simple@lemm.eecake to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhy do cameras call it "Macro Lens" if it zooms in and is used to capture tiny objects? Shouldn't it be "Micro Lens"?message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down15
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareWhy do cameras call it "Macro Lens" if it zooms in and is used to capture tiny objects? Shouldn't it be "Micro Lens"?simple@lemm.eecake to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarelitchralee@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoAs an aside, a “slow motion camera” and a “high speed camera” are understood to be the same object, being a camera that can capture at high frame rates, to slow down apparent motion in the video output.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoWhich is fine, because the opposite is a time lapse camera.
As an aside, a “slow motion camera” and a “high speed camera” are understood to be the same object, being a camera that can capture at high frame rates, to slow down apparent motion in the video output.
Which is fine, because the opposite is a time lapse camera.