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| '''Digital zoom''' is a method of decreasing the apparent ] of a digital photographic or video image. Digital zoom is accomplished by ] an image down to a centered area with the same ] as the original, and usually also ] the result back up to the pixel dimensions of the original. It is accomplished electronically, with no adjustment of the camera's optics, and no ] is gained in the process. | '''Digital zoom''' is a method of decreasing (narrowing) the apparent ] of a digital photographic or video image. Digital zoom is accomplished by ] an image down to a centered area with the same ] as the original, and usually also ] the result back up to the pixel dimensions of the original. It is accomplished electronically, with no adjustment of the camera's optics, and no ] is gained in the process. | ||
| When comparing the image quality achieved by digital zoom with image quality achieved by resizing the image in post-processing, there's a difference between cameras that perform potentially ] ] like JPEG, and those that save images in an always lossless ]. In the former case, digital zoom tends to be superior to enlargement in post-processing, because the camera may apply its interpolation before detail is lost to compression. In the latter case, resizing in post-production yields results equal or superior to digital zoom. | When comparing the image quality achieved by digital zoom with image quality achieved by resizing the image in post-processing, there's a difference between cameras that perform potentially ] ] like JPEG, and those that save images in an always lossless ]. In the former case, digital zoom tends to be superior to enlargement in post-processing, because the camera may apply its interpolation before detail is lost to compression. In the latter case, resizing in post-production yields results equal or superior to digital zoom. | ||
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Digital zoom is a method of decreasing (narrowing) the apparent angle of view of a digital photographic or video image. Digital zoom is accomplished by cropping an image down to a centered area with the same aspect ratio as the original, and usually also interpolating the result back up to the pixel dimensions of the original. It is accomplished electronically, with no adjustment of the camera's optics, and no optical resolution is gained in the process.
When comparing the image quality achieved by digital zoom with image quality achieved by resizing the image in post-processing, there's a difference between cameras that perform potentially lossy image compression like JPEG, and those that save images in an always lossless Raw image format. In the former case, digital zoom tends to be superior to enlargement in post-processing, because the camera may apply its interpolation before detail is lost to compression. In the latter case, resizing in post-production yields results equal or superior to digital zoom.
Some digital cameras rely entirely on digital zoom, lacking a real zoom lens, as on most camera phones. Other cameras do have a real zoom lens, but apply digital zoom automatically once its longest focal length has been reached. Professional cameras generally do not feature digital zoom.
See also
- Image scaling
- Teleside converter - a secondary lens made for fixed lenses that increases the focal length
- Zoom lens
References
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