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What are your thoughts on digital zoom with Canon PS cameras?

Started Nov 12, 2018 | Discussions thread
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What are your thoughts on digital zoom with Canon PS cameras?

I always dismissed digital zoom as a gimmick that would massively degrade IQ and that I would just crop later if need be.

But recently I started using it more on my G9X and I'm quite impressed.  The zoom maxes out at 12x which I'm assuming is about 300mm or so in 35mm equiv?  I didn't realize the camera processes the image and upscales it to 20mp.  It definitely seems better than some of the digital zooms I used on other cameras from other manufacturers.

I very rarely shoot anything beyond about 85mm anyways, so I just decided to use the digital zoom on this little camera (which I always have with me on trips as a B camera) when I want reach.

Canon G9 X
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