Nikon D3400 has a
24.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 4 processor. On the other hand, Canon 6D MII has a
26.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features DIGIC 7 processor.
Another difference between these two cameras is that Nikon D3400's sensor lacks anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the D3400 and 6D MII sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon 6D MII has a 2.4x Larger sensor area than Nikon D3400. 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
Both Nikon D3400 and Canon 6D MII 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, D3400 has scored 86, 1 points higher than 6D MII.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon D3400 |
86 |
24.8 bits |
13.9 Evs |
1192 ISO |
Canon 6D MII |
85 |
24.4 bits |
11.9 Evs |
2862 ISO |