Is this a real optical zoom?
576034
Pretty much... The knob on the top is labeled "focus" but it actually adjusts the magnification. You focus by adjusting the working distance by moving the Supereyes closer or further from the object on the stand. It's a little convoluted but it works.
576035
Yes it is. Its a very helpful tool (I'm in the electronics industry and I use it to look at solder joints; PCB workmanship etc). The only downside is that the lens can be easily cracked if you're not careful; so, keep it in a safe place when not in use.
82209
NO; according to Logitech, you can only zoom In & OUT. the focus is supposed to be automatic.
371994
No. This is not a zoom lens. This is a prime lens with only one focal lenght. No zoom!
1167968
There is a digital zoom but no optical zoom. Meaning, if you zoom in you loose quality--you loose resolution. This is not a problem if you record video at a higher rate than you are publishing.
617002
is a 7x Optical zoom, but my camera doesn't work since 1 month ago, so i don't recommend you purchase that camera.
1172461
No. I'm still figuring the feature to correct glass reflection. Optical zoom is great.
772676
I think it would bo ok, it zooms in pretty well. Audio might not be the best, if you're relying on it for that.
1929361
So is that a "yes you can" or "no you cannot"? I cannot tell from the YouTube videos if they are using optical or digital zoom.
935779
No, it is strictly 1920 with zooming to remove black areas. I would not buy this for more than $999. Hardware seems great but there are moderate to serious software issues dependant on your tolerance for quirks.
1320987
No. Not unless you are a serious hacker.It has a custom power, HDMI and Micro USB connector that align with the Zoom.
227005
it's 9mm to 10mm manual zoom. Don't know exactly but a guess would be closer to 10X Zoom Optical. No digital zoom.
442574
If the optical quality was better, I would use it often. The size is very compact, and having to manually focus is no bother because the depth of field is very large. Unfortunately the image quality matches the price.
886772
there is a digital zoom button you can push to zoom in, i think it's like 4x power or so. the quality goes down really far when you zoom in to the point where it's not worth using, very pixelated.
1711775
No issue with the full 20x optical zoom. Suggest that you run a test under ideal condition i.e. with the camera on a tripod. You will get degradation when using the digital zoom at or near the max zoom.
2082187
I am told by my experienced mentor that it is. I've only imaged with it once with the moon and had to turn the gain almost off so it didn't white out the screen. It was a lot more sensitive than my cell phone camera and my large digital camera that is not dslr. It is more sensitive tha. I imagined something I could afford would be. The customer service from High Point was so good they were willing to still take it back into the 2nd month if I could not get it to work because I tried ad tried with Linux and weather was very cold. Once I put Windows on my laptop it worked right away.
2179928
It is observable by real people like me. I have canon SX10, which is super zoom 20X. You can't even compare this more or less recent camera to my old horse DSLR Nikon D50. Quality of the image isn't simply there. DSLR is always producing better images than super zoom compact, always.
2107488
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!