Optical zoom vs digital zoom: Zoom lenses for cameras physically move the optical elements in order to increase magnification. But the optical elements in phone cameras cannot move, ...

Optical zoom and digital zoom are phrases you may have also seen written on boxes and in specs lists when shopping for the best cameras, and increasingly so, the best camera phones.

Optical zoom provides a crisp, clear image using the camera hardware, but digital zoom uses software enhancement to crop in. 5x optical zoom is an ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro Max-specific feature that is ...

A groundbreaking new optical zoom camera module, scheduled to debut at CES in January 2023, could revolutionize future smartphone cameras for photos and especially for video recording. Offering a ...

The iPhone 15 Pro Max's 25x digital zoom limit still falls below the competition. Samsung's latest Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone for example has 100x Space Zoom that can capture images from 330 feet ...

The Crestron 1 Beyond p12 and p20 models are standard PTZ cameras. The p12 is suitable for medium and large rooms with 12x optical zoom, while the p20 is ideal for large and extra-large rooms, ...

By comparison, the Galaxy S23 Ultra has 10X optical zoom and 100X digital zoom. We previously reported on a rumor that the periscope lens would come to the iPhone 16 Pro after one year of being ...

Samsung's Galaxy S24 phones and other recent smartphones have a new way to squeeze better camera technology out of all those pixels on high-resolution image sensors.

The lack of greater optical zoom (and digital zoom, to a lesser degree) is the major advantage Samsung’s latest flagship devices have over the iPhone lineup.

LG Innotek provided a previous version of its zoom module to Sony for the Xperia 1 IV smartphone. Most smartphone cameras use hybrid zoom setups that combine digital zoom and multiple camera modules.