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OK, bear with me. I'm a photographer at heart, and currently own a MP I. At first I was not decided on which MP II to "upgrade" to, when I do. Then I slowly realized for my needs and desires, the MP Pro II is the way to go for me, and that doesn't mean I can't get the benefits of "some" zoom capability.
The zoom Mavic has essentially the MP I camera with a zoom lens on it. Still "only" 12MP resolution and a small sensor. The Pro II has a bigger 20 MP sensor - more dynamic range, more resolution, more light sensitivity and or course a very adjustable f stop. And one could assume a nicer lens. Because a zoom is a sacrifice on IQ compared to a fixed lens. Lots of very nice advantages over the zoom.
But what about cropping images and video when you want to have a zoom effect from the MP Pro II?
In many ways, cropping and zooming are equivalent, so you can easily calculate what's possible. Let's consider still photos. Cropping (zoom equivalence) by 2X is equivalent to zooming from 28mm to 56mm. 20 MP image is 5472 x 3648, so 2 X crop means image is 2,736 x 1,824 or 5MP. Now, 5MP is a lot worse resolution than the Zoom's resolution of 12MP, but still could be enough for "online" photos in some cases. Look at this another way... what crop factor could you get that would reduce the Pro's 20MP to 12MP, to compare directly to the MP Zoom? Well, the answer is 1.3. That yields a 4,209 x 2,806 image and a focal length equivalence of 28 x 1.3 = 36mm. Not the 2x of the zoom, but it does give you some zoom "capability" from 28mm to 36mm at the same resolution as the MP Zoom.
So, that's what I'm thinking, anyone else had similar thoughts or opinions on this?
The zoom Mavic has essentially the MP I camera with a zoom lens on it. Still "only" 12MP resolution and a small sensor. The Pro II has a bigger 20 MP sensor - more dynamic range, more resolution, more light sensitivity and or course a very adjustable f stop. And one could assume a nicer lens. Because a zoom is a sacrifice on IQ compared to a fixed lens. Lots of very nice advantages over the zoom.
But what about cropping images and video when you want to have a zoom effect from the MP Pro II?
In many ways, cropping and zooming are equivalent, so you can easily calculate what's possible. Let's consider still photos. Cropping (zoom equivalence) by 2X is equivalent to zooming from 28mm to 56mm. 20 MP image is 5472 x 3648, so 2 X crop means image is 2,736 x 1,824 or 5MP. Now, 5MP is a lot worse resolution than the Zoom's resolution of 12MP, but still could be enough for "online" photos in some cases. Look at this another way... what crop factor could you get that would reduce the Pro's 20MP to 12MP, to compare directly to the MP Zoom? Well, the answer is 1.3. That yields a 4,209 x 2,806 image and a focal length equivalence of 28 x 1.3 = 36mm. Not the 2x of the zoom, but it does give you some zoom "capability" from 28mm to 36mm at the same resolution as the MP Zoom.
So, that's what I'm thinking, anyone else had similar thoughts or opinions on this?