You have to market them effectively as to what they will do, how they benefit consumers, and wrap it up in a good user experience (software). As I said, consumers already have 10X digital zoom and likely don't understand the difference. We already have seen great specs and it doesn't necessarily translate to success.And 10x optical zoom is exactly that. What's your point?
Optical stabilization is better than sensor shift, but costs more. The best is having both, which is possible.
The difference between the optical and digital zooms is obvious and even if the users don't know it, they will easily see the difference in the PQ. Zoom cameras/lenses have been available for decades. Most people know what they do.You have to market them effectively as to what they will do, how they benefit consumers, and wrap it up in a good user experience (software). As I said, consumers already have 10X digital zoom and likely don't understand the difference. We already have seen great specs and it doesn't necessarily translate to success.
Remember 960fps slow motion?
No, digital zoom doesn't result in "some blurriness", digital zoom doesn't exist. I get that cropping while shooting is convenient, but calling cropping an image "zoom" is like calling one of those horsey rides at the mall a vehicle.Optical zoom preserves the quality of a shot when zooming in, while digital zoom results in some blurriness.
Actually the iPhone 11 Pro with its three cameras whose with focal length equivalence of 13, 26 and 52 mm respectively, you can say it is a 4x optical zoom camera system.
The iPhone does NOT have optical zoom. It just has two or three lenses with different focal lengths. Everything else is software.
We’ve seen specs before and it hasn’t worked is the point, particularly for enticing iOS users to switch.The difference between the optical and digital zooms is obvious and even if the users don't know it, they will easily see the difference in the PQ. Zoom cameras/lenses have been available for decades. Most people know what they do.
Software can make it fluid.No, unfortunately it's not a fluid optical zoom from 1x to 5x but a different lens and different sensor
And with the amount of noise reduction in images, any amount of digital zoom is not only pointless (better to crop later), but really shows up the lack of detail.The iPhone does NOT have optical zoom. It just has two or three lenses with different focal lengths. Everything else is software.
10x optical zoom is good, it overcomes limitations of sensors and so on, but it also introduces more optics so I wonder about image quality. The biggest advances IMO have been AI, especially night and portrait modes.The features have to be meaningful and offer specific use cases...not just higher specs.
Honest question: how do the physics of this shake out? Most standard smartphone lenses are around the focal length of ~30mm (based on a full frame equivalent). That means 10x would be a 300mm equivalent.
How can you have that much optical zoom without a really (really) thick camera bump? Any optics experts out there?