It helps a lot if you have a tripod or cradle and can use the self-timer to take the wide shot, as it's obviously not easy to steady the camera when you're holding it backwards. This is especially ...

Let’s make a New Year’s resolution, phone companies. We can do it together. You will stop putting disappointing and/or useless cameras on the back of your phones, and I will stop complaining about ...

Researchers have designed a new, ultrathin camera that acquires wide-angle, high-quality images using a metalens array. This approach eliminates bulky and heavy lenses, possibly enabling the ...

For a while, the 2-megapixel camera was the most pointless, least-liked addition to a new smartphone’s camera system — but it’s time to redirect our ire in a new direction. Our collective Paddington ...

Wide or tele, wide or tele, hmm… That’s a tough one. Wide-angle smartphone cameras are definitely fun, but telephoto smartphone cameras can be legitimately useful. If you have to choose one or the ...

Toy cameras are having a moment right now. They have always been popular with film purists who want the simplest possible experience, but pros have recently been throwing Holgas and other toy cameras ...

Fujifilm has expanded its popular instax line up with the launch of the new WIDE Evo hybrid instant camera. This latest device boasts a wider lens than previous instax models, offering both standard ...

If you take a lot of photos, you're bound to occasionally find your camera unable to capture the entire landscape or fit everyone into a close-up group shot. For that, you'd need a wide-angle lens, ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

WASHINGTON — Researchers have designed a new compact camera that acquires wide-angle images of high-quality using an array of metalenses — flat nanopatterned surfaces used to manipulate light. By ...