Z 6 III technically has about 96 megapixels on pixel shift Definitely Nikon Z 6 III 100%.. Nikon is really making things a lot better. I cannot wait for the future for Nikon!!!... Far as Canon goes crickets tripping..
Yup, this I have to second the notion. You get pixel shift, auto capture and...in body 60p RAW recording. My old D750 really looks like a relic compared to this new family member. It goes to show how Nikon went from DSLR to mirrorless and keeps on to improve things...
Nice balanced comparison 👍🏻 Both of these bodies are amazing, I’d say we’re beyond fortunate to have choices like this. Modern photo gear is literally magic to me, compared to where I started (film, manual focus, countless hours in the darkroom).
Great comparison. Just like a camera canon wins for me so far because it currently has a price in most places that is $500 lower than when it came out, but I think Nikon will get that discount over time. I liked the ergonomics of Nikons before, when there was still a focus mode switch and a shutter mode selector, but now it has become more Canon-like and I think Canon is better in this. Nikon has a much better mount, in terms of affordable, balanced, non-nonsense lenses. RF mount is currently some kind of field for experiments for non standard lenses - they make telephoto lenses longer and darker, they "invented" the retractable zoom and presented it as a feature. Also they gives you a choice between a 50 1.8 for $200 and a 50 1.2 for $2000, but nothing that would fall into the category of a reasonable middle ground. And besides, they started to cheat in terms of distortion and vignetting, making lenses smaller and weaker, hiding it behind corrections - in short, I really don't like Canon's lenses policy. Nikon, on the contrary, is trying to fill the middle segment and is more open to third-party manufacturers.
Agree with you, specially newer lenses the 35mm L, 10-20mm and the 24-105 f2.8 L, these lenses look like fisheye lens in the wide end without correction
I came from the D750 before I got the Z8 and Z6IIi and I used all my old lenses for ages with the adapter. You really don't want to go from the Gorgeous D750 files to Sony files believe me.
Last time I compared Canon to Nikon was when I was choosing between a F1n and a F3HP. That was in 1985, and I picked Nikon, went through a few, and currently use a Z9
The z6iii is what brought mr back to Nikon. As a mostly video guy, I hope they take the Z8 and z6 sensor and put that into a video centric camera body like the FX3/zv-e1
I'M Team Nikon! I'm a Uk wedding photographer and I now have the Z8 and the Z6III and I can say hand on heart I've not noticed any difference with the Dynamic range on the Z6III. It really is an awesome camera. Let me know if you would like to see any of my raw files. Great video, Nikon really have stepped it up and are now well back in the race.
Quick Note: No mirrorless camera that I know of does rundant RAW video recording. UHS-II can not handle RAW video, but both slots can handle h.265 so still a slight miss on Nikon's part. As for the two cameras, he negated to mention that 40fps in 12-bit, not full 14-bit so its not a win there. Truth is, the Z6 III is the newest in the segment so we'll see what Canon and Sony kick out soon.
It is only the fact Nikon still has issues with the red/orange colors lol Moreover, the R6 II photos are overexposed, the Z6 III underxeposed (like always in Nikon case)
@@prokremelskidezolati1426 Shoot in raw on either camera and season your images to taste. Unless your are getting 12 bit images from your e-shutter on the Canon, then you have to accept your loss of dynamic range. Especially shooting over 800iso on your canon, where the Z6iii has more DR.
I believe it's Nikon.. If Nikon can catch up with Autofocus like Canon, people will stop buying other brands camera for sure.. Nikon has everything good, just the Autofocus it needs to work more.. I love Nikon picture quality.❤❤🎉🎉
Both cameras are excellent, take great images. Nikon has a much better selection of affordable lenses. But Canon is still better af, I don't think it's that close. Canon R6II now is 500 USD cheaper, and I've nothing but issues with CF express cards, especially with Windows 11. Not sure why but Windows always wants to format my CF Express cards, doesn't matter if it's Nikon or Fujifilm. I actually slightly prefer images from the Nikon, but I seem to miss way more images of birds in flight with the Nikon. I've never tried the Z8 I wonder if that would focus better than the Z6III.
I have not had or heard of Windows 11 CF express card issues. Maybe you are having USB-C cable or card reader Driver issues.. I have a Sony CF Express card reader and I have no issues with it. BIF issues what lens did you use on the Z6iii? I have noticed a slight improvement with the Z8 in the New Bird mode. I'm sure Nikon will add that Bird mode to the Z6iii future firmware.
