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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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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
1,200 mm
vs
280 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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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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Hot shoe
Hot shoe
vs
None
Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
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Shoots 1080p video
Yes
vs
No
You'll want this if you shoot video
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Wider angle lens
24 mm
vs
28 mm
Capture more of the scene
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Longer exposure
15
vs
8 sec
Long exposures for night shots
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Faster JPEG shooting
13.0 fps
vs
1.2 fps
Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
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Slow-motion videos
Yes
vs
No
Shoot slow-motion videos
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Higher extended ISO
6400
vs
3200 ISO
Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility
