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note: I’m aware that they also have the digital zoom, but there is a generally a loss in picture quality when digital zoom is used.

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I have a photography background with 35mm film and digital cameras. I am on the market to buy a camcorder and I would like to understand the “reach” of the zoom when it mentions things like “10X optical”? I can easily figure out the reach of, say, a 75-300mm lens in 35mm film cameras. How does the camcorder zoom labels compare to 35mm film camera zooms?

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