zoom lens

Example Sentences

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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

Dozens of zoom lens are trained on athletes as they do something as exciting as eat a banana or change a T-shirt.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023

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

Photos at the native 3x zoom look much better — even in dim indoor lighting, I managed to get some acceptably sharp portrait mode photos with the zoom lens.

From The Verge • Jan. 13, 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