Optical Zoom

Most digital cameras have optical and digital zoom, the optical zoom acheives the magnification by moving the lens in the proper way and so the image created by the optical zoom is of the same quality as the image when not zoomed. The digital zoom does not zoom properly though, it simply enlarges the image using a computer process and so the amount of detail in the picture is reduced as more digital zoom is applied.

So when you buy a digital camera it is best to look at the optical zoom rating that the digital camera has. Most digital cameras have some optical zoom and the more advanced ones have larger levels of magnification, the level of zoom is stated like 3x which means that the digital camera would offer three times magnification at the maximum level of optical zoom.

Most digital cameras have some optical zoom but if you are looking to buy a cheap digital camera with optical zoom then this page should be very useful to you. This is because we have listed lots of digital cameras with optical zoom with the cheapest first so it is easy to buy a cheap optical zoom digital camera online here.

Price Comparison:

FUJIFILM Finepix AV230 Compact Digital Camera – Black, Black £44.99	FUJIFILM Finepix AV230 Compact Digital Camera – Black £44.99	Kodak EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Red £47.90
SAMSUNG ST30 Compact Digital Camera – Silver £49.97	Celestron Digital Camera Adapter £49.99	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Red £53.98
KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Red, Red £54.99	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – White, White £54.99	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – White £54.99
LensPen SensorKlear Loupe Kit – SKLK-1 £55.00	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Blue, Blue £55.98	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Blue £55.98
Sony DSC-S930P 10.1 MP Digital Camera £59.00	Canon Powershot A1200 Digital Camera in Black £59.95	Fujifilm L55 Camera, 12MP, 3x Optical Zoom, 2.4" LCD Screen, White with 2GB SD Card and Case £59.95
KODAK EASYSHARE M522 Compact Digital Camera – Red, Red £59.98	SAMSUNG ST30 Compact Digital Camera – Silver, Silver £59.98	KODAK EASYSHARE M522 Compact Digital Camera – Red £59.98
KODAK EASYSHARE C743 Zoom Digital Camera / Refurbished £59.99	KODAK EASYSHARE M522 Compact Digital Camera – Black, Black £59.99	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Red £59.99
KODAK EASYSHARE M522 Compact Digital Camera – Black £59.99	SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W510 Compact Digital Camera – Silver, Silver £64.98	SAMSUNG ST30 Compact Digital Camera – Black, Black £64.98
NEW Fujifilm FinePix AV100 12 Megapixel Compact Digital Camera Pink £69.00	NEW Fujifilm FinePix AV100 12 Megapixel Compact Digital Camera Black £69.00	Sony DSC-W110 Digital Camera £69.00
NEW Fujifilm FinePix AV100 12 Megapixel Digital Camera Silver £69.00	KODAK EASYSHARE Z710 Zoom Digital Camera / Refurbished £69.99	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W520 Compact Digital Camera – Red £69.99
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W520 Compact Digital Camera – Red, Red £69.99	PANASONIC Lumix DMC-S1 Wide Angle Lens Compact Digital Camera – White £69.99	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS16EB-K Camera, HD 720p, 14.1MP, 4x Optical Zoom, 2.5" LCD Screen, Black £71.00
SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W530 Compact Digital Camera – Silver £73.00	Nikon Coolpix S3100 Camera, HD 720p, 14 MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 2.7" LCD Screen, Red £74.00	Nikon Coolpix S3100 Camera, HD 720p, 14 MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 2.7" LCD Screen, Blue £74.00
Nikon Coolpix S3100 Camera, HD 720p, 14 MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 2.7" LCD Screen, Black £74.00	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W520B Digital Camera, 14.1MP, 5x Optical Zoom with 2.7" Screen, Black £74.65	Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3EB-A Camera, HD 720p, 14.1 MP, 4x Optical Zoom, 2.7" LCD Screen, Blue £74.95
Olympus VG-130 Camera, HD 720p, 14 MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 3" LCD Screen, Black £75.52	Olympus VG-130 Camera, HD 720p, 14 MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 3" LCD Screen, Red £75.52	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W520S Digital Camera, 14.1MP, 5x Optical Zoom with 2.7" Screen, Silver £79.95
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3EB-V Camera, HD 720p, 14.1 MP, 4x Optical Zoom, 2.7" LCD Screen, Violet £79.95	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS16EB-S Camera, HD 720p, 14.1 MP, 4x Optical Zoom, 2.7" LCD Screen, Silver £79.95	Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3EB-K Camera, HD 720p, 14.1 MP, 4x Optical Zoom, 2.7" LCD Screen, Black £79.95
Samsung PL120 Dual Screen Camera, HD 720p, 14.2 MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 2.7" LCD Screen, Silver £79.95	SAMSUNG PL121 Compact Digital Camera – Black £79.95	SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W560 Compact Digital Camera – Blue, Blue £79.98
SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W560 Compact Digital Camera – Silver, Silver £79.98	SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W530 Compact Digital Camera – Black, Black £79.98	KODAK EASYSHARE Z1275 Zoom Digital Camera / Refurbished £79.99
Samsung PL121 Compact Digital Camera – Black £79.99	Fujifilm Finepix Z90 Camera, HD 720p, 14.2 MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 3" LCD Screen, Silver £82.00	SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W530 Compact Digital Camera – Black £82.30
SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W530 Compact Digital Camera – Black £82.30	Fujifilm Finepix Z90 Camera, HD 720p, 14.2 MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 3" LCD Screen, Black £84.95	Fujifilm Finepix Z90 Camera, HD 720p, 14.2 MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 3" LCD Screen, Blue £85.00
Sony DSC-W275 12.1 MP Digital Camera £89.00	Sony DSC-W210S 12.1 MP Digital Camera £89.00	NEW Fujifilm FinePix JV100 12 Megapixel Digital Camera Pink £89.00