Here we are comparing two cameras with different body types: Nikon D5, which was introduced in January 2016 is a Pro DSLR camera with a 21.0MP Full frame sensor whereas Canon R3, which was introduced in September 2021 is a Pro Mirrorless camera with a 24.0MP Full frame sensor. As you can see, D5 is 5 years older than R3. Let's see if this age difference between two cameras makes a big difference.
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. Nikon D5 is ranked
#4 out of 36 Pro DSLR cameras with an overall score of 77 whereas Canon R3 is ranked
#5 out of 75 Pro Mirrorless cameras with an overall score of 93.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Nikon D5 and Canon R3 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Nikon D5 and Canon R3 compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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