Canon 6D MII has a
26.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features DIGIC 7 processor. On the other hand, Nikon D610 has a
24.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 3 processor.
Below you can see the 6D MII and D610 sensor size comparison.
Canon 6D MII and Nikon D610 have the same sensor sizes so they will provide same level of control over the depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture. On the other hand, since Nikon D610 has 7% larger pixel area (35.66µm2 vs 33.19µm2) compared to Canon 6D MII, it has larger pixel area to collect light hence potential to have less noise in low light / High ISO images.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Canon 6D MII and Nikon D610 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that D610 has a better overall score of 94, 9 points higher compared to 6D MII's score of 85.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Canon 6D MII |
85 |
24.4 bits |
11.9 Evs |
2862 ISO |
Nikon D610 |
94 |
25.1 bits |
14.4 Evs |
2925 ISO |