Telephoto and Zoom

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Telephoto noun - A photograph made with a telephoto lens.

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Zoom and telephoto are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Zoom" instead an adjective "Telephoto".

Zoom noun - A monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion.

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Telephoto and zoom are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Telephoto" instead an adjective "Zoom".

Nearby Words: zoomed, zooming

Michael Bay: "zoom in low with a telephoto" while panning, as well as a helicopter at sunset, and plenty of explosions.

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I didn't want to use a stunt man, because I wanted to use a telephoto lens and zoom in slowly all the way to my face so you could see it was really me.

Source: No Stunt Double

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