Our photo engineering team builds special equipment for Nat Geo photographers on assignment. These cameras impressed them the most.

Even the best smartphones for photography tend to offer a relatively limited optical zoom. As such, compact cameras with lengthy zooms provide maximum flexibility and might be particularly ...

You’ll find our favorites in the list below, and each has something unique that sets it apart from the best camera phones – whether that’s a long optical zoom, a rugged build or a large sensor.

Bridge cameras are a worthy choice for photographers who want a zoom range that would otherwise require carrying several ...

I’m not surprised by this because the best camera phones offer outstanding optical quality, allow you to zoom farther, see what you can’t see in the dark, and even capture jaw dropping 4K video.

I used a compact camera for the first time since 2011 and it reminded me why I love photography so much — here's why.

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 ...

Don't hold your breath waiting to see a 5x optical zoom lens on the 2025 iPhone 17 and "iPhone 17 Air," because it's not ...

Apple's and Samsung's premium devices pack cameras that stand out for different reasons. Here's how they stack up.