Asus’ compact Zenfone 9 comes with incredible gimbal-like camera stabilization
by Allison Johnson from The Verge - All Posts on (#61X56)
Just a wee phone with massive cameras. The Zenfone 9, like last year's 8, is that rare Android phone that prioritizes compact size rather than maximizing screen or battery size. Be still my heart! But the new story this year is the phone's camera and stabilization system: rather than just moving a single lens element to compensate for camera shake, the entire main camera - lens, sensor, all of it - moves. It's a unique approach to fighting some of mobile photography's biggest enemies: low light and shaky video footage.
The Zenfone 9 is small but mighty and continues the 8's tradition of including top-tier specs in a compact phone. The screen is a 5.9-inch 1080p OLED with smooth 120Hz refresh rate, and the phone uses a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset - Qualcomm's very latest...