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Eye-level viewfinder
Eye-level
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Rear display only
You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
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Bigger pixels
~ 1.69
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1.34 microns
Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
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Larger lens aperture
f/2.8
vs
f/3.5
Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
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Tiltable Screen
Tiltable
vs
Fixed
Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
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RAW file ability
Yes
vs
No
Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
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More telephoto lens reach
720 mm
vs
100 mm
Capture objects farther away
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Manual focus
Yes
vs
No
AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
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Hot shoe
Hot shoe
vs
None
Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
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Longer exposure
30
vs
2 sec
Long exposures for night shots
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Faster JPEG shooting
13.6 fps
vs
10.0 fps
Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
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Slow-motion videos
Yes
vs
No
Shoot slow-motion videos
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Faster shutter
1/4000
vs
1/1600 sec
Shoot wide open in bright light
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Higher extended ISO
6400
vs
3200 ISO
Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility
