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To change from a distant view to a more close-up view (zoom in) and vice versa (zoom out). An application may provide fixed or variable levels of zoom. A display adapter may also have built-in zoom capability.

(graphics)zoom - To show a smaller area of an image at a higher magnification ("zoom in") or a larger area at a lower magnification ("zoom out"), as though using a zoom lense on a camera.

Unlike in an optical system, zooming in on a computer image does not necessarily increase the amount of detail displayed since this is limited by what is actually stored in the image. Similarly, you cannot zoom out beyond the full size of the image.
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To minimize confusion and number of on-board setup personnel, zooms are now supplied with motors and software that permit keying in a code for the particular work piece to automatically set the zoom lens for the optimum conditions.
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Whether they are being used at Olympus Fashion Week in New York City's Bryant Park to shoot a model walking down the runway, or capturing the Olympus-sponsored Ferrari Formula One racecar on the track in Montreal, the new Ultra Zooms prove themselves essential for capturing fast-paced action at a distance.
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