@@williambuford6136 I'm going to try a different reader. The reader works fine with SD cards, and it works fine with a older Mac and Linux. I've asked around and I'm the only person with this issue. It's on a Asus Zephyrus from a couple of years ago, and its a pain because it has the power to run Adobe software pretty efficiently.
I think the decision for most people comes down to which system they're already invested in. Neither is better than the other enough to buy all new lenses and accessories. It is worth mentioning the Canon has a hotshoe which is compatible with certain microphones.
@@prokremelskidezolati1426you need right setting, fast frame rate, better se sor read speed and no hickup when shooting fast speed. Nikon af is already good. Saw lot of photographers praised z6iii so nope, not canon at all
These vs videos can be entertaining but realistically most people will be looking at cameras that will use the lenses and accessories they own. At the level cameras are at nowadays I do not see many folk jumping from one brand to another for what are often trivial reasons . For me it is ergonomics familiarity with the menus how much you enjoy using it that matters and that my friends is Nikon 😀 I confess that is only my personal opinion others may have a different one and like me they are right as it is their opinion and their money
Nikon is making grt hybrid bodies but nikon lacks hybrid lenses. A good ecosystem is needed for someone to really get into a brand. DearNikon pls make high quality 1.4 S line primes with a optimum balance of quality, charecter, weight n price affordability of set of highquality primes n ease of using them on field is imp for hybrid shooters especially event shooters .
If you can’t figure out which one is better, then you’re biased. The R6II just doesn’t compete. Canon RAW files have noise reduction. Raw files. Noise reduction. Get out of here. It can become a 50 point list for me to explain why. So deep dive and find out. Or be a little more real.
I hate asymmetrical card slots. No matter how fast your CFE-B is, your speed is always limited by your UHS-II card. It forces the photographer to choose between redundancy or buffer clearing. You also need to buy the more expensive card to shoot at 300MB/s. This is so frustrating, and yet some fanboys are cheering for this. Ridiculous.
CFE-B cards are getting cheaper all the time. Faster cards means supporting high data rate video formats. The Nikon Z9 has dual CFE-B slots. I have a feeling the R63 will have Asymmetrical slots. Canon did not put dual CFE-B slots on the R5ii
@@williambuford6136 Yes. That's why for me it's either the Z9 or the R1. Nikon and Canon know that asymmetrical card slots is an effective way to cripple their cameras so that people like me would need to buy the flagship.
Looks like Nikon lacks in autofocus, Sony and Canon are light years ahead of Nikon. But it comes down to the glass you're invested in, the camera body will be replaced regularly but a nice piece of glass can be hold on to for 20-30 years or more.
@@prokremelskidezolati1426 Time to stop beating a dead horse. All new Nikon Cameras have comparable focus to Canon and Sony now. The nikon Z6II and below had inferior autofocus compared too peer cameras from Sony and Canon, but you could still take great photos with those early Z mount cameras.
I went with the Nikon Z8 and Z6iii. Very happy. Thank you Camera Store.
I don't think you can go wrong with either camera. I am a nikon shooter, so I like the nikon more, but if I was a canon shooter, I am sure I would like the canon more. At the end of the day, no one cares which brand of camera you use, they only care how the pictures look.
Yup, agreed. Both are excellent devices. Both will sell truck loads of units for sure
The R6 II applies noise reduction at low ISOs even in RAW. And so it “cheats” a bit regarding dynamic range. This is the Nth time I’ve made this remark. It’s frustrating that this is still not mentioned in comparison videos between these two cameras.
Oh and framerate-wise, the Canon can do 40fps RAW, however if you really have to catch a fleeting moment, the Nikon can do 60fps JPEG or 120fps crop JPEG. I know, it’s JPEG, but it can do it.
who cares??? do you care your engine "cheats" because of the turbocharger? loooool
@@prokremelskidezolati1426 Ok, so you can go to bed then.
You can also turn it off in the menu, right? That R6ii autofocus probably isn't good enough either!?
I have a Canon R6 MK II I love it !!!!
It is also worth mentioning that Nikon can use flash with electronic shutter. This opens up this camera for macro photography enthusiasts. Because they make a huge number of clicks for the stacks and it is too wasteful of the mechanical shutter. That's why Olympus is so popular among them. It has electronic shutter synch since at least 2016 (E-M1 mark2).
