Olympus SZ-12 vs Nikon S2

Nikon S2 advantages over Olympus SZ-12

• Larger sensor
  1 inch vs 1/2.3 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 2.85 vs 1.44 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• 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

  270 vs 220 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Thinner
  29 mm vs 39 mm
  Thinner
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 4 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  60.0 fps vs 0.9 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Slow-motion videos
  Yes vs No
  Shoot slow-motion videos
• Faster shutter
  1/16000 vs 1/1700 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility