zoom lens
Adjustable focal length
A zoom lens is a camera lens with variable focal length, allowing the photographer to adjust magnification without changing lenses.
Zooming in brings distant subjects closer; zooming out captures a wider field of view.
She used a zoom lens to photograph wildlife from a safe distance.
The mechanism that seemed miraculous when introduced is now standard in most cameras and smartphones.
Magnifying camera lens
- wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
- bokehAesthetic quality of defocus
- f-stopLens opening ratio
- SLRMirror-based camera abbreviation
DSLR · viewfinder · framing · composition · portrait · wildlife · sports photography · paparazzi
Lens-to-convergence-point distance
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- refractionWave bending between media
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- diffractionWaves spreading past obstacles
convex · concave · diopter · transmission · image stabilization
Lens barrel sharpness control
Increase in size
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- foreshorteningDepicting depth through size
- reachExtend to touch
- closeupMagnified camera framing
telephoto
Magnifying camera lens
- wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
- bokehAesthetic quality of defocus
- f-stopLens opening ratio
SLR · DSLR · viewfinder · framing · composition · portrait · wildlife · sports photography · paparazzi · action shots
focal length
Lens-to-convergence-point distance
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- refractionWave bending between media
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
diffraction · convex · concave · diopter · transmission · image stabilization
focus ring
Lens barrel sharpness control
enlarge
Increase in size
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- foreshorteningDepicting depth through size
- reachExtend to touch
- Film Technologycamera, projector, film reel, film stock, cinematograph
- lensesmultifocal, progressive, single vision, plano-convex, biconvex
- photographycamera, photo, flash, shooting, aperture
- camera gearcamera, tripod, flash, filters, memory card
- controlsbutton, switch, dial, knob, lever
- optical devicestelescope, magnifying glass, binoculars, microscope, prism
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