It's a "compact" camera, cant change the lens, but its 24-2000mm (83x optical zoom) the photos you see here is only using the optical zoom, the picture is not that crisp if I zoom inn the digital zoom (2000mmm). these photos are not the best ones, i got some old post where the moon is higher in the sky adn that makes it more clear. the photos above are taken just over the horizon at 9.96° altitude