We compared photos shot
with digital zoom with ones from the same camera shot with only optical zoom and then cropped to match.
Using digital zoom beyond 2x is not recommended as there is a significant loss of detail as well as the presence of noisy edges.
The device also carries a 2 - megapixel camera capable of up to
5X digital zoom.
However, in low light, the S9 + is actually using 2x
digital zoom from the main camera.
It comes with the option of two
times digital zoom, which will give you a very clear picture of your baby.
If you touch the screen while shooting, you'll see a wide range of settings to the right,
including digital zoom, scene selection, white balance, brightness, and contrast.
It is a wireless monitor with a 3.5 inch diagonal color screen and
digital zoom so you can take a closer look at what is happening on camera.
You also won't be able to get a 2x optical zoom, even though the 2x option is still present on the camera, due to
inferior digital zoom.
Together, they allow 2x optical zoom and
digital zoom at as much as 10 times greater capability.
The camera uses a 2 × optical zoom, but it switches to
digital zoom when you move past it and on to 10 ×.
It might have its uses, but
digital zoom cuts into the available image resolution, resulting in a smaller file.
The phone has an 8.0 - megapixel camera with a single LED flash on the rear and a 1.3 - megapixel camera on the front
with digital zoom.
The rear camera system also has optical image stabilization and a
5X digital zoom.
It is far better to get as physically close to your subject as possible instead of relying on your smartphone's
digital zoom feature.
This also eliminates the option of optical 2x zoom feature, however though, the 2x function still shows up in the camera UI
using digital zoom, that results in noticeable quality loss.
The
2x digital zoom, tilt, and pan features with night vision make viewing your baby at night easy.
There is also a
4x digital zoom on board the Moto G, which requires you to drag up and down on screen whether shooting using rear or front cameras.
Apple is promising 2x optical zoom and
10x digital zoom with iPhone 7 Plus, but the portrait mode with natural bokeh (pronounced boh - kay) will only be available with a software update later this year.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features an 8.1 - megapixel rear snapper, along with a 2.2 - megapixel front snapper and there is
8x digital zoom on board, as well as 1080p video recording.
Primary Specs: 12 MP dual cameras, all - new sensor for 83 percent more light, deeper pixels, new color filter, optical image stabilization, f / 1.8 and f / 2.8 apertures, optical zoom as well as
digital zoom up to 10x for photos and 6x for videos; 7 MP Front Camera, f / 2.2 aperture, retina flash
That said, neither of those Korean powerhouses offer a zooming lens like this — the optical zoom of the ZenFone Zoom is far preferable to the blown - up pixels of
digital zoom on, well, practically every other smartphone.
Nest's pricey $ 299 / # 299 Nest Cam IQ has an 8 - megapixel, 4K image sensor and improved
12x digital zoom for access to a 24/7 live video stream.
And the integrated 3.2 megapixel camera with
3X digital zoom is ideal for capturing the most beautiful images of the GTI - Meet at Wörthersee for eternity on its 25 - MB memory card.
Its 13 megapixel rear camera comes with Exmor RS sensor and has auto focus, image stabilisation, burst mode,
16x digital zoom etc features.
Shooting with so many megapixels has another benefit, too: a hugely powerful
6x digital zoom.
That particular feature won't go live until later this year, but you can still use the iPhone 7 Plus» second telephoto lens to achieve 2x optical zoom, which means it zooms into subjects without sacrificing picture quality like
digital zoom does on most smartphone cameras.
The Pixel 2 relies entirely on
digital zoom for zooming, which means you're essentially zooming into the camera's existing pixels and you lose a lot sharpness and detail as a result.
Instead, it uses the high pixel count of its 20Mp secondary monochrome sensor to produce computationally -
enhanced digital zoom images.
Digital zoom also has a harder time in low light, so stick to 2 × if the lighting isn't so hot.
The wide ‑ angle and telephoto lenses on iPhone 8 Plus enable optical zoom, as well
as digital zoom of up to 10x for photos and 6x for videos.
Geo - tagging Touch focus Face detection Smile detection Photo sphere Autofocus Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets Burst
mode Digital zoom High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama Scenes Effects Voice activat
When zooming, the Huawei Mate 10 uses the high 20Mp resolution of its secondary monochrome sensor and computational imaging to capture a high -
quality digital zoom image.
There's no contest here, where both phones are zooming in with
digital zoom instead of optical zoom.
Starting off with the Asus ZenFone Zoom camera phone — specifically the «ZX551ML» variant — the update bumps the software version number to 2.26.40.72 (MR3.2) and brings improvements to the camera's Auto Exposure accuracy, Auto Focus speed, and Auto White balance; it increases
digital zoom image quality, fixes the NR zoom parameter failure, and fixes a handful of other bugs related to the camera application.
New AI - powered Real - Time Scene and Object Recognition, which automatically chooses camera settings based on the object and scene, supports an advanced AI -
powered Digital Zoom function with AI Motion Detection for clearer and sharper pictures.
First, it enables a 2x optical zoom function —
unlike digital zoom on other smartphones, this feature allows users to zoom in without degrading the photo at all.
There's nothing really in the way of extras except for the 5x
digital zoom which can be operated by the volume controls or the track pad.
Simultaneous HD video and image recording Geo - tagging Face and smile detection Back - illuminated sensor (BSI) Autofocus Exposure compensation ISO control Burst mode
Digital zoom High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama Macro mode Scenes Self - timer CMOS sensor
Thanks to the integrated ISP algorithms, you can even utilise the 10X
digital zoom if required.
This is no different to any other
digital zoom system on a smartphone camera, and not unique to the iPhone 7 Plus.
Autofocus Optical image stabilization Face
detection Digital zoom Geo tagging HDR Panorama Dual recording Touch focus Photo sphere