But shoot at in between 1x and 2x or beyond, and digital zoom plays a part. Compact cameras have real, moving lenses, which is much better. Second, sensor size. Even the most advanced cameraphone ...

For most people, the best compact camera is the smartphone in their pocket. But that’s not true in every case: while the best camera phones are capable of incredible results in 2025, we think ...

In the age of the smartphone, compact cameras have had to evolve in order to survive. No longer are they simple point-and-shoots or versatile travel-zooms, but rather they are often premium ...

Images, and the devices that capture them, are my focus. I've covered cameras at PCMag for the past 13 years, which has given me a front row seat for the DSLR to mirrorless transition, the ...

The data shows that, at the start of 2025, the price of used premium compact cameras is still up by about 10% in the US compared to three years ago and up by more than 22% in the UK. The compact ...