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lens Last modified: Wednesday, February 14, 2007
In photography and digital photography the lens is the part of the digital camera or video recorder that concentrates light and focuses the image. The lens itself is a single piece of glass (or other transparent materials) with one or more curved surfaces. Cameras usually contain a combination of lenses that receive light rays from an object and form an image on the focal plane.
PhotographyTips.com PhotographyTips.com is for everyone with an interest in photography. It is intended to help beginners get started in photography, and become so good at it that they turn into advanced amateurs. Webopedia's Quick Reference: The Digital Camera Picture If you can't keep up with advances in digital camera, you're not alone. We help you make sense of megapixels, zero in on the zooms (digital, optical and total) and delve into everything from price points to paper to printers.	Related Categories Digital Cameras Digital Photography Related Terms CCD digital camera digital photography focal length focal plane focus spread F-stop shutter shutter speed zoom zoom lens zoom ring