Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K vs Nikon ZR
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Sep 2025 on the ZR, against Sep 2023 on the Cinema Camera 6K.
- Resolution: 24.5 MP on the ZR, against 24.4 MP on the Cinema Camera 6K.
- Native ISO: 100–64,000 on the ZR, against 100–25,600 on the Cinema Camera 6K.
- In-body stabilisation: Yes, 7.5 stops on the ZR, against No on the Cinema Camera 6K.
- 4K frame rate: 120p on the ZR, against 60p on the Cinema Camera 6K.
- Rear screen: 5", 6.22M dots on the Cinema Camera 6K, against 4", 3.07M dots on the ZR.
Cinema Camera 6K or ZR: which should you buy?
Choose the Cinema Camera 6K for its rear screen.
Choose the ZR for its resolution, native ISO, in-body stabilisation and 4K frame rate. It leads on 6 specs in all.
On paper the ZR wins more rows (6 to 1); if the Cinema Camera 6K's strengths are the ones you shoot with, and its price is lower where you buy, it can still be the better buy.
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|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | $1,755 new $1,349.95 used | $1,806.19 new $1,805.82 used |
| Overview | ||
| Type | Cinema camera | Cinema camera |
| Announced | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $2,595 | $2,199.95 |
| Lens | Interchangeable | Interchangeable |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | Full frame | Full frame |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 24.4 MP | 24.5 MP (best) |
| Native ISO | 100–25,600 | 100–64,000 (best) |
| In-body stabilisation | No | Yes, 7.5 stops (best) |
| Speed & autofocus | ||
| Burst (mechanical) | — | — |
| Burst (electronic) | — | 20 fps |
| Fastest shutter (mech.) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (elec.) | — | 1/16,000s |
| AF pointsMakers count points differently, so this is not ranked. | — | 273 |
| Subject detectionMakers group subjects differently (Canon's "animal" includes birds), so only having it is ranked. | Human | Human, Animal, Bird, Vehicle, Aircraft, Train |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | 6K | 6K |
| 4K frame rate | 60p | 120p (best) |
| 10-bit internal | Yes | Yes |
| Internal raw video | Yes | Yes |
| Mic input | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Rear screen | 5", 6.22M dots (best) | 4", 3.07M dots |
| Screen articulation | Tilting | Fully articulating |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 1,135 g | 630 g (best) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 180 × 122 × 94 mm | 134 × 80.5 × 49 mm |
| Weather sealed | — | Yes |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | 350 |
| Card slots | 1 · CFexpress B | 2 · CFexpress B / XQD + microSD UHS-I (best) |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in flash | No | No |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth |
Green marks the better figure where “better” is unambiguous. A dash means the maker doesn't publish it or we haven't verified it yet.
Price history: is the newer one cheaper?
Low light & noise
Cinema Camera 6K
6.0 µm pixels
24.4 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 25,600
ZR
5.9 µm pixels
24.5 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 64,000
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
Size, to scale
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