https://community.sony.cz/t5/camcorders/handycam/m-p/3822356#M6149 <P>Is there any plan to update the current models to the same quality of the best smart phone cameras only with the addition of a decent zoom ? 30 x optical would be good</P> Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:18:48 GMT lenquy 2021-09-01T07:18:48Z https://community.sony.cz/t5/camcorders/handycam/m-p/3822356#M6149 <P>Is there any plan to update the current models to the same quality of the best smart phone cameras only with the addition of a decent zoom ? 30 x optical would be good</P> Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:18:48 GMT https://community.sony.cz/t5/camcorders/handycam/m-p/3822356#M6149 lenquy 2021-09-01T07:18:48Z https://community.sony.cz/t5/camcorders/handycam/m-p/3823875#M6164 <P>Hello&nbsp;<a href="https://community.sony.cz/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1174528633">@lenquy</a>,</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>not quiet sure which issue you have with the current quality of the camcorders which are out currently.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Would you care to elaborate on that?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Also e.g. the FDR AX43 has clear image zoom up to 30x - sure it is not just optical zoom, yet since the sensor is not fully used for 4K video recording, it is still "real" 30x zoom as oppose to digital zoom. I am sure if you look in the footnotes of some smartphones you are referring to, they perform similar trickery in most cases (unless they have a periscope lens).</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>- Nic</P> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:29:41 GMT https://community.sony.cz/t5/camcorders/handycam/m-p/3823875#M6164 IamNic 2021-09-10T16:29:41Z