Nikon Z6 III vs Sony a7 IV vs Canon EOS R6 II: Full-frame mirrorless camera review!

Chelsea & Tony Northrup review three full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras in the $2000-$2500 range: the brand new Nikon Z6 III, the 3-year old Sony a7 III, and the 2-year old Canon EOS R6 II. The professional photographers compare the cameras for general photography, portraits, video, sports, travel, sensor stabilization (IBIS), dynamic range, megapixels, and Wi-Fi app performance.

0:00 Introduction
0:49 Adorama Promo
1:13 Portraits
3:23 Video
4:44 Sports
6:25 Adorama Promo
7:30 Travel
7:53 Stabilization
8:17 Dynamic Range
8:58 Phone Wi-Fi Apps
9:53 Summary

[SkyMissionsClub]

These people are making fools of themselves, they do everything to force things to go wrong with Nikon. They show a perfectly lit Canon video vs a Nikon video without light at 12800 iso... it's embarrassing, the best thing is that most people realize it in this comment thread.

[emmanouiltzavidas]

I really don’t care which camera is the best, as all new cameras are more than good enough for most users.
That being said, those guys are acting like the youtube camera Mafia, spreading misinformation while purposely doing flawed tests when it comes to Nikon.
It is not about being a Nikon user or not, it is about having some dignity and not let people like Tony abusing their position. The best thing you can do is report for misinformation/spam and stop watching their videos so we get to have less people like these doing reviews/driving the market.

[kristiankaraneshev]

Something is seriously flawed with this test. I am shooting Nikon z6iii now I almost never get out of focus shots even when people are moving fast, etc, even at extreme darkness. Also Nikon is slow at getting the face in focus, wtf, it finds a face in pics darkenss even If the face is covering an extremely small portion of the frame, or even if the person is not looking in the camera, so you see only the back of the head. The noise is maybe a bit worse at 100 iso, but its fine noise which can be easily corrected in post, at higher iso settings its the same. Especially against the sun portraits with z6iii are way easier at af works amazing. Z6ii had issues with this.

[utkur]

Tony, your Nikon 60 frames/second vs. Sony 10 frames/second autofocus test is wrong - you should have used the same speed for all cameras. If Sony was slowest at 10 frames per second but highest for 'in focus' rate then you should use the same speed for Canon and Nikon to have apples to apples comparison. Also, other condition / setting should be the same, and If you set Nikon shutter 'focus' release at 10 frames / second, I am sure 'in focus' rate would greatly improve.

[shubhamsingh]

Tony's review on Nikon system nowadays; Trust me bro and people are not buying it. The reviews are more like why this system is not like Sony's. You're missing 55% portraits on a stand still subject on Nikon and Canon, seriously? Bashing Nikon DR again and again even after making 2 separate videos just about that (no review still.) It's not even that bad, who're these so called photographer that won't crank up their ISO to 800 but rather take a - 6 EV shot, are you serious? After watching other videos on Ziii system, one thing is clear, just know your gear before taking it out on the field, know what AF system works better in what situations, feel free to change it, its not a smartphone comparison where you see how's the camera out of the box. It's people's right to know that the DR performance is almost the same, after the second base ISO of 800, in all the cameras. Don't create scenarios specifically targeting the brand you don't like anymore. Also it'll be better if you'll provide people with more information, settings used, lenses used, values, etc, side by side comparisons. Stop these trust me bro kind of reviews, that'll only hurt your credentials.

[nickwilliams]

Odd you do not mention Nikons strengths like the refresh rate. I'm a Sony shooter but the A7iv's silent mode is unusable in a lot of situations like indoors under lights and with anything moving. Your extremely low hit rate on the eye with the Nikon makes me think you have it set wrong or you have a bad copy. I played with a Z8 and Z7 and both would have higher scores than you are giving the Z6III for eye Af in portraits.

[benoittissier]

92 % focus accuracy with the A7iv for sports, that is magic to me ! I was happy when I got more than 70%. I have switched to the A1 now and get 98% sharps with the same lenses

[AsuquoTravelsProductions]

Honestly I’m not surprised at your review once again about the Nikon Z 6III. Watching this video just makes me feel you have a beef with Nikon and it clearly shows in the video. You aren’t telling us what settings you had the camera on or even what ISO, AF. All you just did in the entire video was lament about dynamic range like as if that’s the only thing that makes a camera.

[afinney]

I've just bought the A7 IV for landscape photography and I'm over the moon with it!

[OkwyUgonweze]

Nikon syncs at 1250, set your auto fp on .Sonyband canon may have better dynamic range but nikon color science trumps whatever advantage these other cameras may have. Took your time to underline the autofocus and dynamic range performance but don't get to mention the wonderful viewfinder of the nikon and how faster its latency is compared to the sony and canon.
No mention of the superior codecs that are available in the nikon compared to the sony and canon.
I believe you have had these cameras for quite sometime but your comparison is shallow at best .

[dris]

I didn't buy the A7IV because its eye AF has a front focus issue (well known in the forums) and it has cropped 4K. I got the R6 II instead and it's so much better for eye AF which is opposite what T&C found for some reason. I can shoot hockey with the R6 II and 70-200 2.8 and use eye AF and get 95% hit rate - it nails the eyes even through visors and cages! I also never hit the buffer but I always shoot at 12 FPS mechanical for the best IQ. I shot as a pro with the 1D cams for years at 10 FPS and never missed a shot due to FPS speed so 12 FPS is way more than enough. I hate culling even 12 FPS bursts let alone 40.

I also found the R6 II to be about 1/3 stop cleaner than the A7IV at high ISOs and also slightly less shadow noise than the A7IV when recovering shadows. The resolution doesn't really matter much. I found that the lens sharpness and AF accuracy makes a bigger difference to detail than a few extra advertised megapixels.

[davidlupke]

It is worth noting that the Canon R6 Mk II is $500 cheaper than the others. I think you ought to mention how old each model is and what the current prices are at Adorama (or another major retailer). These both factor heavily in decision making.

[benoittissier]

Would have been interesting to compare AF performances for sports at different frame rates (6, 10, 20, 40) instead of using only the max frame rate of each.

[jtravelz]

This channel has 1.6M followers but all i see is that a lot of people are criticizing their reviews. Did I miss something? I haven't watched their videos in a while. Did it start at some point or is it about few reviews only?

[Jin.Sensei]

If the rumors are true and Canon wants to stay above the new Nikon Z6 3 meaning a R6 mk3 is coming, then the MK2 will be a great value.
Lets consider R5 and R5 mk2 . Right now R5 is around ~3k . So it dropped significantly in price with R5 mk2 released.

That will happen with R6 mk2 as well . Id expect the R6 mk2 to drop close to R8 prices which will make this camera probably the best value on the market.

$1500-$1700 for a camera with exceptional auto-focus / IBIS / no crops on video / Clog 3 and other cool features... thats a good camera.

[JimVajda]

Hmmm… my Z6iii finds eye autofocus immediately. It’s really sticky and I only need to try again if it grabs the wrong persons eye. I use 3D autofocus most of the time.

[filmzfilmz]

Only a fool would think that dynamic range is not necessary, the Sony has saved me so many times with miss fire from the flash and using the raw file allows me to still get the shot the a7iv rocks 🔥

[basementstudio]

I've had the A7RIII since 2019 and to this point, for my photography, I don't need anything else. So thankful to be GAS free. Still like watching all your camera gear reviews though. Good stuff

[xophaser]

I would match the fps to see the hit rate. Obviously, 60fps will have less time to AF than 10 fps.

[papirusz]

When comparing the dynamic ranges, you fail to say that those numbers are _at base iso_. At higher iso values the three cameras have identical dynamic ranges, so they are equally good at shooting in darker places (and better than an APSC camera).