telephoto lens

noun

: a lens for a camera that makes things that are far away appear to be closer

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The telephoto lens will apparently have a special design: Samsung is also expected to use its new ALoP (All Lenses on Prism) design for the 3.5X telephoto lens, which arranges the lenses in front of the prism rather than behind it. Jay Peters, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025 The true test comes in the telephoto lens, which requires more complex optics and processing to achieve a zoom effect. Ben Sin, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 There's a triple-lens main camera in the Find N5, combining a 50-megapixel shooter with a large aperture and sensor for better low-light performance, a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto lens enabling 3X optical zoom, and an 8-MP ultrawide. Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025 The 3x optical telephoto lens produces clean images, though the Ultra (again) has a slight advantage in fine detail. PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telephoto lens

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“Telephoto lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephoto%20lens. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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