Higher-end phones are getting more options to take photos at a wide range of zoom settings, thanks to creative use of high-resolution sensors. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

I don’t want to believe one specific rumor about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and would be shocked if Samsung made such an odd strategic decision. But it’s possible the 10x optical zoom ...

With a few notable exceptions, most smartphone cameras zoom either digitally or via a few optical zoom presets. That could soon change, however, as LG Innotek has announced its new Optical Telephoto ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. With new crop options and processing upgrades, digital zoom is finally worth your time. With new crop options and ...

Most mobile phones set the 23 - 27mm focal length to 1x (1.0x). Thus, the super wide-angle is 0.4x, 0.5x, 0.6x, and the medium telephoto is 2.0x, 3.0x, 5.0x... But this brings about two basic ...

From dual-periscope setups and modular zoom lenses to AI-powered image processing, these are the best phones pushing the ...

I pit the iPhone 17 Pro’s zoom against a $1,898 Olympus mirrorless camera kit to see if a smartphone can truly beat dedicated ...

Apple’s upcoming flagship, the iPhone 17 Pro Max, is set to have what sources say is the “most powerful telephoto” camera in any smartphone to date. According to new leaks, Apple’s new 48MP telephoto ...

LG is done with making smartphones, but the company and its various sub-brands are still working on components for other smartphone makers. Ahead of CES 2023, LG Innotek has announced a new optical ...