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Canon EOS 6D vs Nikon D610

The Canon EOS 6D and the Nikon D610 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Canon EOS 6D if you want more lenses made for it in this guide (141 against 115). Pick the Nikon D610 if you want more resolution, for cropping and big prints (24.3 against 20.2 MP). If you already own Canon EF or Nikon F lenses, the camera on that mount saves you buying them again.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecCanon EOS 6DNikon D610
MakerCanonNikon
MountCanon EFNikon F
SensorFull frame, 36 x 24 mmFull frame, 36 x 24 mm
Crop factor1×1×
Resolution20.2 MP24.3 MPmore detail
Stabilisationnonenone
Announced20122013
TypeDSLRDSLR
Lenses in this guide141 for its sensormore lenses115 for its sensor, 34 more with a crop

Sensor size

Both camerasFull frame36 × 24 mmCrop factor 1×
Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Canon EOS 6D 1×, Nikon D610 1×.

What a 50mm frames like

Both have the same sensor size, so a 50mm lens frames the same on each: like 50mm on full frame.

50mm on either · 40°
Horizontal angle of view on each.

Lenses

Different mounts (Canon EF and Nikon F): a lens for one does not fit the other without an adapter. 78 lens designs in this guide are made in both mounts, mostly from third-party makers.

The Canon EOS 6D: 141 Canon EF lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Nikon D610: 115 Nikon F lenses in this guide cover its sensor.

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