Digital cameras: Optical and Digital Zoom Questions
Optical and Digital Zoom Questions
by egadfly - 3/21/07 11:24 AMI had not understood the difference between digital and optical zoom before coming across a recent article lby Chris Miller (http://www.techlore.com/article/16902/Optical-Zoom-vs.-Digital-Zoom/).
And after digging into this, it is pretty clear to me that the camera I want to buy has to have a highly developed OPTICAL zoom capability.
Who can share their experiences with optical zoom on different brands of camera?
Just asking.
by R. Proffitt
- 3/21/07 11:27 AM
In reply to: Optical and Digital Zoom Questions by egadfly
What do you think would be the difference between "highly developed OPTICAL zoom" and optical zoom?
I will share that as you go past 6X or more you'll want to see image stabilization.
Bob
Optical Zoom
by snapshot2 - 3/21/07 3:40 PM
In reply to: Optical and Digital Zoom Questions by egadfly
Except for very unusual situations....digital zoom should not be used, as it will degrade the image.
Here is a link to the most popular digital cameras with 12X optical zoom:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_s3is%2Cpanasonic_dmcfz50%2Cpanasonic_dmcfz8%2Csony_dsch2%2Csony_dsch5&show=all
Any of them would be a good choice.
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If you have a large budget (over $1,000) you should look at DSLR (digital single lens reflex) cameras and lenses.
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poweful lense
by Alexjhp - 3/21/07 9:12 PM In reply to: Optical and Digital Zoom Questions by egadflyThe Olympus SP-550 has a very powerful and versatile lens along with excellent mechanical IS but what exactly are you looking for and for how much money? If you dont want to spend over $300 there was a post on some 12x zoom cameras. You should find a Lumix or something in there. But most importantly what are you going to use it for?
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