macro lens
noun
: a camera lens designed to focus at very short distances with up to life-size magnification of the image
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Tucked into this is the wide-angle 200-megapixel main lens and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens (which also doubles as a macro lens).
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2026
That includes the ultrawide lens mod, which boosts the field of view to 177 degrees, an anamorphic lens and filters, and a macro lens for beautiful close-up shots.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 10 Feb. 2026
There’s even a phone photography course, which teaches students how to use the macro lens to capture flora and fauna.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2025
There's a new macro lens accessory that takes advantage of the Action 6's improved specs, as well as a FOV (field of view) lens to expand your 155° FOV to 182°.
—New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2026
That includes the ultrawide lens mod, which boosts the field of view to 177 degrees, an anamorphic lens and filters, and a macro lens for beautiful close-up shots.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 10 Feb. 2026
There’s even a phone photography course, which teaches students how to use the macro lens to capture flora and fauna.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2025
There's a new macro lens accessory that takes advantage of the Action 6's improved specs, as well as a FOV (field of view) lens to expand your 155° FOV to 182°.
—New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for macro lens
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“Macro lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macro%20lens. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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