telephoto
adjective
tele·pho·to
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Definition of telephoto
(Entry 1 of 3)
: being a camera lens system designed to give a large image of a distant object
also
: relating to or being photography in which a telephoto lens is used
telephoto
noun
plural telephotos
Definition of telephoto (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: a telephoto lens
2
: a photograph taken with a camera having a telephoto lens
Telephoto
trademarkDefinition of Telephoto (Entry 3 of 3)
—used for an apparatus for transmitting photographs electrically or for a photograph so transmitted
Examples of telephoto in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Bell didnât think twice about sliding back behind Veronicaâs telephoto lens. — Sarah Rodman, EW.com, "Life on Mars: The cast and creator of Hulu's Veronica Mars revival on reuniting and it feeling so good," 18 July 2019 Thatâs because switching lenses on a single camera takes longer than simply having two cameras â one with a wide-angle lens, the other with a telephoto. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Photojournalist tells stories through photos," 9 July 2019 There are three 12-megapixel sensors: a regular, a wide, and a 2X telephoto. — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "Sony Xperia 1 review: tall phone falls short," 8 July 2019 Cameras with telephoto lenses or lenses larger than 100mm. — Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, "MLB All-Star Game, lead-in events to bring road closures, security rules to Cleveland as well as baseballâs best," 25 June 2019 Now imagine experiencing even a handful of these things while telephoto lenses are trained on you and millions of strangers are scanning you for signs of the slightest new flaw. — Glamour, "Let's Stop Clicking on Stories About Celebrities' Post-Baby Bodies," 6 May 2019 Whatâs Worse: Camera The XR has the same great wide-angle camera as the XS phones, but lacks the second telephoto lens for true optical zoom. — Joanna Stern, WSJ, "iPhone XR Review: You Donât Have to Spend $1,000 for the Best iPhone," 23 Oct. 2018 Its camera has a smaller sensor, but it is also equipped with two-times optical zoom, plus an additional two-times digital zoom, basically giving you the equivalent of a 96mm telephoto lens. — Sebastian Modak, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "DJI's New Mavic 2 Drone Series Revealed," 23 Aug. 2018 The Cameras Most speculations about the second generation iPhone X and new iPhone X Plus say the phones will have two rear-facing cameras (a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens), while the LCD iPhone will come with a single rear-facing camera. — Madeline Buxton, refinery29.com, "Everything You Need To Know About The New iPhone Rumors," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'telephoto.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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