Also called a "Variable focus lens." A lens in which focal length is variable - that is, focal lengths can be adjusted from wide angle to telephoto. Elements inside a zoom lens shift their p [..]

is a lens with a ring that allows for zooming in and out between a range of focal lengths within the single lens. For more information, check out our lesson An Introduction to Lenses.

A lens with a mechanical assembly of elements that permits the variance of the focal length and thus the angle of view, as opposed to a prime lens, which has a fixed focal length. Read articles that i [..]

In digital cameras and digital video recording devices, a zoom lens let you to select any focal length within the len's range. The lens changes the angle of view and its magnifying power based on [..]

A variable focal length lens. A zoom lens will have a third ring, besides ones controlling focus and iris, that will allow you to change the focal length within a range of wide to long.

A lens of continuously variable focal length.

A variable focal length lens. The most common on digicams has a 3:1 ratio (i.e. 35-105mm). Detachable zoom lenses include for example, 24-70mm, 70-200mm and 100-400mm

The most common kind of lens used on digital cameras, a zoom lens moves to change its focal length and cover a range of perspectives, often from wide-angle to telephoto, keeping in focus through the e [..]

A lens on which the focal length can be varied, as opposed to a fixed focal length lens. Zooms come in various focal length ranges, such as 35 to 105mm; all focal lengths including and within this range can be utilized.

A lens which has a continuously variable focal length from wide angle to telephoto.

Variable focal length lens.

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A zoom lens offers a continuously variable focal length, normally without the need to refocus. A wide-angle zoom covers a range of focal lengths that include a wide angle setting. A standard zoom goes [..]

A lens of adjustable focal length. You zoom to increase or decrease the lens's magnifying power, making the subject bigger or smaller in the frame.

An optical system of continuously variable focal length, the focal plane remaining in a fixed position.

A lens with the ability to change its focal length manually or through the use of a controller to cover a variety of needs.

A lens that covers a range of focal lengths. Zoom lenses are usually several stops slower than prime lenses, particularly at longer focal lengths.

A zoom lens can be moved (zoomed) to enlarge the view of an object to show more detail.

A Zoom Lens is a lens type in which the focal length can be adjusted though a set range; i.e. 17 - 35mm or 80 - 200mm. Zoom lenses are able to maintain focus through the focal length changes. Zoom lenses contain more lens elements than a fixed-focal length or prime lens, and therefore aren’t quite as sharp. Naturally, the angle of view decreases as [..]

You can use this to make subject that are further away appear closer.

A lens with a mechanical assembly of elements that permits the variance of the focal length and thus the angle of view, as opposed to a prime lens, which has a fixed focal length. Read articles that i [..]

A zoom lens can be moved (zoomed) to enlarge the view of an object t to show more de tail.

A lens that gives the user the ability to alter the focal length of the lens.

(photography) A lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.

A zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements for which the focal length (and thus angle of view) can be varied, as opposed to a fixed-focal-length (FFL) lens (see prime lens). A true zoom len [..]

Zoom Lens was an independent Los Angeles-based record label founded and operated by Faye Yim from 2009 to 2022. The label was created "in order to explore the implications of popular culture on the hu [..]