Definition of zoom lens
: a lens (as of a camera or projector) in which the image size can be varied continuously while the image remains in focus
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The video moves on from CRT to LCD to show (with a zoom lens) how the three colored subpixels work to simulate colors, or white.
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On a recent afternoon, Joyce Hamilton, 67, and two of her friends wandered through the paths equipped with binoculars and zoom lenses on their cameras.
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Consider purchasing a pair of binoculars as well and a major zoom lens for your smartphone camera.
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The rear camera has one 12MP, f/1.75 wide-angle lens and one 12MP, f/2.6 zoom lens; the combination of the two should provide a better zoom experience than on single-camera smartphones.
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This set the stage for Hall’s breakthrough work, which applied a zoom lens to the conflicted national mood.
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In 2012, paparazzi used a powerful zoom lens to capture photos of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless while on vacation in the south of France with her husband, Prince William.
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The specs for the RX10IV are almost identical, a massive 24-600mm zoom lens in a small compact body, but the focus is said by Sony to be faster.
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For now, the zoom lenses of television cameras do a much better job of showing a pitcher’s intensity or a free-throw shooter’s concentration.
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First Known Use of zoom lens
1932
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Definition of zoom lens for English Language Learners
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: a camera lens that can make the size of the image become larger and smaller : a camera lens that can zoom in or zoom out
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