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rduve · Nov 21, 2005, 12:48 AM

Yes Squirl, makes total sense, and fully answers my questions, Thanks.

slipe · Nov 21, 2005, 6:49 AM

The full range of the optical zoom uses the full sensor. That is full wide through 12X. Anything beyond 12X or 420mm equivalent uses a smaller part of the sensor.

That is true of any Mp you have set in the resolution. To get less than 8Mp it downsamples the image from the full CCD within the full optical zoom range.

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Nov 21, 2005, 12:48 AM	#11
rduve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,504	Yes Squirl, makes total sense, and fully answers my questions, Thanks.

Nov 21, 2005, 6:49 AM	#12
slipe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Indian Rocks Beach, FL Posts: 4,036	The full range of the optical zoom uses the full sensor. That is full wide through 12X. Anything beyond 12X or 420mm equivalent uses a smaller part of the sensor. That is true of any Mp you have set in the resolution. To get less than 8Mp it downsamples the image from the full CCD within the full optical zoom range.