plus when I pressed the shutter halfway the focus box would do a sort of popup zoom, very distracting, not helpful

For its capabilities, the zoom is excellent

Optical zoom is the only way to go, and this camera has a great optical zoom range given it's size.

It has great zoom capabilities and it's an amazing camera for everyday and for photography

The zoom is awesome and the pictures have good color

When it did work, the pictures were sharp & the zoom was great, but couldn't use it as you never knew when it would work.

Considering it also has a 20 megapixel sensor which I consider a bit ridiculous, digital zoom actually becomes useful.

The zoom is INCREDIBLY good.

The zoom works very good

The zoom works very good

Excellent zoom feature and recording

The zoom and stabilization both work great and were the principle reasons I purchased the camera.

In most areas, it really can't beat a top of the line smartphone camera (sometimes it can't even compete), but that optical zoom is pretty sweet

The optical zoom was actually impressive and fun to use

Zoom is amazing, and you can connect it to your computer or phone through wifi , awesome!

Best point and shoot on the market amazing pictures amazing zoom and stability correction

The zoom is easy, the camera opens and closes quickly, and I especially like the easy access to features because of the buttons it has

As you can see, the digital zoom is usable if not exactly optimal

The 12x zoom is good for some wildlife photos and other long-range shots, but this does not make up for the camera’s other shortcomings, leading me to return the camera..

This camera give me a very good 12X optical zoom, optical image stabilization, and better low light performance in a package that fits in my jeans pocket, inside a case, together with my phone.

As you can see, the digital zoom is usable if not exactly optimal

Great clarity and the ZOOM is wonderful!