Nikon S800c vs Canon G1X Mark II

Canon G1X Mark II advantages over Nikon S800c

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Larger sensor
  1.5 inch vs 1/2.3 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 4.30 vs 1.34 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.0 vs f/3.2
  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
• 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

  240 vs 140 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Integrated ND filter
  Yes vs No
  Shoot in daylight with a large aperture or slow shutter
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 4 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  Unlimited vs 3 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility