Featuring a 60x zoom, decent electronic viewfinder and improved screen, this superzoom compact/bridge camera is a great deal ...

Some camera features are worth paying for, while others seem to exist exclusively to print big numbers on the box to sway naive buyers. When it comes to zoom — whether on a smartphone or a camera — ...

At least one of the iPhone models that's coming in 2023 will feature a "periscope" lens, according to information shared by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who often provides accurate insight into Apple's ...

Apple is expected to release its first iPhone with a periscope lens with this year’s iPhone 15 lineup, but rumors say it’ll be limited to only the highest-end iPhone 15 Pro Max. According to a new ...

LK Samyang has unveiled the third lens in its trio of compact F2.8 zoom offerings designed in collaboration with ...

In the constant battle to provide consumers the best smartphone camera, one area that Apple has yet to innovate is optical zoom, which could use a so-called "periscope lens." We explain what the ...

Tamron's 17-70mm F/2.8 lens is coming to Canon RF & Nikon Z in July 2026, featuring VC stabilization, RXD autofocus, and a ...

Tecno and Samsung are collaborating on continuous optical zoom lenses to simplify smartphone cameras. The Freeform Continuum module offers seamless 1x-9x zoom, eliminating focal jumps. They also ...

While the iPhone currently maxes out at 3x optical zoom, rumors suggest that will change this year. The next-generation iPhone 15 Pro Max is widely expected to feature a so-called "periscope lens" ...

Update 2: So it looks like a lot of us got caught up in the semantics of what it means when a phone has "optical" zoom on a smartphone. Of course, it's not the same as having a true optical lens that ...

While many people don't have a separate camera now that most smartphones have good ones, there are still some circumstances ...