Canon EOS 6D Mark II vs Nikon D810 Compare

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Cameras which are being compared are Professional DSLR cameras.

EOS 6D Mark II vs D810 - Side by side

Learn more about compared cameras specifications below.

Canon EOS 6D Mark II vs Nikon D810 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

D810

  • Introduced in June 2014
  • Professional DSLR
  • Sensor: Full frame
  • 36 megapixel
  • 5 frames/second
  • 64 – 12800 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″)
  • 980g (31.6 oz.)

All specs: Main page for D810

EOS 6D Mark II vs D810 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 D810 sensor comparison

EOS 6D Mark II vs D810: 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 D810 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)

D810 (0.70x)

Better choice: Tie – the difference is hardly noticable

Canon EOS 6D Mark II VS Nikon D810 Other Specs Comparison

Why is Canon EOS 6D Mark II a better choice

EOS 6D Mark II

D810

Higher speed (4, frames/second)

6 5
Better sensibility (4)

100 – 40000 ISO 64 – 12800 ISO
Articulated monitor (2)

Touch screen (2)

Weighs less (2)

765g
(24.7 oz.)
980g
(31.6 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 the articulated display. A recommendation of the EOS 6D Mark II is made easy by the rather comfortable touch screen, the lower weight than the D810 and the more compact size. Finally, there’s the 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 20 points.

Otherwise why to choose Nikon D810

EOS 6D Mark II

D810

Wider resolution (5, megapixel)

26.20 36.30
Auto Focus points (4)

45 51
Built-in flash (2)

Better monitor (2, Megapixel)

1.04 1.23
USB 3.0 (2)

Environmental sealing (2)

Conclusion: Advantages of the D810 are the higher resolution, the faster and more accurate auto focus and the built-in flash. A nice touch is that the display has a higher resolution, the support for USB 3.0. HArdly a luxury, given today’s image size and the requirements of 4K video.

Yields 15 points for the D810.

Common Specs for both cameras compared

EOS 6D Mark II

D810

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 D810 Dimensions

Look at front view of the EOS 6D Mark II and D810

Top view of cameras

Total scores

Here’s the total score according to comparison above:

Canon EOS 6D Mark II

Nikon D810

20
15

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