Canon SX200 IS vs Panasonic FZ70

Panasonic FZ70 advantages over Canon SX200 IS

• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.8 vs f/3.4
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• More telephoto lens reach
  1,200 mm vs 336 mm
  Capture objects farther away
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  400 vs 280 shots
  Capture more photos
• More dots on screen
  460k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Less shutter lag
  0.12 vs 0.46 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  16.1 vs 12.1 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Wider angle lens
  20 mm vs 28 mm
  Capture more of the scene
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 15 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.0 fps vs 1.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  6400 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility