In our camera shopping guide, we’ve tried to simplify the distinctions between compact cams and interchangeable lens cameras. Now, we want to tackle one factor you should consider before you buy a ...

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 — ...

Digital zoom is much disputed in terms of its usefulness. Here, we take a look at the pros and cons of digital zoom, where it can help, and where it is more of a hindrance. Most compact cameras have ...

Your iPhone’s built-in “zoom” function sucks, in most ways. Digital zoom — which “zooms” simply by enlarging and cropping the image, rather than using lenses — is a half-measure that produces an ...

Dual camera smartphone technology certainly isn’t new anymore, but we are seeing a new trend emerge whereby manufacturers are offering “optical zoom” capabilities inside their smartphones. Two notable ...

Zoom is a feature common among cameras and is used to make the subject appear closer. Cameras on mobile phones often have a zoom feature as well but most often it is digital zoom. Digital zoom is ...

Explore the evolution of smartphone zoom, from digital cropping and telephoto cameras to periscope optics, computational photography, and detachable lenses.

Find out why ‘digital zooming’ isn’t always what it seems, and how to make sure you're taking the best photos with a smartphone Jake spent years as a journalist helping shoppers find tech and home ...

Changing the focal length of a camera by adjusting the physical zoom lens. All zoom lenses in film cameras and digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras are optical zoom. Digital point-and-shoot ...