Digital Camera Optical Zoom versus Digital Zoom

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If you have a digital camera, you probably have the “zoom” feature. In fact, you probably have two kinds of zoom… one type is called optical zoom and the other is called digital zoom.

So what’s the difference, and which one should you use?

Well, as you zoom on most cameras, you are using optical zoom until a certain point, and then your camera switches to digital zoom.

BUT, we’re here to tell you a secret in this video… one of these zooms is “good” and the other is “bad”!

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This article was written by John Lortz, John is the founder of DiscoverSkills.com, and is a professional technology educator located in Omaha, Nebraska. He has been heavily involved in computer technology since 1985, and specifically in teaching that technology to students of all ages since 1988. When he's not being a geek, he's coaching his son's select baseball team.