to zoom the camera
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3.6
- phrasal verb
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acercar
- Additionally, the teacher and students can pan, zoom, and focus these cameras quickly to capture images because the viewing area of the monitors in the classrooms is small.
- zoom and move the camera
- zoom and move the camera frequently
Examples
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Without the capability of sophisticated tape editing, the best approximation is to zoom and move the camera frequently, with the camera on a tripod to keep it steady.
Academic text (1995) -
Without the capability of sophisticated tape editing, the best approximation is to zoom and move the camera frequently, with the camera on a tripod to keep it steady.
Academic text (1995) -
With the benefit of hard-wiring through the phone lines, Alf was able to zoom the camera in and out via a handheld remote.
Fiction book (1999) -
Without the capability of sophisticated tape editing, the best approximation is to zoom and move the camera frequently, with the camera on a tripod to keep it steady.
Academic text (1995) -
He zoomed the camera in to capture the details of the painting.
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During the wildlife documentary, the filmmaker zoomed the camera out to show the entire herd of elephants.
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She carefully zoomed the camera in to focus on the delicate flowers in the garden.
Synonyms
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3.5
To make something look larger using a lens or device
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3.7
To look closely at one part to see small details
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3.7
To pay close attention to one small part or detail
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4.1
To look at a wider area to see the whole picture
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'zoom' in isolation often denotes rapid movement, but when combined with 'camera' speakers commonly extend it to the camera-specific action of changing the lens focal length. This connection is partly inferable from the constituents (camera + a verb implying movement/change), but the precise technical sense of adjusting the lens (zoom in/out) is somewhat conventional and may require prior exposure, so it is not fully transparent.
Etymology
Zoom the camera comes from the quick movement of a camera lens: when you zoom, the lens slides to make a person or object look closer or smaller in the frame. So, saying zoom the camera today means 'adjust the lens so the subject looks nearer or farther'.