Fujifilm S3 Pro has a
6.0MP APS-C (23 x 15.5 mm ) sized CCD sensor . On the other hand, Nikon Z6 II has a
24.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Dual Expeed 6 processor.
Nikon Z6 II's sensor provides 18MP more than Fujifilm S3 Pro's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. You can print your images larger or crop more freely.
On the other hand, please keep in mind that Max sensor resolution is not the only determinant of resolving power. Factors such as the optical elements, low pass filter, pixel size and sensor technology also affects the final resolution of the captured image.
Below you can see the S3 Pro and Z6 Mark II sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Fujifilm S3 Pro and Nikon Z6 II Cameras
As seen above, Nikon Z6 II has a 2.4x Larger sensor area than Fujifilm S3 Pro. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
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. Fujifilm S3 Pro and Nikon Z6 II sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that Z6 Mark II has a better overall score of 94, 34 points higher compared to S3 Pro's score of 60.
Model
Overall
Color Depth
Dynamic Range
Low-light ISO
Fujifilm S3 Pro
60
20.9 bits
13.5 Evs
346 ISO
Nikon Z6 II
94
25.0 bits
14.4 Evs
3303 ISO
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Fujifilm S3 Pro
or the
Nikon Z6 II ,
including hyperfocal distance.
One thing to watch when comparing these two: they have different sensor sizes
(APS-C versus Full frame),
so compare them at the same framing rather than the same focal length.
Put the same focal length on the smaller sensor and it will show less depth of
field, not more, because it also crops tighter. The calculator shows the
full frame equivalent focal length for each body so you can match the framing.