Nikon Z6III's focus bracketing feature is vastly inferior to Canon R6II. You must first enter a menu when engaging in "focus shift shooting" on Nikon. If you're shooting tripod-free, it is extremely difficult to make sure your composition is exactly the same when you enter that menu.
Canon R6II can engage bracketing without entering the menu. What you see is what you get. No tripod is needed.
@@shang-hsienyang1284Just assign focus shift shooting to imenu in Nikon. Vastly inferior for just 2 more finger clicks? Cmon. And you always need a tripod for this type of shots no matter what camera you use.
@@Blitz_Shorts you always need tripod with Nikon. You don't need a tripod with a Canon, Olympus, Sony, or other brands.
@@shang-hsienyang1284 any video I search YT about Canon focus stacking includes tripod use, handheld shooting is an option for any brand, given you have dead frozen steady hands or some base to put your camera. I can also place my lens end to a tree or a branch to give a steady shot of 10 bursts using electronic shutter for example, which will give more or less acceptable results.
@@Blitz_Shorts software like helicon focus get compensate for small movements between the shots. You will need to crop in a little bit depending on how steady you are. In practice it's quite minimal. It also depends on the burst speed. For example Sony only shoot at around 2fps so the error is much larger than Canon or Olympus, which stacks at more than 10fps.
Good comparison. Does really highlight how spoiled we are now. These midrange mirrorless bodies are outperforming the flagship DSLRs like the 1DxIII and D6 from just a few years ago, at a fraction of the price
well the Flagships have moved, now Nikon is the Z8.Z9. But yes the new glass has surpassed old glass, and NOW the Z63 has topped DSLRS. the Z62 i have, cant wait to upgrade it LOL. Its OK, but it struggles here and there; im waiting for Z73.
For astro work, my specialty, the Nikon Z6III, which I purchased a few months ago from TCS, wins over the Canon. It has the helpful Starlight framing mode, red menus, and choice of fast wide-angle primes still lacking in the Canon system, even 6 years after the R mount was introduced. The Nikkor 20mm S lens is superb. There’s nothing like its quality available for Canon RF. Ditto on the Viltrox 16mm. Mind you Sigma full frame primes are still outlawed for either Canon RF or Nikon Z.
The Canon is made in Japan but feels like a toy in the hand with all that plastic. The Nikon Z6III feels solid and can almost compete with the professional Z8 in terms of build quality. Both takes great pictures.
A major consideration is which ecosystem you are currently in. Not too many users will switch brand because of some perceived advantage in a new camera. Most will stick with their own brand and wait for the next new shiny thing because lens is what make for brand loyalty!
Lenses and ergonomics. I have used only DSLRs, but really struggle switching brands because the interface is different.
Especially for those getting their first mirrorless, lenses might be less of a factor.
@j_taylor I think for many lenses are a huge factor, the range of lenses offered and also third party availability. In this regard Nikon has a ckear advantage
So you forgot to mention Nikon Z 6 III technically has about 96 megapixels on pixel shift Definitely Nikon Z 6 III 100%.. Nikon is really making things a lot better. I cannot wait for the future for Nikon!!!... Far as Canon goes crickets tripping..
Yup, this I have to second the notion.
You get pixel shift, auto capture and...in body 60p RAW recording. My old D750 really looks like a relic compared to this new family member. It goes to show how Nikon went from DSLR to mirrorless and keeps on to improve things...
Future, with ca 10% of market share?
If you have a Nikon S lens you can configure the auxiliary ring to become the "missing" 3rd controller dial.
Nice balanced comparison 👍🏻 Both of these bodies are amazing, I’d say we’re beyond fortunate to have choices like this. Modern photo gear is literally magic to me, compared to where I started (film, manual focus, countless hours in the darkroom).
I haven’t used either camera, but I went for the Z8 over the R5 because of the Tamron 35-150.
Great comparison. Just like a camera canon wins for me so far because it currently has a price in most places that is $500 lower than when it came out, but I think Nikon will get that discount over time. I liked the ergonomics of Nikons before, when there was still a focus mode switch and a shutter mode selector, but now it has become more Canon-like and I think Canon is better in this.
