: a tubular optical instrument containing lenses and mirrors by which an observer obtains an otherwise obstructed field of view
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Examples of periscope in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebHere are takeaways from the spring sales — and a periscope look ahead at the biggest trends emerging in the art market.—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024 The big number here is the 180-megapixel periscope camera lens, which offers 2.5x optical zoom, a seamless zoom up to x5, another comfortable detente at x10, and then digital up to x100.—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 All the major lenses—main, wide-angle, and the rectangular periscope zoom lens—live in one big cutout now.—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2023 Image: OnePlus In terms of cameras, the OnePlus 12 has a triple rear setup consisting of a 50-megapixel main, a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto with a 3x optical zoom, and a 48-megapixel ultrawide.—Jon Porter, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2023 This phone's claim to fame is having two periscope camera lenses on the back.—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024 The big new camera change here is the addition of a periscope zoom camera exclusively for the iPhone 15 Pro Max model.—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2023 Interestingly, the Pixel 8 also has $200 worth of camera parts despite having one less camera by skipping the complicated periscope zoom lens.—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024 The zoom lens is kind of a weird downgrade—older Ultra models had a 10x optical zoom via a periscope lens, and this one doesn't.—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2024
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