Is the digital zoom important?
No, it is not.Unlike optical zoom, only some of the light sensors are used to produce an image when the digital zoom is used, producing a lower-quality picture. The same effect can be achieved by using the zoom in the image-processing software. The digital zoom is a marketing gimmick allowing digital camera manufacturers to claim a higher zoom factor than their cameras can really achieve.
No, it is not. Unlike optical zoom, only some of the light sensors are used to produce an image when the digital zoom is used, producing a lower-quality picture. The same effect can be achieved by using the zoom in the image-processing software. The digital zoom is a marketing gimmick allowing digital camera manufacturers to claim a higher zoom factor than their cameras can really achieve.