A periscope camera lens is a lens assembly that uses prisms, mirrors, or a combination of them to redirect light before it reaches the camera sensor. In doing so, it magnifies the image more so than ...

There are many factors that come into play when buying a new digital camera. The type of lens will probably be the most important one. Zoom lenses are built to suit a variety of photography needs.

If you're serious about learning the visual language of photography, here's one simple piece of advice: start with a prime lens – or at least lock your zoom lens at one focal length. (For this, use a ...

Tecno announced a Samsung sensor-based continuous optical zoom tech for camera phones, offering seamless 1x-9x zoom range with a single lens.

One of the best features of Tamron’s 150-500mm f/5-6.7 lens is how incredibly compact it is for the lens class. At just 8.4 inches long when zoomed out (11.3 inches at 500mm) and 3.79 pounds, the lens ...

What just happened? Panasonic has announced what it claims to be the world's smallest and lightest mirrorless zoom lens, designed for the Lumix S9 full-frame camera. The 18-40mm lens is compact and ...

Somewhat late to the party, Nikon has finally introduced a video-first power zoom lens to the Z-mount catalog. For Nikon and RED (particularly KOMODO-X Z Mount) fans, the new Nikkor Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ ...

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 ...