I did an experiment to compare:
optical zoom vs. digital zoom!
Optical zoom is supposed to give better detail than digital zoom. However, the picture would be smaller.
If you enlarge the optical zoom picture in Photoshop to the same size as the digital zoom image then the pixels look a lot bigger.
But the optical zoom picture looks more '3D' - the shadows are much clearer.
Perhaps this could be because the digital zoom picture is more sensitive to camera shake. Who knows?
(for both photos)
Time 20:20.
Distance 233,750 miles.
Waxing gibbous phase.
150 degrees SE compass point (azimuth).
Altitude 42.0 degrees.
optical zoom vs. digital zoom!
Optical zoom is supposed to give better detail than digital zoom. However, the picture would be smaller.
If you enlarge the optical zoom picture in Photoshop to the same size as the digital zoom image then the pixels look a lot bigger.
But the optical zoom picture looks more '3D' - the shadows are much clearer.
Perhaps this could be because the digital zoom picture is more sensitive to camera shake. Who knows?
(for both photos)
Time 20:20.
Distance 233,750 miles.
Waxing gibbous phase.
150 degrees SE compass point (azimuth).
Altitude 42.0 degrees.
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