Thanks for commenting. I'm reporting what I saw from multiple cameras.
I do say (and show) that optical is better.
But for casual photographers, shooting in JPEG and not up for post-processing (the vast majority of people), adding digital zoom is a handy fix if optical can't reach.
Once scoffed at by photographers, in-camera digital enlargement is now a handy option to stretch zoom beyond what the lens can do.
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