Panasonic ZS8 vs Fujifilm S8300

Fujifilm S8300 advantages over Panasonic ZS8

• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• More telephoto lens reach
  1,008 mm vs 384 mm
  Capture objects farther away
• 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

  500 vs 340 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• More dots on screen
  460k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.0 fps vs 1.9 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  10 vs 3 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Slow-motion videos
  Yes vs No
  Shoot slow-motion videos
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 6400 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility