Abstract: Zoom cam is a pivotal part used for driving every lens group in zoom lens,the design result of cam curve is decisive importance for motion property and system precision as well as system imaging in zoom system, therefore, zoom cam design is an important part of the zoom lens design, a fine cam performance is the basic requirements to reach lens design of image quality goal and optical zoom process. In order to design a excellent curve form to ensure the pressure angle was smaller, make the process stability and movement smooth fluent, reduce the zoom systems driving moment, and ensure a stability zoom imaging, in the cam design process, we constructed functions which were driving moments of variable group and compensation group with their own pressure angle. Then, combination goal optimization function was built, optimal values of variable group curve pressure angle and compensation group curve pressure angle were optimized and calculated. Optimization results show that the cam drive moment significantly reduces, and improve the overall performance of zoom cam is improved.