[ GLOSSARY DEFINITION ] Camera

Telephoto Lens

A long-focal-length lens for close-up zoom shots without digital cropping.

Also known as: Telephoto Telephoto camera

Full Definition & Technical Explanation

Telephoto lenses bring subjects closer optically (85 mm+ equivalent). They enable true optical zoom — see Lenses: ...Telephoto: 12 MP on multi-camera phones.

Used for portraits and wildlife. Some phones stack telephoto in a periscope module for 5x+ zoom.

Related Technical Terms

Bokeh
The pleasing blur behind a subject in portraits, produced by wide apertures or software. Camera
Camera Zoom
How much a camera magnifies a scene; optical zoom keeps detail, digital zoom crops it. Camera
Periscope Lens
A folded telephoto module that fits long-focal-length optics in a thin phone. Camera
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