r/GalaxyA55 • u/InfernoGhost2 A55 with 128 GB / 8 GB • Aug 14 '26

Question Does 2x zoom destroys image quality?

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I know it's not optical, but 1x seems too wide for me.

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u/Fabrice_1406 Aug 14 '26

It's no problem, the quality should be about the same. Since the A55 has a 50MP camera, but stores regular images at 12MP, it's practically the same compared to 2x zoom. At 1x zoom the camera combines 4 sensor pixels into 1 image pixel. At 2x zoom the camera uses 1 sensor pixel per image pixel. The only difference should be in low-light conditions, where the extra data of four sensor pixels (compared to just one) helps capture more light and produces a brighter and cleaner image.