0
If you use an optical zoom, you can take pictures without getting really close to things. An optical zoom is better than a digital zoom, because an optical zoom does not cause pictures to be pixely or grainy, and digital zooms often do.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is better digital zoom or optical zoom?
Optical Zoom is the true zoom, Digital is basically the zoom in of what the highest optical zoom is. Therefore Optical Zoom is the better zoom, and gives a much clearer picture.
What is the most optical zoom you can have on a digital camera?
Depends what your using it for
Difference between optical zoom and digital zoom?
Optical zoom uses lenses to focus on objects further away... it is the lenses which do the 'zooming'. Digital zoom is where a photo is taken using the same set of lenses all the time and using software to enlarge the picture.
What is the Difference between optical zoom and dynamic zoom?
ofcourse optical zoom..................
What type of digital camera is better either with optical zoom or digital zoom?
Optical zoom is way better than digital zoom as digital only expands the picture. Optical zoom actually zooms in.
Does Nikon D5000 have optical zoom?
No it does not, it only has 5.8 optical zoom.
Zoom on Cannon Poweshot?
The Cannon Powershot has both and optical and digital zoom features. Optical zoom is far superior to digital zoom.
What is the difference between digital and optical zoom?
Digital zoom uses software to zoom in further than regular optical zoom, which uses lenses to magnify the picture.
What is manual zoom?
It is exactly what it sounds like. You zoom in on your subject by using the lens (normally it is attached to the camera itself and can be taken off). You control how far, how much, and where. Usually, optical zoom is used with manual zoom.
What are the Android phones with optical zoom apart from Samsung galaxy s4 zoom?
The Kodak Polaroid SC1630 Android HD Smartphone also has optical zoom.
Why is a digital zoom worse than an optical zoom?
The reason an optical zoom is better to have than a digital zoom boils down to quality. When one uses an optical zoom the subject is brought in closer without losing quality. When a digital zoom is used, the camera crops and digitally enlarges the picture, sacrificing quality.
What is the difference between 5 optical zoom and 8 optical zoom in a camera?
If you're talking about optical zoom there is no difference other than you will be closer to the viewed object.If you are talking about digital zoom, the size of the pixels will increase and blur.Hope that helps!
