Nikon ZR vs Sony FX5
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Jul 2026 on the FX5, against Sep 2025 on the ZR.
- Resolution: 24.5 MP on the ZR, against 16.6 MP on the FX5.
- Max resolution: 6K on the ZR, against 5K on the FX5.
- Rear screen: 4", 3.07M dots on the ZR, against 3.5", 2.76M dots on the FX5.
- Weight (with battery): 630 g on the ZR, against 734 g on the FX5.
ZR or FX5: which should you buy?
Choose the ZR for its resolution, max resolution, rear screen and weight (with battery).
On published specs the FX5 leads the ZR nowhere; buy it for its price, its handling or the lenses you already own.
On paper the ZR wins more rows (4 to 0); if the FX5'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 | $1,806.19 new $1,805.82 used | Not priced in US yet |
| Overview | ||
| Type | Cinema camera | Mirrorless |
| Announced | Sep 2025 | Jul 2026 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $2,199.95 | $4,899.99 |
| Lens | Interchangeable | Interchangeable |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | Full frame | Full frame |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Stacked CMOS |
| Resolution | 24.5 MP (best) | 16.6 MP |
| Native ISO | 100–64,000 | — |
| In-body stabilisation | Yes, 7.5 stops | Yes |
| 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, Animal, Bird, Vehicle, Aircraft, Train | Human |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | 6K (best) | 5K |
| 4K frame rate | 120p | 120p |
| 10-bit internal | Yes | — |
| Internal raw video | Yes | Yes |
| Mic input | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Rear screen | 4", 3.07M dots (best) | 3.5", 2.76M dots |
| Screen articulation | Fully articulating | Multi-angle (tilt + flip) |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 630 g (best) | 734 g |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 134 × 80.5 × 49 mm | 132.2 × 79 × 87 mm |
| Weather sealed | Yes | — |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | 350 | — |
| Card slots | 2 · CFexpress B / XQD + microSD UHS-I | 2 · CFexpress A / SD UHS-II + CFexpress A / 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
ZR
5.9 µm pixels
24.5 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 64,000
FX5
7.2 µm pixels
16.6 MP on a full frame sensor
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
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