Nikon S5300 vs Fujifilm XQ2

Fujifilm XQ2 advantages over Nikon S5300

• Slower slow-motion
  250 fps vs 120 fps
  Supports slower slow-mo
• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Larger sensor
  2/3 inch vs 1/2.3 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 2.20 vs 1.34 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Larger lens aperture
  f/1.8 vs f/3.7
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• 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

  240 vs 180 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• More dots on screen
  920k vs 460k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 4 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster shutter
  1/4000 vs 1/1500 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 6400 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility