fisheye lens

American  

noun

Photography.

1. a hemispherical plano-convex lens for photographing in a full 180° in all directions in front of the camera, creating a circular image having an increasing amount of distortion from the center to the periphery.

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fisheye lens British  

/ ˈfɪʃˌaɪ /

noun

1. photog a lens of small focal length, having a highly curved protruding front element, that covers an angle of view of almost 180°. It yields a circular image having considerable linear distortion

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Etymology

Origin of fisheye lens

First recorded in 1960–65

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Example Sentences

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fisheye lens

Wu worked with biologists and used dim red light and a customised fisheye lens to minimise disturbance.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

While the camera is calibrated and mapped to capture all corners of the monitor, it seems to favor the top half of the screen since it dominates most of the composition of its fisheye lens.

From The Verge ● May 2, 2022

Instead, he often turned the camera on himself and, with a fisheye lens, captured a full spectrum of the world around him.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2019

She bopped to the music in front of a fisheye lens while wearing a giant inflated trash bag, hoop earrings and gold sunglasses in the shape of a wraparound helmet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2017

In this Monday, July 18, 2016, photograph taken with a fisheye lens, Denver Police Department officers head out in their patrol car after role call for the swing shift in District 6 in downtown Denver.

From US News ● Jul. 19, 2016

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