Digital Zoom Versus Optical Zoom
Many digital cameras offer both digital and optical zoom. These two often confuse the average camera
buyer, until you know what you’re looking at.
Optical zoom works much like the zoom lens on a 35 mm film camera. It changes the length of your
camera’s lens and draws the subject closer to you. The optical zoom keeps the quality of the picture.
Digital zoom works differently. It simply takes the picture and crops it then enlarges the part that is left. It
causes the quality of the photo to be reduced, sometimes greatly.
What this means in terms of output is you may have a larger view of an object with the digital zoom, but
chances are your image will become unfocused. Details will become lost. It is actually best to turn off
the digital zoom feature of your camera if possible. This will prevent you automatically zooming in too
close as the digital zoom is often an extension of the optical.
There are a couple of things you can do if you want a closer view of a subject but want the quality of your
picture to still be good. Try moving in closer when you take the picture. Often only a foot or two will do
the trick. If this isn’t possible, you can set your camera to take a picture at its highest file size. This will
result in a photo that can be cropped to include only your desired subject, yet allow for an image that is
still clear.
Digital zoom has its place. It can be used if the only destiny of your photo is the internet. Photos online
can be a much lower quality in the camera and still appear acceptable when sent through e-mail or posted
on a web gallery. If your goal is printing, however, seek a camera that has a greater optical zoom and turn
off the digital zoom. Your pictures will be better in the end, even if they are not as close up.
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This article was initially published and provided by Worldprofit when the Silver and Platinum memberships had blog posting articles. The CEO at the time was Dr. Jeffrey Lant. Dr. Lant Passed Away April 16, 2023
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