Nikon P500 vs Fujifilm S9800

Fujifilm S9800 advantages over Nikon P500

• Less expensive
  $330 vs $400 (MSRP)
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• Slower slow-motion
  480 fps vs 240 fps
  Supports slower slow-mo
• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.9 vs f/3.4
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• More telephoto lens reach
  1,200 mm vs 810 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

  500 vs 220 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Integrated ND filter
  Yes vs No
  Shoot in daylight with a large aperture or slow shutter
• Newer
  10 years vs 14 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• More pixels
  16.2 vs 12.1 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.0 fps vs 8.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  10 vs 5 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility