Canon 60Da vs Nikon D850

Its time to look closer at the Canon 60Da vs Nikon D850, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the 60Da (18MP) and D850 (46MP) and the 60Da (APS-C) and D850 (Full frame) boast different sensor measurements.

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The 60Da was brought out 6 years prior to the D850 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the 60Da grades vs the D850 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS 60Da & Nikon D850. The entire galleries are available at Canon 60Da Gallery & Nikon D850 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon 60Da features outer dimensions of 145mm x 106mm x 79mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.1") along with a weight of 755 grams (1.66 lbs) and the Nikon D850 has proportions of 146mm x 124mm x 79mm (5.7" x 4.9" x 3.1") having a weight of 1015 grams (2.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the 60Da against the D850.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 60Da and D850 is 59 and 54 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The photograph underneath may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the 60Da and D850.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 60Da featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Nikon D850 will offer more detail having its extra 28MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older 60Da is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.