Nikon has a much better mount, in terms of affordable, balanced, non-nonsense lenses. RF mount is currently some kind of field for experiments for non standard lenses - they make telephoto lenses longer and darker, they "invented" the retractable zoom and presented it as a feature. Also they gives you a choice between a 50 1.8 for $200 and a 50 1.2 for $2000, but nothing that would fall into the category of a reasonable middle ground. And besides, they started to cheat in terms of distortion and vignetting, making lenses smaller and weaker, hiding it behind corrections - in short, I really don't like Canon's lenses policy.
Nikon, on the contrary, is trying to fill the middle segment and is more open to third-party manufacturers.
Agree with you, specially newer lenses the 35mm L, 10-20mm and the 24-105 f2.8 L, these lenses look like fisheye lens in the wide end without correction
I’m on team Nikon with a D750. But if I’d go to mirrorless, it’s either Sony or Nikon. The Canon lenses just don’t appeal to me.
I came from the D750 before I got the Z8 and Z6IIi and I used all my old lenses for ages with the adapter. You really don't want to go from the Gorgeous D750 files to Sony files believe me.
Last time I compared Canon to Nikon was when I was choosing between a F1n and a F3HP. That was in 1985, and I picked Nikon, went through a few, and currently use a Z9
The z6iii is what brought mr back to Nikon. As a mostly video guy, I hope they take the Z8 and z6 sensor and put that into a video centric camera body like the FX3/zv-e1
I'M Team Nikon! I'm a Uk wedding photographer and I now have the Z8 and the Z6III and I can say hand on heart I've not noticed any difference with the Dynamic range on the Z6III. It really is an awesome camera. Let me know if you would like to see any of my raw files. Great video, Nikon really have stepped it up and are now well back in the race.
Gonna get the z6iii for wildlife photography.
With the release of the Nikon Z6 Mark 3i am interested in what Nikon will do with the Nikon Z5 Mark 2
Think about ZF features in the Z5ii body. Maybe Nikon will add something special to it. You never know. I doubt it will upstage the ZF
The NIkon can only do jpegs in Pre-Capture but it can also do 60 or 120 frames which Canon cannot. So many reviewers leave that out.
@@tlg6339 that's only JPEG. Canon gives actual RAW files.
As a current Nikon shooter, the z6iii will be mine soon
Quick Note: No mirrorless camera that I know of does rundant RAW video recording. UHS-II can not handle RAW video, but both slots can handle h.265 so still a slight miss on Nikon's part. As for the two cameras, he negated to mention that 40fps in 12-bit, not full 14-bit so its not a win there. Truth is, the Z6 III is the newest in the segment so we'll see what Canon and Sony kick out soon.
Nikon is like he Coldplay song… yellow!!
loool
The nikon photos of the football compare to the canon look so much better. Canon is flat
It is only the fact Nikon still has issues with the red/orange colors lol
Moreover, the R6 II photos are overexposed, the Z6 III underxeposed (like always in Nikon case)
@@prokremelskidezolati1426 Shoot in raw on either camera and season your images to taste. Unless your are getting 12 bit images from your e-shutter on the Canon, then you have to accept your loss of dynamic range. Especially shooting over 800iso on your canon, where the Z6iii has more DR.
Wait for the Canon R6 mark 3 and do this again.🫠
No Raw on Precapture is a real shame on the Nikon. Maybe the new Z7 might have and of course who knows what the new Sony A75 may have soon.
I believe it's Nikon.. If Nikon can catch up with Autofocus like Canon, people will stop buying other brands camera for sure.. Nikon has everything good, just the Autofocus it needs to work more..
I love Nikon picture quality.❤❤🎉🎉
Canon R6 takes 40fps raw images per second at 12bit but Z6iii can take 20fps 14bit raw per second in electronic shutter. Z6III won here.
I have a Nikon Z6 III but the winner is photographer, videographer. If you can't get the images you want from today's cameras, it's not the camera.
Both cameras are excellent, take great images. Nikon has a much better selection of affordable lenses. But Canon is still better af, I don't think it's that close. Canon R6II now is 500 USD cheaper, and I've nothing but issues with CF express cards, especially with Windows 11. Not sure why but Windows always wants to format my CF Express cards, doesn't matter if it's Nikon or Fujifilm. I actually slightly prefer images from the Nikon, but I seem to miss way more images of birds in flight with the Nikon. I've never tried the Z8 I wonder if that would focus better than the Z6III.
