Wide-angle Lens (Noun)
Meaning
A camera lens having a wider than normal angle of view (and usually a short focal length); produces an image that is foreshortened in the center and increasingly distorted in the periphery.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The photographer used a wide-angle lens to capture the expansive landscape in a single shot.
- A wide-angle lens is often used in architectural photography to emphasize the grandeur of a building.
- The camera's wide-angle lens allowed it to take in the entire scene without having to pan or zoom.
- The wide-angle lens on the smartphone made it ideal for taking group selfies.
- The cinematographer chose a wide-angle lens to create a sense of unease and disorientation in the horror movie scene.