telephoto lens

noun

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

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Optical stabilization is a necessary feature for a telephoto lens, so of course, it is included in the 300-600mm. PC Magazine, 19 May 2025 Even though there is a significant bump to hold the rear camera lenses, the Edge loses the telephoto lens, relying on just a main lens and a wide-angle lens. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Unlike the rest of the S series, there's no telephoto lens on the Edge. Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025 There's no telephoto lens here, but Google's capable image processing helps a lot. ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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