There are many benefits of having an optical zoom. Some of the benefits are clearer pictures when zooming, getting a closer picture without disturbing anyone or anything and getting a closer picture from a distance.
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.
ofcourse optical zoom..................
Optical zoom is way better than digital zoom as digital only expands the picture. Optical zoom actually zooms in.
No it does not, it only has 5.8 optical zoom.
The Cannon Powershot has both and optical and digital zoom features. Optical zoom is far superior to digital zoom.
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.
Digital zoom uses software to zoom in further than regular optical zoom, which uses lenses to magnify the picture.
The Kodak Polaroid SC1630 Android HD Smartphone also has 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.
i suggest canon sx100 which has 8mp and 10x optical zoom
I usually see anywhere from 6x to 12x optical zoom, then most digital cameras also have digital zoom, up to about 20x
Optical and digital. With optical zoom, the camera uses lenses to magnify objects. In digital zoom, the camera's built-in software creates a magnified image.