Canon EOS R3vs EOS R6 Mark IIvs DJI Osmo Pocket 3

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon Canon EOS R3 Canon Canon EOS R3 (2021) From £5999 Best for Sports & photojournalism professionals View Canon EOS R3
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Canon EOS R6 Mark II Canon EOS R6 Mark II (2022) From £2099 Best for Portraits & action View EOS R6 Mark II
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DJI DJI Osmo Pocket 3 DJI DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023) From £379 Best for Vloggers, travellers & content creators View DJI Osmo Pocket 3

Which should you buy?

Sports & Photojournalism Professionals — Canon EOS R3 (2021): The pinnacle of Canon's mirrorless lineup for speed — Eye Control AF and 30fps burst in the most rugged body Canon has ever produced.

Portraits & Action — EOS R6 Mark II (2022): 40fps burst, 8-stop IBIS, and Canon's best-in-class Dual Pixel AF — exceptional for action, sports, and portrait work.

Vloggers, Travellers & Content Creators — DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023): A 1-inch sensor on a 3-axis gimbal in a palm-sized body — the Osmo Pocket 3 makes cinematic stabilised footage as simple as pressing record.

↓ Full specifications below

Canon EOS R3 (2021)

  • You shoot sport, motorsport, wildlife, or news at a professional level
  • You need Canon's most reliable and fastest autofocus available
  • You need extreme weather sealing for demanding shooting conditions

EOS R6 Mark II (2022)

  • You want a do-everything full-frame body for weddings and events
  • You need reliable subject tracking across stills and fast-moving video
  • You shoot both photos and video professionally and need a single body that handles both
  • You want Canon's colour science with a modern mirrorless system

DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023)

  • You travel and want cinema-quality stabilised video in your pocket
  • You vlog solo and need reliable automatic subject tracking
  • You want significantly better image quality than a smartphone gimbal

Quick take: The eos r6 mark ii has the highest resolution at 24mp; the dji osmo pocket 3 is the most affordable; only the canon eos r3, eos r6 mark ii are weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification Canon EOS R3 (2021)EOS R6 Mark II (2022)DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023)
Price £5,999 £2,099 £379
Sensor 24.1MP full-frame BSI stacked CMOS 24.2MP Full-frame BSI CMOS 1-inch CMOS
Resolution 24.1MP 24.2MP 20.0MP
Video 6K RAW, 4K/120p, 1080p/180p 4K/60p 10-bit oversampled, 6K RAW out, FHD/180p 4K/120p, 4K/60p, 1080p/240p
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with Eye Control AF Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, 6072 zones, deep-learning subject tracking Omnidirectional obstacle sensing + face/subject tracking AF
Stabilisation 8-stop IBIS 5-axis IBIS, 8.0 stops (coordinated with IS lenses) 3-axis mechanical gimbal
Burst Rate 30fps electronic / 12fps mechanical 12fps mechanical, 40fps electronic 20fps
Battery Life 620 shots (CIPA) ~760 shots (CIPA) 166 mins video (CIPA)
Weight 1015g body only 670g body only 179g
Dimensions 150.0 × 142.6 × 87.2mm 138.4 × 98.4 × 88.4mm 46.0 × 33.5 × 139.8mm
Weather Sealed Yes Yes No
Viewfinder 0.76" OLED EVF, 5.76M dots, 120fps EVF, 3.69M dots, 0.76× magnification None
Screen 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen 2.0" rotating OLED touchscreen
Mount Canon RF Canon RF mount (full-frame) Fixed 20mm-equiv f/2.0 lens
Memory Cards Dual CFexpress Type B Dual SD UHS-II slots Single microSD
Connectivity USB-C 3.2, HDMI full-size, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth, LAN USB-C 3.1, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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