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Subject	Extended Optical Zoom - Why Would I Use It? [SIMILAR]
Posted by	alasta [PROFILE] [GALLERY]
Date/Time	05:08:15, 18 April 2007 (GMT)


I've had my FX01 for about six months now, but I've just discovered the extended zoom function and I'm curious as to whether this is actually of any use. If I set the resolution to 3mp, I can acheive a 5x optical zoom. Great. But am I really any better off than if I had taken the photo at 6mp and cropped it? I realise that cropping effectively amplifies noise but I would have thought that a photo taken with extended optical zoom would display just as much noise since it only uses the central portion of the sensor. I would be interested in any feedback on this.

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