Does this camera have electronic zoom in addition to the optical zoom?
1964729
Yes it does! The optical zoom is 16X, full electronic zoom is 64X, and can be useful. Works when shooting HD video on this camera as well as when taking pictures. Do be advised though that you will have all the normal limitations imposed by using electronic zoom in any camera (no matter the price or quality!). These limitations are primarily the loss of resolution (64X zoom imposed onto a 16X optical lens means have an effective loss of resolution of roughly 16 times). The resulting image (at 64X zoom) has the "effective" resolution of a one megapixel camera, more or less! Second, it is very hard to hold the camera still enough for a good image with that much magnification. Works fine on a tripod, though. Hope this is helpful.
1964730
Amendment to my previous answer. At 64X zoom, the effective resoluion may closer to 4 megapixels, not 1 megapixel. I was just experimenting with the camera at 64X and the images aren't bad, but they absolutely do require a well-lit subject!
1773858
on the one i received yes there is a zoom along with a d-pad to navigate around in the cameras picture area
1694415
It doesn't have optical zoom. You have to know where you want it because the only way you can adjust the image size is by moving the whole projector
1698621
It has 40x optical zoom, I haven't used it extensively, but it was satisfactory.
1925688
Hey,The zoom in this camera is manual, controlled by the wheel (around the lense). It also has digital zoom, but no rocker as the typical point and shoot.
211544
My sister got just this, I was testing the features, it does zoom while in recording mode.
236123
Yes to both questions. A major down fall for this camera is the zoom in. It is absolutely HORRIBLE.
536381
Yes, and I highly recommend this camera. Great zoom, sound (if set on zoom), and overall simplicity.
899103
No, this camera has no pan / tilt capability. It does have a digital zoom function.
582243
No zoom, simply 3.6 wide angle camera does work well day and night. Decent image quality As usual amazon has them up for a good price I use 8 of these type in my home system
1888574
There was no decline in picture quality if using optical zoom. As with all digital cameras digital zoom will degrade image quality. Disable the digital zoom and use just optical zoom.
510863
No it does not, but haven't missed having one. Love the zoom & the camera takes beautiful pictures.
1739609
No, it doesn't, but that's about the only optional setting not offered. It's a very well designed compact camera with a great lens. My only complaint is the lack of an optical viewfinder, ..but that's my issue with all these "pocketable" models.
2018876
Yes, it does. It has both an AF Macro and a Macro Zoom function. The latter, I believe, is digital. I've used both and I couldn't really tell the difference in the results between the two, though I never enlarged the images to the max to scrutinize.
201432
Yes. Personally I would not buy a camera that did not have one. Fuji calls it EVF, Electronic ViewFinder. A digital camera does not have optical viewfinder; instead the digital image can be displayed on the LCD screen or electronic viewfinder. (A switch on the back of the camera is used to choose where the image is displayed.) I always use the EVF to take the picture and the LCD to view the pictures I have taken. Having the camera up to the eye is more stable than holding the camera out at arms length to see the LCD. I highly recommend this camera.
455740
I don't know. I bought this camera as a birthday gift, and I can't even check now if it has this feature. The manual does not mention it.
2038626
No it does not electronic screen only. Don't think this is a drawback. The screen pivots so you can hold it at various angles overhead below waist and plainly see what you are photographing.