Great Zoom Remains an Ultra-Premium Feature

#Computationalphotography has made it possible to simulate continuous zoom by using only three or four fixed lenses. But not all #smartphones are created equal: despite touting great hardware specifications, very often the quality of the extra lenses does not lead to results as good as the main 1x camera module.?

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The #DXOMARK Camera v5 test protocol now includes an extensive image quality evaluation over the full #zoomrange, both for ultra-wide and tele focal lengths. We evaluate up to 10 focal lengths for all quality attributes, including artifacts.?

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Our zoom king is the HONOR Magic5 Pro, which maintains a score above 110 for almost the entire zoom range. It offers a high level of detail from 10 mm to 200 mm. The foldable 三星电子 Galaxy Z Fold 4, which makes a tradeoff on its tele design, shows rapidly decreasing quality. The more affordable smartphones such as vivo X80 Lite 5G show that high-performance zoom remains a specialty of the ultra-premium segment.?