Canon R6 vs Nikon S3500

Its time to examine more in depth at the Canon R6 and Nikon S3500, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Nikon. The image resolution of the R6 (20MP) and the S3500 (20MP) is very close but the R6 (Full frame) and S3500 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The R6 was announced 7 years later than the S3500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon R6 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Nikon S3500 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise view of how the R6 matches up vs the S3500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS R6 & Nikon Coolpix S3500. The whole galleries are provided at Canon R6 Gallery & Nikon S3500 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon R6 enjoys external measurements of 138mm x 98mm x 88mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 3.5") with a weight of 680 grams (1.50 lbs) while the Nikon S3500 has dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view size comparison of the R6 versus the S3500.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the R6 and S3500 is 61 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through a spec sheet. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the R6 and S3500.

Clearly, both of those cameras have got the exact same resolution but not the same sensor measurements. The R6 contains the larger sensor which is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler. The younger R6 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.