The 12x on a zoom camera means the digital cropping of an image which is enlarged in size. This creates the illusion of a zoom effect. So basically the lens can crop forward to get a closer look of something 12x.
I usually see anywhere from 6x to 12x optical zoom, then most digital cameras also have digital zoom, up to about 20x
something like 3x
The Panasonic Lumix comes with a great 25mm ultra wide angled lenses. It has 12x zoom capability and the zoom is still in high quality even up to 300x! Highly recommended for the handy, traveler camera.
The S3 IS is a camera produced by the camera company Canon. It is part of the Canon Powershot Pro series, and includes a 12x image stabalized zoom and is 6 megapixels (6 MP). It is the successor to the S2 IS.
There are some good Fugi D-series cameras that work great for telephoto.
There is no limit for the zoom of a camera, but the The 26X Longest Zoom Digital Camera is one of the longest zoom cameras on the market. But you can always buy a longer zoom for a camera that does not have one .
The Cannon Powershot S3 digital camera has 6 megapixels to take pictures with. However, what this camera lacks in megapixels, it makes up in its various features including 12X zoom.
Well, first of all you need to unlock it. After that, you equip it onto a sniper rifle and when you zoom in, it will be the 12x scope.
zoom is to enlarge the image and capture in a digital camera
It means the zoom power, i.e. how much magnification is possible at the long end of the zoom.
The zoom of a camera is completely unrelated to the resolution of a camera. This is dependent on the lense.
A person can find out if the Canon Powershot S2 has 5 megapixels with 12x optical zoom from several different places. Some of these places include Digital Photography Review and Amazon.