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Lens & placement

Optical zoom: typical values for projectors

Half of projectors in the catalog have optical zoom below 1.6×, and 80% fall between 1.1× and 2× (204 models with data).

Median1.6×
Median 20261.3×
Typical range1.1× – 2×
Models204
Distribution

How optical zoom is distributed

0163248641.11.31.51.71.921.1–1.2: 411.2–1.3: 431.3–1.4: 61.4–1.5: 41.5–1.6: 01.6–1.7: 351.7–1.8: 01.8–1.9: 11.9–2: 642–2.1: 10Median 1.6×
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Optical zoom1.1×1.3×1.6×2×2×

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median optical zoom by year

0×0.6×1.3×1.9×2.5×201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest optical zoom

1 InFocus IN1039
InFocus · 2022
IN1039
1920 × 1200 (WUXGA)4,200 lmLamp3.3 kg
4×
5.8
2 Sony VPL-XW8100ES
Sony · 2025
VPL-XW8100ES
3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)3,400 lmLaser14 kg
2.1×
5.4
3 Epson EH-LS11000
Epson · 2024
EH-LS11000
3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)2,500 lmLaser12.7 kg
2.1×
7.0
4 Sony VPL-XW7000ES
Sony · 2022
VPL-XW7000ES
3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)3,200 lmLaser14 kg
2.1×
8.9
5 Epson EH-LS12000
Epson · 2022
EH-LS12000
3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)2,700 lmLaser12.7 kg
2.1×
7.2
6 Epson EH-LS9000
Epson · 2025
EH-LS9000
3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)2,200 lmLaser12.7 kg
2.1×
6.8
7 XGIMI Titan Noir
XGIMI · 2026
Titan Noir
3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)4,800 lmRGB triple laser7.5 kg
2×
9.3
8 XGIMI Titan Noir Pro
XGIMI · 2026
Titan Noir Pro
3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)6,000 lmRGB triple laser7.6 kg
2×
9.7
9 XGIMI Titan Noir Ultra
XGIMI · 2026
Titan Noir Ultra
3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)8,000 lmRGB triple laser8.1 kg
2×
9.7
10 Acer H6815GTV
Acer · 2024
H6815GTV
3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)4,000 lm3.1 kg
2×
5.0

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