@david I suppose, but even back then, I’d rather have a clear 640×480 image than a blurry 1280×960. The only reason I even enabled digital zoom on a compact camera was because it made a difference to the auto-focus, exposure, etc. choices the camera would make (vs taking a wider image and manually cropping it on my computer).
@david Oh wait…it’s a marketing thing, isn’t it? Enough people in the target audience *would* be disappointed in not getting that full 1280×960 even if the 640×480 is clearer, because they’re not getting the megapixels they were promised. 🤦♂️