I have not had or heard of Windows 11 CF express card issues. Maybe you are having USB-C cable or card reader Driver issues.. I have a Sony CF Express card reader and I have no issues with it. BIF issues what lens did you use on the Z6iii? I have noticed a slight improvement with the Z8 in the New Bird mode. I'm sure Nikon will add that Bird mode to the Z6iii future firmware.
@@williambuford6136 I'm going to try a different reader. The reader works fine with SD cards, and it works fine with a older Mac and Linux. I've asked around and I'm the only person with this issue. It's on a Asus Zephyrus from a couple of years ago, and its a pain because it has the power to run Adobe software pretty efficiently.
I think the decision for most people comes down to which system they're already invested in. Neither is better than the other enough to buy all new lenses and accessories. It is worth mentioning the Canon has a hotshoe which is compatible with certain microphones.
But higher than 12fps canon can only do 12bit. Sorry but nikon is way better for fast action
For fast action you need great AF...so nope, not Nikon at all...
@@prokremelskidezolati1426you need right setting, fast frame rate, better se sor read speed and no hickup when shooting fast speed. Nikon af is already good. Saw lot of photographers praised z6iii so nope, not canon at all
These vs videos can be entertaining but realistically most people will be looking at cameras that will use the lenses and accessories they own. At the level cameras are at nowadays I do not see many folk jumping from one brand to another for what are often trivial reasons . For me it is ergonomics familiarity with the menus how much you enjoy using it that matters and that my friends is Nikon 😀 I confess that is only my personal opinion others may have a different one and like me they are right as it is their opinion and their money
I'm holding on for the R6 mark 3, hopefully it get the stacked sensor.
Nikon is making grt hybrid bodies but nikon lacks hybrid lenses. A good ecosystem is needed for someone to really get into a brand. DearNikon pls make high quality 1.4 S line primes with a optimum balance of quality, charecter, weight n price
affordability of set of highquality primes n ease of using them on field is imp for hybrid shooters especially event shooters .
Team Nikon 💯
Let me sell all my lenses and switch systems!
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My moneys on Canon
Ma man is such a canon fanboy.
Nikon is better ❤❤❤
If you can’t figure out which one is better, then you’re biased. The R6II just doesn’t compete. Canon RAW files have noise reduction. Raw files. Noise reduction. Get out of here. It can become a 50 point list for me to explain why. So deep dive and find out. Or be a little more real.
For the fact that it "doesn't compete", it sells very well :)))
I hate asymmetrical card slots. No matter how fast your CFE-B is, your speed is always limited by your UHS-II card. It forces the photographer to choose between redundancy or buffer clearing. You also need to buy the more expensive card to shoot at 300MB/s. This is so frustrating, and yet some fanboys are cheering for this. Ridiculous.
Nothing to cry about using canon, we see your frustration 😂
It really depends on if you need the redundancy. I don’t, so for me it doesn’t really matter.
CFE-B cards are getting cheaper all the time. Faster cards means supporting high data rate video formats. The Nikon Z9 has dual CFE-B slots.
I have a feeling the R63 will have Asymmetrical slots. Canon did not put dual CFE-B slots on the R5ii
@@williambuford6136 Yes. That's why for me it's either the Z9 or the R1. Nikon and Canon know that asymmetrical card slots is an effective way to cripple their cameras so that people like me would need to buy the flagship.
Almost 20 years Canon user, film,DSLR, mirrorless, switch to Nikon for wildlife, never look back
and the winner is the "Iphone 16 pro"... it is just a joke :) ahahaha
Nikon has such nice colors, Canon's -- just blah
yes, nice, but not real
@@prokremelskidezolati1426 what's "real"? -- No such thing.
Nikon shooters can’t accept facts 😂.
@@alphaandomega2709 oh here is the dude who has nothing positive to say. A very sad person!
Looks like Nikon lacks in autofocus, Sony and Canon are light years ahead of Nikon.
But it comes down to the glass you're invested in, the camera body will be replaced regularly but a nice piece of glass can be hold on to for 20-30 years or more.
Lol, go watch Jared polins latest comparison of the 3 mid rangers, where he states the Sony's the one who's lacking (sony a7iv)😂
Yep, Nikon lacks AF for at least 3 (or 5) years.
@@prokremelskidezolati1426 Time to stop beating a dead horse. All new Nikon Cameras have comparable focus to Canon and Sony now. The nikon Z6II and below had inferior autofocus compared too peer cameras from Sony and Canon, but you could still take great photos with those early Z mount cameras.