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Lens selection
Excellent
vs
Good
Better lens selection gives you more options
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Fast startup
~0.30
vs
0.5 sec
Faster startup lets you catch the moment
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Top deck display
Yes
vs
No
Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
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External Mic Jack
Jack
vs
No jack
Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
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More cross-type AF points
15
vs
1
Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
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Higher max flash sync
1/250
vs
1/160 sec
Reduce the effect of ambient light in flash shots
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Pentaprism viewfinder
Pentaprism
vs
Pentamirror
Much better viewfinder picture fidelity
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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
922k
vs
230k dots
Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
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More viewfinder magnification
0.63x
vs
0.53x
Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
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Dual card slots
Yes
vs
No
Gives you more storage flexibility
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More AF points
51
vs
9
More AF points improve autofocus
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Faster JPEG shooting
7.1 fps
vs
4.9 fps
Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
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Bigger JPEG buffer
26
vs
5 shots
Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
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Faster shutter
1/8000
vs
1/4000 sec
Shoot wide open in bright light
