Sony HX90V vs Nikon A900

Sony HX90V advantages over Nikon A900

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• Longer video battery life
  70 vs 50 minutes
  Capture more video
• 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

  390 vs 270 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
• Higher-res screen
  307k vs 230k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 8 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.0 fps vs 7.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility