power zoom

noun

motorized lens feature that electronically controls focal length changes via a lens rocker switch, dedicated camera buttons, or external tethering apps

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Meanings

nounpower zoom (plural power zooms)

plural power zooms

  1. motorized lens feature that electronically controls focal length changes via a lens rocker switch, dedicated camera buttons, or external tethering apps
verbpower zoom (third-person singular simple present power zooms, present participle power zooming or power zoomming, simple past and past participle power zoomed or power zoommed)

present singular third person power zooms · participle present power zooming · participle present power zoomming · participle past power zoomed · past power zoomed · participle past power zoommed · past power zoommed

  1. To use the function to zoom a lens

Origin

From power- + zoom.

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APA

power zoom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20zoom

MLA

“power zoom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20zoom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “power zoom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20zoom.

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