Fujifilm S8400W vs Fujifilm X30

Fujifilm X30 advantages over Fujifilm S8400W

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Larger sensor
  2/3 inch vs 1/2.3 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 2.20 vs 1.34 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.0 vs f/2.9
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• 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

  470 vs 300 shots
  Capture more photos
• Thinner
  60 mm vs 116 mm
  Thinner
• External Mic Jack
  Jack vs No jack
  Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• Lighter weight
  423g vs 670g
  Lighter weight
• More dots on screen
  922k vs 460k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• 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
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 8 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  11.4 fps vs 10.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  15 vs 10 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/4000 vs 1/1700 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light