Canon 20Da vs Nikon D600

Its time to look closer at the Canon 20Da vs Nikon D600, both Advanced DSLR cameras by companies Canon and Nikon. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the 20Da (8MP) and D600 (24MP) and the 20Da (APS-C) and D600 (Full frame) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The 20Da was revealed 8 years before the D600 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving into a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the 20Da scores versus the D600 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS 20Da and Nikon D600. The full galleries are provided at Canon 20Da Gallery and Nikon D600 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon 20Da offers outer measurements of 144mm x 106mm x 72mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 770 grams (1.70 lbs) while the Nikon D600 has proportions of 141mm x 113mm x 82mm (5.6" x 4.4" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 850 grams (1.87 lbs).

Check the Canon 20Da vs Nikon D600 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view size comparison of the 20Da against the D600.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the 20Da and D600 is 59 and 56 respectively.

Generally, its tough to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes just by viewing a spec sheet. The picture below should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 20Da and D600.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 20Da having a smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Nikon D600 will provide you with extra detail because of its extra 16 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged 20Da will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.