When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Updated July 9, 2025 It's sad to say, but the golden age of compact cameras is pretty much over, thanks to the rise of ...

With each major upgrade, the camera bump on the back of the iPhone and Android flagships has grown. It's a design compromise we've learned to live with, as we want better photos from our slim ...

Have you ever gone to take a photo and wished you could capture it with just the right amount of zoom on your iPhone? Well, if you’re the proud owner of an iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, you’re in luck ...

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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 ...

Smartphone manufacturers have a historical affinity for bending the truth regarding camera zoom. From Apple to Google and more, we’ve even seen companies inventing new terms altogether in a bid to ...

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 ...

Samsung is the main company that supplies 200MP smartphone sensors. However, the company has not yet adopted 200MP zoom cameras on its own devices. By contrast, Chinese phone makers are looking to ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The camera component supplier has unveiled a telephoto module with real moving optics to cover a 4-9x range — no ...

8x optical shooter with a moving lens on iPhone 17 Pro — Too good to be true? Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Pro may pack bigger camera changes than initially rumored. It could ...

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 ...