The best compact digital cameras are typically made with both optical and digital zoom so how do these work and which one should you be using? Let’s look at these two options to establish which is the best one for the type of photos you intend to produce. The optical zoom in a compact digital camera is very similar in action to a 35mm film camera’s zoom. It works by changing the focal length of the lens to make the subject appear to be much closer. The quality of the picture is preserved. But
