Canon SX170 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 advantages over Canon SX170

• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.8 vs f/3.5
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• Built-in Bluetooth
  Yes vs No
  Always-on wireless connectivity
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• 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

  400 vs 300 shots
  Capture more photos
• Thinner
  19 mm vs 43 mm
  Thinner
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• Higher-res screen
  922k vs 77k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• 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
• Headphone jack
  Yes vs No
  Monitor audio recording while you shoot video
• Wider angle lens
  23 mm vs 28 mm
  Capture more of the scene
• Slow-motion videos
  Yes vs No
  Shoot slow-motion videos
• Higher extended ISO
  3200 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility