Is that 7x optical or digital zoom? Thank you.
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7x Optical. An added note. I've found in low light situations, I'll get blurs from pushing the shutter. However, by using the 2 sec self-timer that problem can be rectified. No more blur!!
617002
is a 7x Optical zoom, but my camera doesn't work since 1 month ago, so i don't recommend you purchase that camera.
1938219
Yes only digital... Well it might have a small optical zoom (5x or 10x) but I would not use the digital zoom as it gets very grainy. Honestly stopped using it after a year, case cracker twice, and the battery overheats causing it to drain really fast. Wouldn't film 10min with out powering down, and it was "fully charged'. I can't really recommend this camera. Sony point and shoots take better video...
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It's hard to say, the 7X gives a wider field of view, the 10X a more detailed view...if it's across a distance, for example 50 yd + shots are common then I'd want the 10X. Personally I wish I'd gotten the zoom model myself, the optics are good so I don't think image quality would suffer to a very great extent.
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There is a indentation about mid way through the device. You'll see a series of parallel vertical striations of sorts moving from left To right. That is your magnification knob. It's really my only complaint about the device. It should've been a digital zoom.
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It is 12 megapixels vs 10.0 for the Canon. It is 4x optical zoom vs 5x optical zoom on the Canon. We had the first version and loved it and bought this one this summer because we wanted an underwater enclosure. We have only had Olympus cameras since 1999 and we love them. We have two of these smaller cameras, a slightly bigger version and a full blown DSLR and we have never had any problems with them and we love the Scenes features in the ZX series cameras. And they are a couple hundred bucks cheaper than the Canon's that I can see. Hope this helps.
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You can digitally zoom any image, but it has no lensing for magnification built-in. It's essentially an old-fashioned focal-plane camera, writ 'digital'.LS
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "digital zoom"?. With the 14 - 42mm X lens with electronic zoom I can use "manual focus". I have not tried other auto lenses which have the manual zoom ring in addition to the electronic zoom.
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I am not sure what you are asking, but I believe it is optical as in Michael's reply. Purple Polly
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Digital. This is not a good microscope. If you can stop up to the next model. You'll be much happier with it.
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Digital zoom only, with fairly wide steps. The lens/CCD quality is good and clear. I am looking for color/kelvin temp adjustment and control as it seems to only self adjust for lightning temp.
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I'd go with 7. fine as a web cam, not so much for photography. for the money, better than I expected.
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Well, it only has digital zoom, and no real optical zooming (the lens does not move). I never use digital zoom, as it makes an already grainy image (from this camera anyway) even less sharp. If I wanted to "zoom" I would do it in post-processing in your computer's video editor, as you can crop at will.
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It has 5x optical zoom and 10x zoom digital. Great camera for water and those who don't want to worry about drops and adult beverages and family vacation with a toddler playing with a camera!
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for my 7D I went with the 10-22mm USM IS and the 24-105mmL and I think that covers the majority of my ranges (I also got the 70-300mm USM telephoto zoom so I think I'm pretty well covered from 10-300mm ;-)
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Yes, both. Clear crisp view. Not sure zoom feature great, most of the time there all the way up
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It's a 7x magnifier. If it was variable zoom it would state 1.5x-7x right. So it is a fixed 7x magnification. I have two of them and I use them for competition and hunting they are good for the price.
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4x, which is a little bit of magnification. The zoom is not an adjustable amount by the way.