Troubleshoot/Digital vs Optical Zoom

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Digital vs. Optical Zoom

Optical Zoom

  • The focal length changes
  • Zooms in without losing resolution

Digital Zoom

  • The focal length doesn't change
  • The image just enlarges on the particular zoom spot and loses picture quality.

See the example below.

Please note this camera in regular view.

Zoom1.png

This is the same camera using 12x Optical zoom.

Zoom2.png

This is the same camera using 12x Digital zoom.

Zoom3.png