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D6vs Sony A7R V

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Nikon D6 Nikon D6 (2020) Starting from £3200 new Best for Professional Sports, Press & Wildlife Photography View D6
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Sony Sony A7R V Sony Sony A7R V (2022) Starting from £3899 new Best for Landscape, studio & commercial View Sony A7R V

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Professional Sports, Press & Wildlife Photography — D6 (2020): Nikon's final and finest DSLR — the D6 brought 105 all-cross-type AF points, 14fps, and built-in LAN to the F mount. The last word in optical viewfinder photography.

Landscape, Studio & Commercial — Sony A7R V (2022): 61 megapixels and 8-stop IBIS in a weather-sealed body — the reference resolution camera for commercial and landscape professionals.

↓ Full specifications below

D6 (2020)

  • Sports, wildlife, and press photographers who prefer an optical viewfinder
  • Professional Nikon shooters with a substantial F-mount lens collection
  • Photojournalists who need built-in LAN for wire transmission
  • Nikon system professionals seeking a used flagship at under-new-price value

Sony A7R V (2022)

  • Commercial and advertising photographers who need 61MP files
  • Landscape photographers who want extraordinary detail in large prints
  • A7R IV owners upgrading to AI-based autofocus and a better EVF
  • Studio photographers who want the highest resolution Sony offers

Quick take: The sony a7r v has the highest resolution at 61mp; the d6 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification D6 (2020)Sony A7R V (2022)
Price £3,200 £3,899
Sensor 20.8MP full-frame BSI CMOS 61MP full-frame BSI CMOS
Resolution 20.8MP 61.0MP
Video 4K UHD 30fps 8K/25p, 4K/60p
Autofocus Multi-CAM 3500FX III — 105 AF points, all cross-type AI subject recognition AF, 693-point phase-detect
Stabilisation 8-stop IBIS
Burst Rate 14fps mechanical 10fps mechanical / 7fps electronic
Battery Life ~3580 shots (CIPA) 530 shots (CIPA)
Weight 1450g (body only) 723g body only
Dimensions 160 × 163.5 × 92mm 131.3 × 96.4 × 82.4mm
Weather Sealed Yes Yes
Viewfinder OVF 0.72× magnification, 100% coverage 0.64" Quad-XGA OLED EVF, 9.44M dots
Screen 3.2" fixed touchscreen, 2.36M dots 3.2" multi-angle touchscreen
Mount Nikon F mount Sony FE (E-mount)
Memory Cards Dual CFexpress Type B / XQD slots Dual CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II
Connectivity Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, Ethernet (built-in), USB 3.1 USB-C 3.2, HDMI A, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3
Genre D6Sony A7R V
Sports & Action
10.0
4.0
Wildlife
9.0
Wedding & Events
8.0
7.0
Street
8.0
Portrait
7.0
9.0
Landscape
7.0
9.0
Architecture
9.0
Vlogging & Video
7.0

GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →

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