Sony A77 vs Panasonic TS7

Sony A77 advantages over Panasonic TS7

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs 1/2.3 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Tilt-swivel screen
  Tilt-swivel vs none
  Tilt and swivel the screen for maximum shooting flexibility
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 3.95 vs 1.19 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• 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

  530 vs 300 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• External Mic Jack
  Jack vs No jack
  Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.73x vs 0.45x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• More pixels
  24.3 vs 20.4 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 4 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Bulb shutter
  Bulb vs No bulb
  Hold the shutter open manually for long exposures
• Faster JPEG shooting
  11.6 fps vs 10.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  17 vs 11 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  16000 vs 6400 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility