Panasonic ZS45 vs Nikon S33

Panasonic ZS45 advantages over Nikon S33

• Larger sensor
  1/2.33 inch vs 1/3.1 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• In-Camera Image Stabilization
  Yes vs No
  Reduces the effects of camera shake at slower shutter speeds
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 1.33 vs 1.13 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• More telephoto lens reach
  480 mm vs 90 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 220 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• More dots on screen
  1040k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• More pixels
  16.1 vs 13.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Wider angle lens
  24 mm vs 30 mm
  Capture more of the scene
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 4 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.0 fps vs 4.7 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  6400 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility