Leica SL3 vs Leica SL3-P
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Jun 2026 on the SL3-P, against Mar 2024 on the SL3.
- Resolution: 60.3 MP on the SL3, against 44.9 MP on the SL3-P.
- Native ISO: 50–200,000 on the SL3-P, against 50–100,000 on the SL3.
- Burst (electronic): 40 fps on the SL3-P, against 15 fps on the SL3.
- Weight (with battery): 852 g on the SL3-P, against 854 g on the SL3.
- Battery (CIPA shots): 383 on the SL3-P, against 320 on the SL3.
SL3 or SL3-P: which should you buy?
Choose the SL3 for its resolution.
Choose the SL3-P for its native ISO, burst (electronic), weight (with battery) and battery (CIPA shots).
On paper the SL3-P wins more rows (4 to 1); if the SL3's strengths are the ones you shoot with, and its price is lower where you buy, it can still be the better buy.
 |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | $5,595 new $6,736.95 used | $6,690 new $5,615 used |
| Overview | ||
| Type | Mirrorless | Mirrorless |
| Announced | Mar 2024 | Jun 2026 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $6,995 | $6,690 |
| Lens | Interchangeable | Interchangeable |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | Full frame | Full frame |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Resolution | 60.3 MP (best) | 44.9 MP |
| Native ISO | 50–100,000 | 50–200,000 (best) |
| In-body stabilisation | Yes, 5 stops | Yes, 5 stops |
| Speed & autofocus | ||
| Burst (mechanical) | — | — |
| Burst (electronic) | 15 fps | 40 fps (best) |
| Fastest shutter (mech.) | 1/8,000s | 1/8,000s |
| Fastest shutter (elec.) | 1/16,000s | 1/16,000s |
| AF pointsMakers count points differently, so this is not ranked. | — | 819 |
| Subject detectionMakers group subjects differently (Canon's "animal" includes birds), so only having it is ranked. | Human | Human, Animal, Vehicle |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | 8K | 8K |
| 4K frame rate | 60p | — |
| 10-bit internal | Yes | Yes |
| Internal raw video | No | — |
| Mic input | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | Electronic, 5.76M dots | Electronic, 5.76M dots |
| Rear screen | 3.2", 2.33M dots | 3.2", 2.33M dots |
| Screen articulation | Tilting | Tilting |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 854 g | 852 g (best) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 141.2 × 108 × 84.6 mm | — |
| Weather sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | 320 | 383 (best) |
| Card slots | 2 · CFexpress B + SD UHS-II | 2 · CFexpress B + SD UHS-II |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in flash | No | No |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + 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
SL3
3.8 µm pixels
60.3 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 100,000
SL3-P
4.4 µm pixels
44.9 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 200,000
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
We don't have the maker's dimensions for the Leica SL3-P, so there's nothing to draw to scale.