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Recent Examples of telephoto
The telephoto camera is a major battleground for Android phone makers this year, with handsets from Honor, Vivo, and Xiaomi all featuring similar tech for long-distance shooting.
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PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
The most important update for anyone who likes to play outside is that all three cameras—the ultra wide (13mm equivalent), standard (24mm equivalent), and telephoto (100mm equivalent)—all come with 48-megapixel sensors.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Even the 3x telephoto lens of the iPhone 15 Pro is clearer and more detailed than the iPhone Air's 2x shot digitally zoomed to 3x.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
The 48 megapixel camera in the premium models houses a telephoto lens with 1x, 2x, 4x and 8× optical zoom and 8K recording capabilities.
—James Powel, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
The most important update for anyone who likes to play outside is that all three cameras—the ultra wide (13mm equivalent), standard (24mm equivalent), and telephoto (100mm equivalent)—all come with 48-megapixel sensors.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Even the 3x telephoto lens of the iPhone 15 Pro is clearer and more detailed than the iPhone Air's 2x shot digitally zoomed to 3x.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
The 48 megapixel camera in the premium models houses a telephoto lens with 1x, 2x, 4x and 8× optical zoom and 8K recording capabilities.
—James Powel, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephoto
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Argentine Football Association (AFA) said he had been diagnosed with synovitis, a swelling of the synovial membrane, with a statement including a photo of Fernandez with strapping on that knee.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Walking into the hotel, you’re immediately greeted by eccentric art pieces, from sculptures to paintings and photographs, as well as the hotel’s staple mascot, the four-foot red penguin sculpted from recycled plastic.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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Posing for photographs is usually hard work.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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In the sister-sister pic, Kidman’s strawberry-blonde hair is parted in the center and worn in long ringlets down her back, looking gorgeous against her chartreuse lace dress and delicate pink blush and lipstick.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Jan. 2026
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When Abrams and Vogue recapped the night with carousels of pics, both led with images of Storrie.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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Stewart also slid in a snapshot of the ultimate villain, Vecna from Stranger Things.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Over the years Dexter — who largely lives out of the spotlight — often shared snapshots of her life with Keaton on her Instagram page, ranging from trips together to her wedding day.—
Melody Chiu,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Upon slow looking, Runia says visitors might discover that each of Rembrandt’s prints is a work of art in itself.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Besides, Kavian dry-prints electrodes in a variety of chemistries, and allows for rapid innovation while reducing waste and avoiding toxins.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Telephoto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoto. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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