In its classic form, the camera angle is pulled away from a subject while the lens zooms in, or vice-versa.

The telescopic lens zoomed even closer past the guards to the blank wall of the building.

Despite the name, the lens does not actually zoom.

The closer the lens zooms on the object the more stable the camera support has to be.

As the figure on the screen turned, the lens zoomed in, catching for a moment the dark malevolence of its eyes.

Their lenses zoomed and focused with little servo-motor whirs.

That lens zooms from the equivalent of 24mm wide angle to 120mm, a five times optical magnification.

To hide this, the lens was slowly and smoothly zoomed until the crane could pull the camera forward again.

The lens zooms from 38 to 80 millimeters.

Through the open doorway, the lens zoomed in on two pitiful occupants slumped together.