Camera buyers are fickle, demanding ever-slimmer models and ever-fatter zoom abilities.
Far from being a glass or plastic window, viewfinders in many point-and-shoot cameras usually require variable lens systems so they can replicate whatever zoom abilities the camera has.
Learn the zooming ability.
A 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica DC lens, touchscreen 3-inch LCD, iA Mode with facial recognition, a 5x optical zoom and ability to record 720p video at 30fps are the highlights for the FX580.
But the ability to zoom straight into a body and fly through it is remarkable - not to mention addictive.
The union claimed employees only realised they were being watched after hearing supervisors comment about their new ability to "zoom right in" on workers.
Over the next 20 years or so, the eyes continue to lose their ability to zoom in on things; by about age 65, it's often impossible.
With high-end features like a 7X zoom lens, image stabilizer and the ability to zoom while shooting movies, you'd think that this camera would get the highest marks.
Most of the applications have the same basic elements, like videos or three-dimensional images of timepieces; store locators; technical specifications; or the ability to zoom in on a specific feature.
