zoom in

verb

1. (intr, adverb) photog films television to increase rapidly the magnification of the image of a distant object by means of a zoom lens

2. to examine the smallest details of a subject

Example Sentences

We zoomed in on the image, but the quality is too poor to make out what the dark shape pictured is.

From BBC

As the camera zoomed in, Anastacia strutted down the staircase, her hair in pigtails under a candy striped bucket hat, her midriff exposed by a crop top, in accordance with 1990s pop regulations.

From BBC

Roughly 10 minutes later, as a live broadcast from a local news channel zoomed in on civil defense workers sifting through the wreckage with journalists filming nearby, the second missile hit.

From Los Angeles Times

Fearing the worst, Sally zoomed in, looking for her home.

From BBC

At the final whistle, as the cameras zoomed in on Kildunne, the stadium announcer put on Oasis' She's Electric.

From BBC

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