Canon EOS 6D Mark II vs Nikon D800 Compare

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Cameras which are being compared are Professional DSLR cameras.

EOS 6D Mark II vs D800 - Side by side

Learn more about compared cameras specifications below.

Canon EOS 6D Mark II vs Nikon D800 Specs

EOS 6D Mark II

  • Introduced in June 2017
  • Professional DSLR
  • Sensor: Full frame
  • 26 megapixel
  • 6 frames/second
  • 100 – 40000 ISO
  • 1920 x 1080 Video
  • Viewfinder: Optical (Penta prism)
  • 76.00mm (3.0″) Monitor, articulated
  • Lens mount EF
  • WiFi built-in
  • 144 x 110.5 x 74.8mm³ (5.7″ x 4.4″ x 2.9″)
  • 765g (24.7 oz.)

All specs: Main page for EOS 6D Mark II

D800

  • Introduced in February 2012
  • Professional DSLR
  • Sensor: Full frame
  • 36 megapixel
  • 4 frames/second
  • 100 – 6400 ISO
  • 1920 x 1080 Video
  • Viewfinder: Optical (Penta prism)
  • 80.00mm (3.1″) Monitor
  • Lens mount F
  • No WiFi
  • 146 x 123 x 81.5mm³ (5.7″ x 4.8″ x 3.2″)
  • 1000g (32.3 oz.)

All specs: Main page for D800

EOS 6D Mark II vs D800 Sensors

On the pictures below the sensor areas of cameras are highlighted.

This infographic highlights the sensor areas of both models compared to other common sensor formats:

Info graphic: EOS 6D Mark II an D800 sensor comparison

EOS 6D Mark II vs D800: Viewfinder

EOS 6D Mark II has an optical viewfinder with penta prism. It has magnification of 0.71x and covers 98% of view field.

The D800 has an optical viewfinder with a penta prism. It’s magnification is 0.70x covering 100% of view field.

Viewfinder magnifications of compared cameras. The black area shows a magnification of 1x, relative to native size; in red is a magnification of 0.85x.

EOS 6D Mark II (0.71x)

D800 (0.70x)

Better choice: Tie – the difference is hardly noticable

Canon EOS 6D Mark II VS Nikon D800 Other Specs Comparison

Why is Canon EOS 6D Mark II a better choice

EOS 6D Mark II

D800

Higher speed (4, frames/second)

6 4
Better sensibility (4)

100 – 40000 ISO 100 – 6400 ISO
Better monitor (2, Megapixel)

1.04 0.92
Articulated monitor (2)

Touch screen (2)

Weighs less (2)

765g
(24.7 oz.)
1000g
(32.3 oz.)
More portable (2)

1190cm³
(75 cu.in.)
1464cm³
(92 cu.in.)
WiFi (2)

GPS (2)

Conclusion: Advantages of the EOS 6D Mark II are that the camera is faster, the larger sensitivity and that the display has a higher resolution. A nice touch is the articulated display, the rather comfortable touch screen and the lower weight than the D800. Another advantage over the D800: the more compact size, the built-in wifi that permits remote shooting and image transfer without the need for a cable connection and the built-in GPS.

The EOS 6D Mark II scores 22 points.

Otherwise why to choose Nikon D800

EOS 6D Mark II

D800

Wider resolution (5, megapixel)

26.20 36.30
Auto Focus points (4)

45 51
Built-in flash (2)

USB 3.0 (2)

Environmental sealing (2)

Conclusion: Advantages of the D800 are the higher resolution, the faster and more accurate auto focus and the built-in flash. A nice touch is the support for USB 3.0. HArdly a luxury, given today’s image size and the requirements of 4K video.

Yields 13 points for the D800.

Common Specs for both cameras compared

EOS 6D Mark II

D800

Sensor format

Full frame Full frame
Sensor cleaning

Lens selection

200 200
Video resolution

1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
External microphone

Canon EOS 6D Mark II VS Nikon D800 Dimensions

Look at front view of the EOS 6D Mark II and D800

Top view of cameras

Total scores

Here’s the total score according to comparison above:

Canon EOS 6D Mark II

Nikon D800

22
13

We recommend Canon EOS 6D Mark II as better choice.