Want to get closer? Then it's optical zoom vs digital zoom. But what are they and which is best to use? When it comes to smartphone photography, zoom is something you really want to use carefully, as ...

Modern smartphone cameras are powerful tools, but to get clean, high-quality results, you should know how to use them properly. To zoom correctly, first you should understand the types of zoom on your ...

5x optical zoom means that the camera lens can magnify the subject up to 5 times its original size without any loss of image quality. This is a huge boost over the current zoom feature of most mobile ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...