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 £43.90	FUJIFILM L55 £44.99	FUJIFILM L55 PURPLE £44.99
Nikon Coolpix L24 Digital Camera in Black £49.95	FUJIFILM AV200 £49.99	PANASONIC DMC-LS5E-K £49.99
FUJIFILM Finepix AV230 Compact Digital Camera – Black, Black £49.99	Celestron Digital Camera Adapter £49.99	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Red £53.98
LensPen SensorKlear Loupe Kit – SKLK-1 £55.00	Sony DSC-S930P 10.1 MP Digital Camera £59.00	CANON A2200 £59.00
CANON A2200 RED £59.00	Fujifilm L55 Camera, 12MP, 3x Optical Zoom, 2.4" LCD Screen, White with 2GB SD Card and Case £59.95	SAMSUNG ST30 £59.97
SAMSUNG ST30 Compact Digital Camera – Silver £59.97	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Blue, Blue £59.98	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Blue £59.98
KODAK EASYSHARE C743 Zoom Digital Camera / Refurbished £59.99	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Red, Red £59.99	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – White, White £59.99
KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – White £59.99	KODAK EasyShare Mini M200 Compact Digital Camera – Red £59.99	FUJIFILM FinePix JV200 Compact Digital Camera – Black £59.99
Samsung ES9 12MP Digital Camera / 4 x Optical Zoom / 27mm wide angle £64.99	SONY DSCW510B.CEH £67.28	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 M522 Compact Digital Camera – Red, Red £69.00	KODAK EASYSHARE M522 Compact Digital Camera – Black, Black £69.00	KODAK EASYSHARE M522 Compact Digital Camera – Red £69.00
KODAK EASYSHARE M522 Compact Digital Camera – Black £69.00	SAMSUNG ST30 Compact Digital Camera – Black £69.00	Panasonic DMC-FP1 12.1 MP Digital Camera £69.00
Canon Powershot A1200 Digital Camera in Black £69.95	Fujifilm Finepix AX350 Digital Camera in Pink £69.95	Samsung ST65 Digital Camera in Midnight Blue £69.95
Samsung ST65 Digital Camera in Black £69.95	Samsung ST65 Digital Camera in Silver £69.95	Samsung ST65 Digital Camera in Red £69.95
KODAK EASYSHARE Z710 Zoom Digital Camera / Refurbished £69.99	SONY DSCW510S.CEH £69.99	SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W510 Compact Digital Camera – Pink £69.99
SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W510 Compact Digital Camera – Silver, Silver £69.99	PANASONIC Lumix DMC-S1 Wide Angle Lens Compact Digital Camera – White £69.99	Kodak C180 10.2MP Red Digital Camera £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	SONY DSC-W520 Black £73.97
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 S3100S £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
Canon Powershot A800 10MP Digital Camera / 3.3x Optical Zoom / 2.5” LCD Display / Free Camera Case & 4GB SD Card £74.99	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
Kodak C190 Blue 12MP 5X Optical Zoom LCD Camera £77.99	Kodak C190 Red 12MP 5X Optical Zoom LCD Camera £77.99	Kodak C190 Silver 12MP 5X Optical Zoom LCD Camera £77.99
Olympus VG-130 14MP Digital Camera / 5x wide optical zoom / 720p HD Movie / Lithium-Ion Battery / 2GB SD Card + Carry Case Offer £77.99	Kodak M863 Silver Camera £78.09	NIKON Coolpix S3100R £78.99
NIKON Coolpix S3100BK £78.99	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10EB-K 12.1 MP Digital Camera £79.00	Samsung ES71 Digital Camera £79.00
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-W520 Digital Camera in Black £79.95	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W520 Digital Camera in Silver £79.95	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS14 Digital Camera in Black – Only at Jessops £79.95
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W520 Digital Camera in Red £79.95	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS14 Digital Camera in Red – Only at Jessops £79.95	SAMSUNG ST30 Compact Digital Camera – Silver, Silver £79.98
NIKON Coolpix S2500 Compact Digital Camera – Silver, Silver £79.98	SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W520 Compact Digital Camera – Black, Black £79.98	KODAK EASYSHARE Z1275 Zoom Digital Camera / Refurbished £79.99
NIKON COOLPIX S3100Y £79.99	SONY Cyber-shot DSC-W520 Compact Digital Camera – Red £79.99	SAMSUNG ST93 RED £79.99
SAMSUNG PL121 Compact Digital Camera – Black, Black £79.99	Sony 14MP Digital Camera / 5 x Optical £79.99	Panasonic DMCFS16EBK Camera £80.99
SAMSUNG ES75 BLACK DIGITAL CAMERA £82.00	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	PANASONIC DMC-FS16EB-R £84.01	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	Samsung S760 Black 7 Megapixel Camera with 3x Optical Zoom £87.11	Samsung S760 Pink 7 Megapixel Camera with 3x Optical Zoom £87.11
FUJIFILM Z90 £88.92	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	NEW Fujifilm FinePix JV100 12 Megapixel Digital Camera Black £89.00	NEW Fujifilm FinePix JV100 12 Megapixel Digital Camera Silver £89.00
Fujifilm Finepix Z90 Camera, HD 720p, 14.2 MP, 5x Optical Zoom, 3" LCD Screen, Purple £89.95	Panasonic FS20 10.1 Megapixel Lumix Digital Camera £89.99	KODAK EASYSHARE Z740 Zoom Digital Camera / Refurbished £89.99
FUJIFILM T200 G £89.99	FUJIFILM T200 RED £89.99	FUJIFILM FINEPIX T200 BK £89.99
SAMSUNG ST30 Compact Digital Camera – Black, Black £89.99	Fuji JX350BK Camera £89.99	Fuji Z90PINK Camera £89.99
Fuji Z90PL Camera £89.99	FUJIFILM T200 G £89.99	FUJIFILM T200 RED £89.99
PANASONIC S3 OLYMPIC KIT £94.27	Samsung Pink Camera S1070 £96.89	GE A1030 Silver Camera £96.89