[plug] Digital cameras with gphoto/linux...

[Craig Ringer]

> Meaning it would still be 2MP with a 2x digital zoom.
> If you have enough pixels, digital zoom becomes practical. And more
> reliable with less moving parts. But on current consumer cameras,
> its nothing but a marketing gimmick, IMHO.

It would suck a lot less if it worked as 'crop, JPEG encode and save 
with lower pixel dimensions,' not 'crop, pointlessly scale up, JPEG 
encode, and save to little benefit'.

I suspect some cameras may support a crop-before-save function, but 
that's really how "digital zoom" should work too.

Craig Ringer