macro lens
noun
: a camera lens designed to focus at very short distances with up to life-size magnification of the image
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This is joined by a 20-MP night-vision camera (not color) for revealing hidden secrets in the shadows, as well as a 2-MP macro lens.
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New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025
The macro lens has an even harder time capturing detail.
—PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
Thankfully, the macro lens found on the OnePlus 12R has been replaced with an x2 telephoto camera.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In both dials, the pattern becomes more of a texture when seen at time-telling distance, but under the loupe—or our macro lens—the texture is downright fascinating.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2024
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New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025
The macro lens has an even harder time capturing detail.
—PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
Thankfully, the macro lens found on the OnePlus 12R has been replaced with an x2 telephoto camera.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In both dials, the pattern becomes more of a texture when seen at time-telling distance, but under the loupe—or our macro lens—the texture is downright fascinating.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for macro lens
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“Macro lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macro%20lens. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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