Does the extra optical zoom thing really cause no deterioration of image quality as claimed by panasonic ?
Or is it just another glorified version of digital zoom ?
Does the extra optical zoom thing really cause no deterioration of image quality as claimed by panasonic ?
Or is it just another glorified version of digital zoom ?
Yupz...the EZ function basically crops down to the center portion of the sensor and is user selectable down to 2 or 3 megapixels. So basically what you get is supposedly enhanced optical zoom up to 20X, but you pay in terms of resolution.
Yup, It works on cropping concept.
However, it is fantastic for manual zoom.
The manual zoom screen in the EZ mode could focus more precise on the object compare to 10Mpixel mode.
My example :
Total zoom 21.4 EX x 1.7 Teleconverter = 36.38X
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