Nikon Z6 II vs Sony NEX-C3

Let's look more in depth at the Nikon Z6 II vs Sony NEX-C3, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Nikon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the Z6 II (25MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the Z6 II (Full frame) and NEX-C3 (APS-C) offer different sensor sizes.

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The Z6 II was released 9 years after the NEX-C3 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Nikon Z6 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the Z6 II grades vs the NEX-C3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z6 Mark II & Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon Z6 II Gallery & Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and measurements. The Nikon Z6 II comes with outer dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") along with a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) while the Sony NEX-C3 has proportions of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the Z6 II and the NEX-C3.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z6 II and NEX-C3 is 61 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions purely by going through specs. The pic here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z6 II and NEX-C3.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Z6 II due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Nikon Z6 II will produce extra detail as a result of its extra 9MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more recent Z6 II provides a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.