Panasonic ZS45 vs Nikon 170

Panasonic ZS45 advantages over Nikon 170

• Less expensive
  $300 vs $400 (MSRP)
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• In-Camera Image Stabilization
  Yes vs No
  Reduces the effects of camera shake at slower shutter speeds
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• More telephoto lens reach
  480 mm vs 15 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

  350 vs 250 shots
  Capture more photos
• Internal flash
  Internal flash vs None
  Useful in a pinch for fill flash
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Thinner
  32 mm vs 42 mm
  Thinner
• More dots on screen
  1040k vs 345k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• More pixels
  16.1 vs 8.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 1/2 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Higher extended ISO
  6400 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility