Fixed-Focus Lens
Fixed Focus Lenses are lenses that are fixed to be perfectly focused when it is placed at a specific distance from its subject. Unlike traditional lenses, fixed focus lenses can't be adjusted or manipulated (as the name implies).
Fixed-focus, fixed-zoom lenses - These are the kinds of lenses on disposable and inexpensive film cameras -- inexpensive and great for snapshots, but fairly limited.
Fixed-Focus Describes a non-adjustable camera lens, set for a fixed subject distance.
Fixed-Focus Lens A lens that has been focused in a fixed position by the manufacturer. The user does not have to adjust the focus of this lens.
Fixed-Focus Lens
A lens that has been focused in a fixed position by the manufacturer. The user does not have to adjust the focus of this lens, applies on most entry or disposable cameras.
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A lens in which the focus is preset and is not adjustable.
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a camera lens that has been focused in a fixed position by the manufacturer and cannot be changed.
Other fixed-focus cameras include those for prison mug-shots. The MPP Prison camera, for example, has a fixed-focus 135mm or 150mm lens for two exposures on 4×5 in. sheet film.[3]
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Focus and Exposure: Fixed-focus digital cameras have a lens that is preset to focus at a certain range. Higher-end digital cameras usually have auto focus instead, which automatically focuses the camera at your subject's distance.
problems of larger formats (in terms of working speed/spontaneity, not results), I've been fascinated with fixed-focus larger-format "cigar box" cameras.
1957 Kodak Duaflex IV, an inexpensive fixed-focus TLR
A twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length.
They have a fixed-focus lens that cannot pro- duce a sharp image of a subject closer than about 6 feet. Also, the shutter speed and diaphragm are preset and cannot be altered.
When I was 5, my uncle Al gave me an Ansco cadet—a 120 rollfilm camera with a fixed-focus lens and two modes: “Color' and “Black and White'.
The disposable or one-time-use camera is a very simple, fixed-focus camera that you simply point and shoot.
Fixed-Focus Lens: A non-adjustable camera lens, which is set for a fixed distance.
Flash: A brief, intense burst of light from a bulb or flash unit.
You won't have this problem with a fixed-focus camera such as a single use "disposable" model. Why? Because there is no adjustable focus whatsoever in these models.
Autofocus provides better photo quality than fixed-focus, since autofocus lenses can be larger and allow more light to reach the sensor. It is possible to produce decent quality prints using a fixed-focus lens.
With this fixed-focus camera, the minimum focus was greater than with the RS, so naturally there was more blue filtration from the water.
When buying a camera for children you should consider digital. For $100-$200 you can get a passable 800x600 or 1280x1024 fixed-focus camera with automatic flash. No LCD on the low-end ones, but the kids won't know what they're missing.
Fixed focus - A lens system that doesn't require focusing. Most point-and-shoot automatic cameras have a fixed-focus lens.
Go look at the B/W images in my Death Valley Gallery. Look sharp to you? They were made on a 50 year old fixed-focus, fixed exposure box camera for which I paid $3. This camera is more primitive than today's disposables.
 See also: Focus, Lens, Camera, Light, Photograph
  
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