Samsung NX2000 vs Nikon 170

Samsung NX2000 advantages over Nikon 170

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs 1/2.3 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 4.29 vs 1.61 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• 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

  340 vs 250 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• More dots on screen
  1152k vs 345k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• More pixels
  20.3 vs 8.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Has anti-aliasing filter
  Filter vs No Filter
  Reduces unsightly moiré in photos
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 1/2 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility