Many Android phones today offer a few preset zoom levels in the camera app, and you’ll often find 0.6x (or 0.5x), 1x, and 2x options at the very least. Some phones also offer telephoto cameras for ...

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 ...

Bridge cameras – also known as ultra-zoom cameras – are impressive compact cameras that can go from a wide-angle perspective to a super telephoto in an instant – without changing the lens. As such, ...

LG Innotek, the electronic component subsidiary of the company, has designed an all-new, cutting edge camera module for smartphones. The manufacturer will officially unveil the Optical Telephoto Zoom ...

There was a time when smartphone makers rushed to quad-camera claims, most of which did so by throwing in a mediocre fourth camera — usually for macro shots, if not a monochrome filter or just a depth ...

LG Innotek announced that the Optical Telephoto Zoom Camera Module will launch at Consumer Electronics Show 2023. This will offer true and continuous optical zoom for the next generations of its ...

The Google Pixel 10 Pro phones now have a 10x zoom button in the camera app. This is a long-overdue addition as Pixel Pro phones are all capable of good-quality 10x shots. This also means you no ...

After months of rumors and anticipation, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has released its iPhone 17 Pro Max and Galaxy S25 Ultra rival: the Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition (in addition to the ...