camera lens
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- noun
- /ˈkæmərə lɛnz/
- He attached a new camera lens to his DSLR to take close-up photos of the flowers.
- camera lens and film
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Watch on YouTubeSo we're getting flares in probably both camera lenses, both cameras.
- So we're getting flares in probably both camera lenses, both cameras.
- One is it has a mounting point for camera lenses that will go over the top of the primary sensor.
- You know it looks like a little camera lens cap lid very cute.
- It's just going to take a minute Lighting, you know, camera lenses.
- I have, I have my label maker, some camera lenses.
- And when you think about how insane that is, it kind of puts the camera lens into focus.
Examples
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The iPad Pro has I think the ultra wide camera lens as well as a flash and Lidar scanner.
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The camera lens gave him a new perspective on the college town of Isla Vista, compelling him to document the unique intersection of privilege and poverty, youth and weathered experience.
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Try not to look into the camera lens.
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And I think that matters with things like camera lenses and batteries.
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The surface of the camera lens is rather like the glass lenses of this kind.
Academic text (2000) -
Film selection depends on both the arena lighting and the camera lens used.
Academic text (1995) -
Also located on the back is the 8MP camera lens, LED flash, speaker, and another microphone.
Blog text (14) -
The image can be viewed either in its entirety or as if through a camera lens at a specified perspective.
Academic text (1993) -
There are two camera lenses in my helmet, one at each side, giving true three-dimensional video.
Fiction book (1998) -
She carefully adjusted the camera lens to capture the stunning sunset.
Synonyms
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A lens that is thicker in the center and brings light to a point
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A curved piece of clear glass or plastic that focuses light in cameras and microscopes
A lens that brings light rays to a single point
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Morphology
The meaning 'a lens that focuses light onto the film or sensor in a camera' is directly and compositionally derived from 'camera' (photographic device) + 'lens' (device that focuses light). This is a straightforward noun–noun compound following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Camera lens gets its name from the word lens, which was named after a small seed called a 'lentil' because early pieces of shaped glass looked like that. A camera lens is the glass that bends and focuses light to make a clear picture, so that lentil image helps you remember its job.