Canon R3 has a
24.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized Stacked CMOS sensor and features Digic X processor. On the other hand, Nikon Z6 has a
25.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Expeed 6 processor.
Below you can see the R3 and Z6 sensor size comparison.
Canon R3 and Nikon Z6 have almost the same sensor size, so neither of them has any significant advantage over the other in terms of providing control over depth of field when used with the same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Canon R3 and Nikon Z6 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark 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. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, R3 has scored 96, 1 points higher than Z6.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Canon R3 |
96 |
25.0 bits |
14.7 Evs |
4086 ISO |
Nikon Z6 |
95 |
25.3 bits |
14.3 Evs |
3299 ISO |