Nikon A900 vs Panasonic FZ80

Panasonic FZ80 advantages over Nikon A900

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Less expensive
  $298 vs $397
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• Slower slow-motion
  240 fps vs 120 fps
  Supports slower slow-mo
• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• 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 840 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

  330 vs 270 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• Wider angle lens
  20 mm vs 24 mm
  Capture more of the scene
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 8 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.0 fps vs 7.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/16000 vs 1/4000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  6400 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility