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Focus peaking
Peaker
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Non-peaker
Your camera will highlight what's in focus
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Larger sensor
APS-C
vs
1/2.3 inch
More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
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Bigger pixels
~ 4.78
vs
1.44 microns
Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
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In-camera panoramas
Yes
vs
No
Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
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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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Manual focus
Yes
vs
No
AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
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HDMI out
HDMI out
vs
None
Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
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Shoots 24p video
Yes
vs
No
Gives your movies a big-screen feel
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More dots on screen
461k
vs
230k dots
Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
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Shoots 1080p video
Yes
vs
No
You'll want this if you shoot video
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Longer exposure
30
vs
8 sec
Long exposures for night shots
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Bulb shutter
Bulb
vs
No bulb
Hold the shutter open manually for long exposures
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Faster JPEG shooting
4.0 fps
vs
1.2 fps
Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
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Faster shutter
1/4000
vs
1/1400 sec
Shoot wide open in bright light
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Higher extended ISO
16000
vs
3200 ISO
Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility
