Xiaomi has unveiled a new concept modular phone built for photography enthusiasts. The concept features an attachable lens and sensor module called the Modular Optical System. The company currently ...

You can use smartphone cameras to shoot some stellar photos or videos – there are entire feature-length films that have been shot on smartphones. But there’s one thing you can’t typically do with a ...

Today’s high-end smartphone cameras still rely heavily on computational imaging for some telephoto shots, but LG subsidiary LG Innotek looks set to change that with its new optical zoom camera ...

Sunny Optics and Varioptic jointly announce the launch of first autofocus camera module based on a liquid lens. The first commercial autofocus camera module based on a liquid lens has been designed ...

Optical lens module suppliers including Taiwan's Newmax Technology and China-based Sunny Optical Technology, O-film Tech and Q Technology are revving up for orders from Chinese handset brands, most of ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

The company’s first liquid lens, the A316S, provides optical image stabilization functionality in mobile phones. Relying on no moving parts, the lens consumes less than 50 mW during a picture shot.

Xiaomi has announced the Xiaomi 12S Ultra Concept phone. It allows you to attach a Leica camera lens module to the rear camera. The top smartphones today all have flexible rear camera systems, ...

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is always keen to share the technologies its working on, particularly when it comes to cameras. Now the company has teased a retractable lens module in a brief video ...

LG may not make smartphones anymore, but it's still building components for them. The company's LG Innotek arm just unveiled a periscope-style true optical zoom camera module with a 4-9 times ...

Olloclip, the company that offers high-quality lenses made specifically for smartphones, has announced a new clip system that brings some of the company's new and existing mobile lenses to the iPhone ...

The new camera includes a telephoto lens with up to 9x zoom and takes the "bump" out of smartphone cameras. Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before joining CNET she reported ...