Here we are comparing two cameras with different body types: Canon R3, which was introduced in September 2021 is a Pro Mirrorless camera with a 24.0MP Full frame sensor whereas Nikon D780, which was introduced in January 2020 is a Advanced DSLR camera with a 25.0MP Full frame sensor. There is 20 months difference between R3 and D780 so we don't expect to see a huge technology difference between these two cameras but it would still give an advantage to younger R3, especially in sensor tech.
Despite some fundamental differences of these two body types, Mirrorless cameras are becoming serious alternatives to DSLR cameras thanks to their size/weight advantages and recent improvements in their focus speeds , which makes this comparison even more interesting. Fortunately, you can't go wrong with any of these cameras as we rank them amongst Top 10 cameras in their classes. Canon R3 is ranked
#5 out of 75 Pro Mirrorless cameras with an overall score of 93 whereas Nikon D780 is ranked
#5 out of 94 Advanced DSLR cameras with an overall score of 81.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Canon R3 and Nikon D780 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Canon R3 and Nikon D780 compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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