Its always hard to work out what 2 times, (2X) or 10 times (10X) means without some kind of example.
The following photos of the moon I took from my House, without a Tripod!
(Except for the last one..)
See the differnce Between 1x, 8x, 16x and 32x on a Digital Camera


1 X,
Not zoomed at all, Fully wide angle
6

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 Recording mode
 AE
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 Digital zoom
 Date
 Model name
  

 : 186 KB
 : 800 x 600 pixels
 : Fine
 : Single shutter
 : Programmed AE
 : Matrix
 : 1/628 seconds
 : F4.8
 : 0.00EV
 : Infinity
 : Off
 : Normal
 : Normal
 : Normal
 : Auto
 : ISO 80 equivalent
 : Off
 : Off
 : Off
 : 2004/02/28 16:13
 : QV-2900UX
  
8 X,
Fully Zoomed optically (8X)
3

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 Recording mode
 AE
 Light metering
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 Digital zoom
 Date
 Model name
  

 : 198 KB
 : 800 x 600 pixels
 : Fine
 : Single shutter
 : Programmed AE
 : Matrix
 : 1/909 seconds
 : F3.2
 : 0.00EV
 : Auto Focus
 : Off
 : Normal
 : Normal
 : Normal
 : Auto
 : ISO 80 equivalent
 : Off
 : Off
 : Off
 : 2004/02/28 16:11
 : QV-2900UX
  
16 X,
Fully Zoomed optically (8X) and then 16X Digital
5

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 Recording mode
 AE
 Light metering
 Shutter speed
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 Digital zoom
 Date
 Model name
  

 : 175 KB
 : 800 x 600 pixels
 : Fine
 : Single shutter
 : Programmed AE
 : Matrix
 : 1/549 seconds
 : F4.8
 : 0.00EV
 : Infinity
 : Off
 : Normal
 : Normal
 : Normal
 : Auto
 : ISO 80 equivalent
 : Off
 : Off
 : x2
 : 2004/02/28 16:13
 : QV-2900UX
  
32 X,
Fully Zoomed optically (8X) and then 16X Digital, and then 2X that again
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 AE
 Light metering
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 White balance
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 Digital zoom
 Date
 Model name
  

 : 124 KB
 : 800 x 600 pixels
 : Fine
 : Single shutter
 : Programmed AE
 : Matrix
 : 1/552 seconds
 : F4.8
 : 0.00EV
 : Infinity
 : Off
 : Normal
 : Normal
 : Normal
 : Auto
 : ISO 80 equivalent
 : Off
 : Off
 : x4
 : 2004/02/28 16:12
 : QV-2900UX
  
100000 X,
Fully Zoomed optically (8X) and then .. Just kidding, (I didn't take this)
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 Quality
 Recording mode
 AE
 Light metering
 Shutter speed
 Aperture stop
 Exposure comp.
 Focusing mode
 Flash mode
 Sharpness
 Saturation
 Contrast
 White balance
 Sensitivity
 Filter
 Enhancement
 Digital zoom
 Date
 Model name
  

 : 124 KB
 : 800 x 600 pixels
 : Fine
 : Single shutter
 : Programmed AE
 : Matrix
 : 1/552 seconds
 : F4.8
 : 0.00EV
 : Infinity
 : Off
 : Normal
 : Normal
 : Normal
 : Auto
 : ISO 80 equivalent
 : Off
 : Off
 : X100000000000
 : 2004/02/28 16:12
 : QV-2900UX
  

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