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FIXED FOCUS [3 records]

Record 1 2002-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

[The expression "fixed focus"] describes a non-adjustable camera lens, set for a fixed subject distance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

[L'expression mise au point fixe] caractérise les objectifs non réglables, définis pour un éloignement déterminé du sujet.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
CONT

Sun 600 LMS: fixed focus, built-in flash, 2 films included.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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Record 3 1980-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

Cameras with no focusing movement e.g. 1. Cheap snapshot cameras with a small aperture lens set at the hyperfocal distance to give acceptably sharp pictures from approximately 8 feet to infinity. 2. Simple-to-operate cameras sometimes with a built in light source designed for specific technical record purposes.

Key term(s)
  • fixed focus
  • fixed-focus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
CONT

(...) certains appareils ou certains objectifs ne possèdent pas de mise au point (...); ce sont les appareils dits "à mise au point fixe".

CONT

C'est sur l'hyperfocale que sont réglés les appareils à mise au point fixe.

Key term(s)
  • mise au point fixe
  • à mise au point fixe
  • foyer fixe
  • à foyer fixe

Spanish

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