The Samsung Galaxy S25 is here, and with it a reminder that Samsung is still leading the competition when it comes to camera ...

All zoom lenses in film cameras and digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras are optical zoom. Digital point-and-shoot cameras as well as consumer and prosumer video camcorders have optical zoom ...

The alternative to optical zoom is digital zoom, which is a highly advertized feature on many consumer devices equipped with a camera, but it doesn't offer many real advantages. Digital zoom ...

The digital zoom is accomplished via image enhancement software within the camera itself rather than the inherent mechanics of the physical zoom lens. For more details, see optical zoom.

I’ve finally come to the realization that Samsung’s unlikely to bring back the 10x optical zoom camera for the Galaxy S25 Ultra. And you know what? I’m perfectly fine with that. Last year ...