Canon R5 vs Nikon D5600

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Canon R5 versus Nikon D5600, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Canon and Nikon. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the R5 (45MP) and D5600 (24MP) and the R5 (Full frame) and D5600 (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The R5 was brought out 3 years later than the D5600 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon R5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Nikon D5600 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the R5 scores vs the D5600 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS R5 and Nikon D5600. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon R5 Gallery and Nikon D5600 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Canon R5 has exterior dimensions of 138mm x 98mm x 88mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 3.5") and a weight of 738 grams (1.63 lbs) whilst the Nikon D5600 has sizing of 124mm x 97mm x 70mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the R5 compared to the D5600.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the R5 and D5600 is 59 and 70 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the R5 and D5600.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The R5 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon R5 will show greater detail having its extra 21 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The newer R5 provides an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.