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      [Noun]  | "zoom lens" 


      1: a lens (as of a camera or projector) in which the image size can be varied continuously while the image remains in focus


      Origin: 1932 ;

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       [ "Zoom lens" ]

      1: The lazy man's dolly or tracking shot. Used effectively only in cases where speed is needed to grab the audiences' attention.

        * e.g.,  ... "We're losing light. Let's use a zoom lens instead of going through the difficulties of pre-planning and executing a superior tracking shot." 

       [ "Zoom Lens" ]

      1: a Zoom lens is a lens on a camera (still and video both) to get a closer shot of the subject. There are lenses that have both optical zoom and digital zoom capabilities (optical zoom being the better of the two)

        * e.g.,  ... "I have a Kodak camera with a 10x optical zoom lens" 

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