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zoom lens

NOUN
camera lens for zooming toward object
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Conventional cameras that use a zoom lens to magnify objects have the disadvantage of focusing only on the target object and not its surroundings.

From Science Daily May 30, 2024

I was the one who suggested the Alhambra, so it comes down to whether we want a zoom lens or a wide angle.

From New York Times Nov. 17, 2022

It's a gravitational effect; the astronomical equivalent of a zoom lens for a telescope.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2022

In any case, the Xperia 1 IV has something that neither Samsung or Google offers: that continuous optical zoom lens.

From The Verge May 11, 2022

Lenses are found in a huge array of optical instruments, ranging from a simple magnifying glass to the eye to a camera’s zoom lens.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015



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