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  • noun photography A very high-magnification zoom feature.

Etymologies

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ultra- +‎ zoom

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  • Pre-Photokina 2008: Olympus has also announced a second 20x (26-520mm equiv) zoom-lensed 'ultrazoom' camera that appears to be a slightly down-sized version of the SP-570 launched in January.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009

  • Pre-Photokina 2008: Olympus has also announced a second 20x (26-520mm equiv) zoom-lensed 'ultrazoom' camera that appears to be a slightly down-sized version of the SP-570 launched in January.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009

  • Pre-Photokina 2008: Olympus has also announced a second 20x (26-520mm equiv) zoom-lensed 'ultrazoom' camera that appears to be a slightly down-sized version of the SP-570 launched in January.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009

  • Pre-Photokina 2008: Olympus has also announced a second 20x (26-520mm equiv) zoom-lensed 'ultrazoom' camera that appears to be a slightly down-sized version of the SP-570 launched in January.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009

  • Pre-Photokina 2008: Olympus has also announced a second 20x (26-520mm equiv) zoom-lensed 'ultrazoom' camera that appears to be a slightly down-sized version of the SP-570 launched in January.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009

  • In Canon's case, a 10x zoom with an equivalent focal length of 36-360mm earns the camera its "ultrazoom" designation, and a body similar in size and style to the larger Canon PowerShot A models its "compact" status.

    DigitalCameraReview.com Digital Camera News and Reviews 2008

  • The most important aspect of the S2000HD, however, may well be one that didn't get a lot of initial discussion: Fuji has quietly opted to drop xD-Picture Card compatibility from the latest FinePix ultrazoom, meaning it's SD only from this point forward for users of the company's compact long-zoom camera.

    DigitalCameraReview.com Digital Camera News and Reviews 2008

  • The most important aspect of the S2000HD, however, may well be one that didn't get a lot of initial discussion: Fuji has quietly opted to drop xD-Picture Card compatibility from the latest FinePix ultrazoom, meaning it's SD only from this point forward for users of the company's compact long-zoom camera.

    DigitalCameraReview.com Digital Camera News and Reviews 2008

  • How come no one is more interested in this new ultrazoom camera.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2010

  • February 24, 2010 - Pentax today unveiled new entries in two of its core product categories with the ultrazoom Optio X90 and waterproof Optio W90, both due in April.

    digitalcamerainfo.com 2010

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