Point-and-shoot cameras are known for their simplicity and compact size. But the compact camera format often also hides a capability that many casual users don’t realize they have in their pockets: ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Over the past few years, cameras have become the de facto ...

Smartphone cameras have telephoto lenses, wide-angle lenses, lenses made for low-light conditions, and even monochrome lenses; but what do you do if macro shots are your thing? Most phones can get ...

Learn how to fix iPhone camera lens switching for macro shots. Take control of your photography with these easy tips and ...

Macro lenses provide a unique ability to magnify tiny details to their true-to-life size, or at times even larger than life. They can reveal details our eyes may not be able to pick up on, allowing us ...

A macro lens is a photographer’s ticket to shooting exotic images without leaving your own backyard — or maybe even your living room. The environment you’ve looked at for years can feel like an ...

Picking a camera lens is one of the very first creative decisions involved with the photographic process. There’s a seemingly endless supply of different options out there and the choice you make will ...

Photography is not a cheap hobby. I quickly learned this after getting my first DSLR and finding myself creatively unfulfilled shooting strangers in New York City’s Greenwich Village and graffiti in ...

Flip cameras are fun and easy to use, but not particularly versatile. If you’ve had poor results at macrophotography with a Flip, you might be interested in these DIY lenses. One is macroscopic lens ...

Autofocus speed is a concern, however. There are no problems when the image is almost in focus before you take the shot—it confirms and locks on in 0.1-second in those cases. But if you're focusing up ...