The earliest surviving film is a static shot from 1888 captured by French inventor Louis Le Prince. It’s a snippet showing four people skipping around a secluded garden property in Yorkshire, England.

A PTZ camera is a video camera that is operated with a remote controller. PTZ is an acronym for Pan, Tilt, and Zoom—the three primary movement functions that a camera operator would traditionally ...

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 ...

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 ...

Both cameras pair with a solar panel to keep the whole thing charged up and wire-free. Both cameras pair with a solar panel to keep the whole thing charged up and wire-free. is The Verge’s executive ...

A combination of optical zooming, Visual AI tracking, and multi-camera switching enables automated broadcast-quality video. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

What if you could direct a virtual camera with nothing but your words? In the world of Midjourney’s video model, this isn’t just a possibility—it’s a necessity. While the platform lacks built-in ...

Virtually all Android phones have preset zoom buttons in the camera app. For example, the Google Pixel 9 offers 0.5x, 1x, and 2x levels while the Pro models have an extra button for 5x zoom thanks to ...

Samsung is reportedly working on a continuous zoom camera system for smartphones. This tech will apparently be supplied to Chinese brands first, with Samsung Electronics following later. This would ...