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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
I thought there was at least some element of lens movement since there's a .5x, 1x, 2x, and 3x (or 5x or 8x depending on phone) but only three sensors.
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From what I've read, the in-between stages are processed digitally. That's why it's not quite a true optical zoom in the traditional sense.
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
There’s optical image stabilization so there has to be moving parts.
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I'm sure there are, although zooming and stabilization are moving different things. Whereas optical zooming is more about changing the distances of optical elements in relation to each other, optical stabilization is achieved through some gyroscope/dampener that helps to counteract movement of that lens.
I wonder if at some point they'll eventually move to IBIS (in body image stabilization) like with actual cameras, where they are dampening around the sensor as opposed to the lens.