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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...