Can you zoom the lens (optical zoom) while recording video?
1264938
Yes you can. If it is silent(what you are filming), you can slightly hear the lens zooming in and out. I just tried it at work!
1672506
I have tried and can't get it to zoom in and out during video recording. Hope this helps.
2229640
sorry Elaine but you can't zoom in or out. If you click on options video capture filter (c) Then camera control it's there but it wont let you use the funtion I don't know why it's a fix setting .
2097363
Yes, the 890IS can zoom while filming, no problem. It's quite amazing actually - in a quiet environment, you can hear motor when you zoom, but the motor noise isn't audible in the recorded movie. Unfortunately, you do hear the sound of the zoom control lever, which leaves an audible click each time you move or release it. The still camera is a 5.0x optical zoom, but for some reason, the zoom range when recording movies is only indicated as 4.0x. The quality of the video clips looks really good but the colors seem overly vivid vs still modes. I don't know if this is a byproduct of the avi compression or perhaps I don't have the setting right yet. I've had the camera for 2 weeks and not had a chance to dig in really deep yet.
1929361
So is that a "yes you can" or "no you cannot"? I cannot tell from the YouTube videos if they are using optical or digital zoom.
938547
Yes. You can zoom, but you can't adjust the zoom once you've started recording.
925046
Yes you can zoom while shooting videos. I'm not a professional but this is the best camera for zoom and has a sports feature that makes awesome photos! I can't brag on it enough. Best money spent on a camera!!
1143738
low light recording is good as long as you do not zoom. The bigger the aperture of the lens the better quality of the picture
512861
As far as I remember, there's a mode you can take a picture with a short video. Anyway you can play the video you take and print screen to get the image you need later. Yep, you can enable digital zoom in video mode.
1166603
Yes you can zoom in, even when taking video and the image still looks great. Have fun on your trip!
1588507
Yes, you can. However, it is limited to record on and off.You cannot zoom in or out.
160801
Sure, the TZ1 does it, but it won't be around forever and has, in most ways, been surpassed by the TZ3.So I guess what I meant by my first post was: Do any OTHERS, besides the TZ1, allow zooming while doing video?
2181344
To be honest, I have never tried a video, but I haven't been totally satisfied with the performance of the lens. Zooming in and out of taking photos, it seems to go through more adjustments than my Sony lens. It does not seem to zoom that far for me.
97421
Yes, most photo software will allow you to zoom on the photo. This is not a function of the camera or a feature you get with the camera.
2054268
it does allow zoom during video mode but as far as i've tried not for photo mode.
980358
I have not done any video recording but I have read that the autofocus doesn't work well when in video mode. The still photos are great.
40717
what about zooming in and out while video recording, I know you can do that with T700, but can you also do that with the T77?