tele·pho·to
ˌte-lə-ˈfō-(ˌ)tō 
: being a camera lens system designed to give a large image of a distant object
also
: relating to or being photography in which a telephoto lens is used
plural telephotos
1
: a telephoto lens
2
: a photograph taken with a camera having a telephoto lens
—used for an apparatus for transmitting photographs electrically or for a photograph so transmitted
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 25 June 2024
Where things diverge is the second camera: Say hello to a 2X optical zoom telephoto on the Razr+, whereas the standard Razr sticks with a 13-MP ultrawide like its predecessors.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 June 2024
Despite throngs of visitors with scopes and photographers with telephoto lenses in the Lamar Valley, a prime spot for wildlife viewing in Yellowstone, few others saw the calf and no sightings have been reported since.
—Matthew Brown, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024
No great wide-angle lens and no extreme telephoto effects.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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Noun
This is a changeup from the 2023 model, which had an ultra-wide shooter instead of the telephoto.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 25 June 2024
Where things diverge is the second camera: Say hello to a 2X optical zoom telephoto on the Razr+, whereas the standard Razr sticks with a 13-MP ultrawide like its predecessors.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 June 2024
Despite throngs of visitors with scopes and photographers with telephoto lenses in the Lamar Valley, a prime spot for wildlife viewing in Yellowstone, few others saw the calf and no sightings have been reported since.
—Matthew Brown, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024
No great wide-angle lens and no extreme telephoto effects.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Telephoto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephoto. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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