zoom lens

noun

: 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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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 The Apollo 11 lunar camera that the team came up with was 17 inches long with a variable focus zoom lens and weighed less than 15 pounds, according to a Westinghouse news release at the time. —

Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2023 Telephoto 3x instead provides a zoom lens to help users get a clearer view of distant areas such as a mailbox, garage, or shed. —

Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2023 The main attraction here is the retractable portrait zoom lens, which physically pops out (see picture below). —

Ben Sin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for zoom lens