How to Use telephoto in a Sentence

telephoto

noun
  • There is no night mode, nor are there ultra-wide or telephoto lenses.
    — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The telephoto lens would flat-out refuse to focus on anything close.
    — José Adorno, BGR, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Pick a telephoto lens to make the moon as big as possible in your shot, and take your shot.
    — Jared Vincenti, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Beyond the fences the feds watched us through telephoto lenses.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2022
  • Again, the Plus will lack a third telephoto lens on the back, which takes up space inside the phone.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 26 July 2022
  • The Pro upgrade used to be about the third camera with the telephoto lens.
    — Joanna Stern, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
  • This telephoto lens from Sony is super-sharp, even at 600mm.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Scott, solidly built, in a gray suit and purple tie, holding a camera with a telephoto lens.
    — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Getting close to wildlife with a proper telephoto lens is just the beginning.
    — Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2021
  • As with the iPhone 12, that lack of a telephoto lens is a real bummer.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2020
  • Then there’s the 3X option, which is the true telephoto camera.
    — Joanna Stern, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
  • It had been taken through a window with a telephoto lens from the roof of a neighboring building.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Use a spotting scope, binoculars or a telephoto lens and be content to watch from a safe distance.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The rear-view is a telephoto lens designed to show you a view past your vehicle cabin and out the back window.
    — Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The Pixel 5 also dumps the telephoto lens for an ultra-wide one.
    — Michael Simon, PCWorld, 30 Sep. 2020
  • As for the camera bump, the telephoto camera is only one of the three lenses on the back of the iPhone.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Dec. 2022
  • In other words, the telephoto will join the main and ultra wide cameras with sensors this detailed.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • In other words, the telephoto will join the main and ultra wide cameras with sensors this detailed.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • In other words, the telephoto will join the main and ultra wide cameras with sensors this detailed.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The Max maxes out the telephoto at 65mm, which is close to the 70mm that pros use to get tighter.
    — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2020
  • On the cliff with Prasenjeet and me were tourists from around the world, most hunched over expensive telephoto lenses.
    — Peter Gwin, National Geographic, 16 June 2020
  • Instead, use binoculars, a telescope, or telephoto lens to get a closer look.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Like in the past, the two Pro models will likely get a triple camera system, adding a telephoto camera.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 19 July 2021
  • The large telephoto lens set up in the ceremony room was impossible to miss.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • No detachable telephoto lenses, no camera bags, no tripods, mono-pods, selfie sticks.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026
  • No detachable telephoto lenses, no camera bags, no tripods, mono-pods, selfie sticks.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Each camera records in sharp 3K with a wide-angle lens while a secondary telephoto lens zooms in for detailed close-ups.
    — Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Lawrence Garrett had a camera with telephoto lens ready to capture the record-breaking moment.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The telephoto camera on the phones will be 10 megapixels, with 3x optical zoom.
    — Christian De Looper, BGR, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The Pixel 4 has a telephoto lens in addition to its main 1x camera.
    — New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020

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