Indeed! Which is why the
M2P in HQ (40mm equiv vs. 28mm equiv for the FOV mode) is vastly superior in video image quality to the 48mm (equiv) 2x optical zoom video of the
M2Z, especially in low light, as the
M2P HQ crop is still at f/2.8, while the
M2Z at 48mm drops to f/3.8 on a much smaller sensor, because the
M2Z is not a
fixed aperture zoom. It is a
variable aperture zoom. When you zoom the
M2Z to 2x at 48mm, you lose nearly a full stop of light over the wider 24mm setting. However, on the
M2P, you lose the ability to gradually zoom in or out, and actually have to stop the FOV video at 28mm to change to HQ recording at 40mm. It's all a series of compromises.