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Nikon Z6 II vs Panasonic Lumix S1

Side-by-side used price and spec comparison. Lowest current prices pulled daily from the major used-gear sites.

Nikon Z6 II
Nikon

Nikon Z6 II

Nikon Z · 2020
Lowest now
$699
MSRP
$1,999
-65% vs MSRP
Prices are rising

Used prices have been rising recently. Prices are up 34.7% over the last 30 days. The 90-day low was $519, $180 below today. Currently 35% of the $1,999 MSRP.

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Panasonic Lumix S1
Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix S1

Panasonic Lumix S · 2019
Lowest now
$827
MSRP
$2,499
-67% vs MSRP
Prices are rising

Used prices have been rising recently. Prices are up 10.4% over the last 30 days. The 90-day low was $444, $383 below today. Currently 33% of the $2,499 MSRP.

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Specs side by side

Nikon Z6 II Panasonic Lumix S1
Brand NikonPanasonic
Family Nikon ZPanasonic Lumix S
Category bodybody
Body type MirrorlessMirrorless
Mount Nikon ZL-mount
Sensor Full FrameFull Frame
Sensor family Nikon FX 24.5MP BSI CMOS · 24.5MP full-frame BSI CMOSPanasonic FF 24MP BSI (S1/S1H/S5) · 24.2MP full-frame BSI CMOS
Megapixels 24.5 MP24.2 MP
Autofocus HybridDepth-from-Defocus
IBIS 5-axis 5-stop5-axis 5.5-stop
Weather sealed YesYes
Max video 4K604K60
Max native ISO ISO 51,200ISO 51,200
Body weight 705 g1021 g
Dimensions 134 × 101 × 70 mm149 × 110 × 97 mm
Body material magnesium alloymagnesium alloy
Released 2020-01-012019-02-01
Discontinued ——
Status currentcurrent
MSRP $1,999$2,499
Current low $699$827
vs MSRP -65%-67%

Dynamic range, head to head

Both sensors plotted on one chart, across the full ISO range. The higher line holds more shadow-to-highlight latitude at that ISO.

Overlay both curves on Photons to Photos

Measurements by William J. Claff. We link rather than reprint them.

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The verdicts above describe price timing. They don't tell you which camera fits your shooting style. See /methods for how we normalize seller conditions and compute the deal score.