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Cameras like the one you ask about are Point and Shoot and come with zoom lenses. First difficulty with your question is that there are two basic answers. Technical one comes first. Historically the term "normal" and "wide angle" and "telephoto" are defined by the old film dimensions of the 35mm negative. Normal focal lengths were 50-55mm. That's about the diagonal of the negative. Wide angle focal lengths were 'smaller numbers' so that more image got into the same basic negative. A wide angle would run from 24MM to 35MM. And a telephoto would run from 85mm to whatever, like 500mm. Divide the focal length of the lens by 50 and you get (for teles) the magnification (like what power of binocs you are using--500mm is ten power). Second answer is "what do you need/expect." Today the zooms do all three, and well. You can get a LOT into an image with a lens with a wide angle focal length of 24-28mm. 24mm is VERY wide angle. I got a bronze star in VN with two lenses on Nikons 28mm and 85mm.

Yes, the Coolpix S7000’s 20x optical zoom lens goes from wide-angle great for portraits and landscapes to telephoto great for close-ups of sports.

No. This has a good optical zoom and macro mode, but there is no fish eye or wide angle mode. The lens is not detachable.

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Cameras like the one you ask about are Point and Shoot and come with zoom lenses. First difficulty with your question is that there are two basic answers. Technical one comes first. Historically the term "normal" and "wide angle" and "telephoto" are defined by the old film dimensions of the 35mm negative. Normal focal lengths were 50-55mm. That's about the diagonal of the negative. Wide angle focal lengths were 'smaller numbers' so that more image got into the same basic negative. A wide angle would run from 24MM to 35MM. And a telephoto would run from 85mm to whatever, like 500mm. Divide the focal length of the lens by 50 and you get (for teles) the magnification (like what power of binocs you are using--500mm is ten power). Second answer is "what do you need/expect." Today the zooms do all three, and well. You can get a LOT into an image with a lens with a wide angle focal length of 24-28mm. 24mm is VERY wide angle. I got a bronze star in VN with two lenses on Nikons 28mm and 85mm.
Answered by CARLfromALPINEMT 10 years ago
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Yes, the Coolpix S7000’s 20x optical zoom lens goes from wide-angle great for portraits and landscapes to telephoto great for close-ups of sports.
Answered by CommunityAnswer 10 years ago
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No. This has a good optical zoom and macro mode, but there is no fish eye or wide angle mode. The lens is not detachable.
Answered by Adisa 10 years ago
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Answered by Dave 10 years ago
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