wide-angle lens
noun
: a camera lens that is used to take pictures that show a wider view than other lenses
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Less dramatic options are a macro camera—though Google already uses the wide-angle lens for that—or a depth sensor, but Google likes to rely on AI for depth perception.
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Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2023
That’s all on top of tech specs like image stabilization, 4k/60fps video, a 64 MP still camera with 8x digital zoom, HDR and time-lapse recording, and a swappable wide-angle lens.
—John Bradley, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2023
Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2023
That’s all on top of tech specs like image stabilization, 4k/60fps video, a 64 MP still camera with 8x digital zoom, HDR and time-lapse recording, and a swappable wide-angle lens.
—John Bradley, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2023
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“Wide-angle lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-angle%20lens. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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