I thought this model was a 10X zoom. Why are you advertizing it as a 20X zoom
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I have no clue what it really is. It has been a super camera for the price and I am looking forward to using on an Alaska cruise trip this month.
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The 20X is advertised as "Intelligent Zoom". That is not the same as optical zoom. The ad clearly states that the camera is 10X optical zoom.
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I feel the same way as others - very disappointed with Amazon that it was not advertised correctly and it was given as a gift so I did not know it until I saw the person and the camera after they had been using it. I agree - great little camera but I thought I was upgrading them from a 12x to a 20x and now it is actually less zoom. Amazon really needs to do something about this.
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intelligent zoom is panasonic's wording. it would be WRONG for amazon to reword it. intelligent zoom means digital zoom which is merely a digital enlargement of the image
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It is both. It has 10x optical zoom and 20x more electronic zoom Panasonic calls intelligent zoom. With electronic zoom they are only using part of the CCD, giving a zoom effect but really just losing resolution. The "intelligent" part of the zoom is using some digital algorithms to improve it. This camera has more real optical zoom than most cameras in this price range and its a Leica lens. No reason to be dissapointed. Just use it and see the results. Some cameras have only electronic zoom and claim higher zoom figures.
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I just received the model 365, the impact model. I think. It is the bmx one, same as for snow goggles, but with a nose guard. They were on sale at woot for 85 bucks. Anyhow, the lcd screen is merely a status screen, it tells if you are recording, no video. Also, I have looked at the spec sheet, and I don't see any optical zoom. Huh? Haven't tried it yet.
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It is no a zoom lens. Might be an error on the listing. It is a 30mm prime lens with largest aperture of 1.4. FANTASTIC LENS
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They are both digital zooms, the "clear image" zoom is a 2x extension, the digital goes up to 160x. Basically the more you digital zoom the worse it gets. I would try to see one in action to see if the degradation is acceptable to you. There are some posts on youtube as well that may help. I would have thought with a 20mpix sensor, they could have "zoomed" in on the sensor with little degradation but there is some loss even in the "clear image" zoom. You'll have to look and see for yourself how much quality loss you are willing to give up.
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Hi. The lens is a 30mm prime, wich means 30mm is its only focal length, there's no zooming.
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I have the exact same question. Please do post your findings. I am confused too. Apparently 18-200 is supposed to have larger zoom but I want to make sure that the quality of 18-200 matches to 18-135 at the least upto 135 mm. If so i will go with 18-200 for sure.
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Thanks, Tech. Funny that teleconverters are available for so many other size lenses but not this one. I could have lived with a 1.4x. Like you said, I'll have to live with what I've got... until I can pony up $1500+ for Canon's 100-400mm zoom.I guess I'd better plan on having a good number of 8mb and 16mb cards with me and shoot JPEG and RAW so I can seriously crop and/or enlarge the best shots (which will be many if the weather is good). I want some 20" x 30" or 24" x 36" posters from what I'm shooting. A telecoverter would have helped.
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I don't think that it is the same as a digital zoom. I believe that the term should be "field of view crop factor" which means that because the sensor is about 1/2 the size of a full framed 35mm piece of film, what you see with the E-M5 is 1/2 the size corner to corner. The focal length mulitiplier is therefore 2, because you'd need twice the focal length lense to get the same sized corner to corner image. See? I think it falls into the category of the marketing department taking what may be a negative (less than a full framed sensor) and making it sound vaguely ok. Don't worry about it: it is a truly great camera!
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I'm sorry i can because i bought the qx10 and I'm very happy with it i don't think the qx100 with 20 mp has a lot of difference
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Hello, the 10x digital zoom is the same in all POV modes. Check out my youtube vid for an idea of what a 10x zoom is like. The object is around 15 yards away just for reference. Cheershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33YENYtaxZI
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The vid cam has 10X optical zoom which can be "enhanced" by 7X digital zoom. I don't use the digital zoom because it's not really a zoom, since all it does is enlarge the pixels. If I need more than 10X optical zoom, I use my feet (if possible).
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It looks like they used the wrong image when they did the ad. They seem to have 2 or 3 ads for that lens. I do love mine it OS a great walk around lens.
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I would compare it to my smaller camera as a 10x zoom for the really good zoom go up to the next lens, I loved my photos at the Grand Canyon, Walking around I used the 30-110 and to zoom in on the river aprox 1 mile below I used my bigger lens 110-220, I like the polarize filter, It is great for outdoors, no glare and crisper color, email if you need more details
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Other posts say that although 10x optical zoom is written on the camcorder body, the written documentation says the camcorder does 20x zoom without an additional lens.
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Maybe due to focal length they are classifying it as fixed zoom but I would disregard. Focal length is equivalent to 45mm on FX.
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The P600 has a 60X zoom, 24 - 1440 mm equivalent. An earlier model (P520) has the 42X zoom, they both look the same, this may have been the cause for the confusion.Hope this helps!
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I have #71020 [25 - 125X80] only and do not know how it compares to 25X100. At 25X it is super clear even if you are holding it with your hands but of course, it will tires you out quickly bcoz of its weight and size. To fully enjoy this powerful bino spend money on a high-end tripod like SLK brand or other comparable reputable brands especially if you would like to experiment zooming closer than 25X --field of view gets smaller as you increase magnification and you can do it without a tripod. I stay at 25X or maybe few notches up bcoz I get dizzy looking thru it at much higher magnification. Maybe 25X100 is plenty of power for what you need it for, anything pass 100X is practically useless. And you may even save money w/c you can spend on tripod. Just my honest opinion... enjoy it!