zoom vs. resolution

To some extent, what you suggest is true about high resolution compensating
for a low zoom. At least with the 350 D you have the option of a larger
optical zoom lens.

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"Thomas Frank" <thfrank DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote in message
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>I want to buy a new digital camera and ask for some experts advice...
>
> Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its
> resolution is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even
> most of the current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom
> (3x or so). Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate
> for a low zoom, i.e. will I be getting high quality images after
> electronical processing (zoom in photo editing software etc.).
>
> I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low
> zoom. Would be great to hear about this camera too.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Thomas
>
>
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Thomas Frank wrote:
> I want to buy a new digital camera and ask for some experts advice...
>
> Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its
> resolution is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even
> most of the current digital cameras have only a very limited optical
> zoom (3x or so). Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will
> compensate for a low zoom, i.e. will I be getting high quality images
> after electronical processing (zoom in photo editing software etc.).
>
> I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low
> zoom. Would be great to hear about this camera too.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Thomas
>
>

all other things equal, I like the results of digital zoom, effectively
cropping the image. But other things are NOT equal. In particular
a high megapixel camera with a tiny lens can't resolve the image to that
resolution anyway. There's no substitute for good glass...and lots of it.
mike

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I have a Canon S2 IS, with a 12X optical zoon, image stabilization, blah,
blah, blah..
It's a *great* camera IMO (and many others, read the reviews.


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"Thomas Frank" <thfrank.RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote in message
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>I want to buy a new digital camera and ask for some experts advice...
>
> Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its
> resolution is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even
> most of the current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom
> (3x or so). Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate
> for a low zoom, i.e. will I be getting high quality images after
> electronical processing (zoom in photo editing software etc.).
>
> I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low
> zoom. Would be great to hear about this camera too.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Thomas
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: zoom vs. resolution 

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:01:57 -0500, "Thomas Frank" <thfrank RemoveThis @aol.com>
wrote:

>I want to buy a new digital camera and ask for some experts advice...
I'm not expert, just so ya know...

>Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its resolution
>is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot.
I like a decent zoom too. That said, I think most professionals will
tell you that 90% of their 'money shots' are taken within the
35mm-50mm range.

> Even most of the
>current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom (3x or so).
Well... most of the 'point and shoot' digitals have a 3x, but many of
the larger digital SLR-style cameras have bigger zooms. And then, of
course, there are digital SLR's.

>Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate for a low zoom,
>i.e. will I be getting high quality images after electronical processing
>(zoom in photo editing software etc.).
IMHO, there's no substitute for good optical zoom.

>I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low zoom.
>Would be great to hear about this camera too.
Nice camera!! The Fuji's also have some nice optical zooms (6x, 10x).
Olympus c-7000 (which I mentioned in another post) is a relatively
small camera with a 5x zoom. And I think maybe the Panasonic Lumix
(with Leica lens) has a big zoom. Canon's newer p&s digital cameras
are coming out with 4x, and I image all the other smaller p&s will
follow.
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Leythos wrote:
> I just got a Panasonic with 12x Optical and all of the above
> (mechanical image stab) and with Digital zoom it does 48x.

Which model do you have?
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Thomas Frank wrote:
> Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its resolution
> is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even most of the
> current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom (3x or so).
> Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate for a low zoom,
> i.e. will I be getting high quality images after electronical processing
> (zoom in photo editing software etc.).
>
> I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low zoom.

200/2.8 + 2x, equivalent to the tele on a 14x zoom.
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Something to remember is that the zoom lenses become more complex as the
zoom factor increases. In addition, the base (most light thru the lens "F"
Stop increases as well. This makes a high optical zoom camera (all other
factors equal) less sensitive to light than a low optical zoom camera.

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> In article <1130858076.281411.29630 DeleteThis @g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, bj286
> @scn.org says...
> > Thomas Frank wrote:
> > > Currently, I use a video cam to take still pictures. Although its
resolution
> > > is low, I like its 10x optical zoom which I use a lot. Even most of
the
> > > current digital cameras have only a very limited optical zoom (3x or
so).
> > > Now I am wondering whether a high resolution will compensate for a low
zoom,
> > > i.e. will I be getting high quality images after electronical
processing
> > > (zoom in photo editing software etc.).
> > >
> > > I have looked at the Canon Rebel 350D which has great features but low
zoom.
> >
> > 200/2.8 + 2x, equivalent to the tele on a 14x zoom.
>
> After having used a 10x optical and many of the older 3x optical with
> higher digital zooms, I can't understand why anyone that takes a moment
> to think about it would settle for anything less than 10x optical. Since
> we can't change the lenses on most of our digital cameras, the only
> thing that keeps the image clean is the optical zoom....
>
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In article <gpfcf.1097$Mi5.429@dukeread07>, Chuckk2nospam.RemoveThis@cox.net
says...
> Something to remember is that the zoom lenses become more complex as the
> zoom factor increases. In addition, the base (most light thru the lens "F"
> Stop increases as well. This makes a high optical zoom camera (all other
> factors equal) less sensitive to light than a low optical zoom camera.

Having a number of normal SLR camera units I am aware of that, but I'll
take the High Optical Zoom over the low Optical Zoom any day - based on
my wide subjects of shooting.

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