Telephoto

Example Sentences

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Its single rear camera lacks the telephoto lens of the Pro models and the ultrawide lens in the entry-level iPhone 17, which costs $200 less.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

A telephoto lens offers higher resolution, while a wide-angle lens allows a larger field of view.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

Sometimes she was using a short lens when she should have been using a telephoto lens and vice versa.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

There are new telephoto and ultrawide lenses with more megapixels than in last year’s Pro sensors, and the company is planning to tout the enhancements as the premier additions in this year’s phones.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2023

Since you couldn’t use a telephoto lens underwater, he’d probably zoomed in and cropped the shot tighter.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai