Nikon Z6 III

The Nikon Z6 III is an excellent ‘all-rounder’ camera but is also especially great at speed and fast action. The Z6 III features a 24-megapixel ‘partially stacked’ CMOS sensor and boasts an impressive 14fps with the mechanical shutter and 20fps with the electronic shutter at an outrageous buffer of 1000 RAW files. It also has the same class-leading autofocus performance as the Nikon Z9, that is to say, it's damn near instantaneous. 

This iteration of the Z6 series of cameras dramatically improves the video specs, making it a more appealing camera for hybrid shooting. It is now capable of 6K/60p N-Raw video and 6K/30p ProRes RAW video, along with support for H.265 video at 5.4k/60p. Couple these improved specs with a beneficial eight stops of image stabilisation, and the Nikon Z6 III is an extremely capable ‘do it all’ camera going forward. 

Compared to its peers, the Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Sony A7R IV and Panasonic S5 IIX, the Nikon Z6 III is now making a case as the best of the bunch in this very competitive class of camera. However, the critical factor in choosing a camera like this is increasingly down to the available lenses for that manufacturer.