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Word: lensed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Slightly larger than a cigarette case, the new camera does everything but process film. It performs a split-second analysis of distance and brightness, sets the proper exposure, activates a flash if needed and advances the film while the flash recharges. The focal length is so short -12.5 mm - that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kodak's Disc | 2/15/1982 | See Source »

Much technological wizardry went into the Disc. Unlike other consumer-oriented cameras that use optically undistinguished lenses, the Disc lens is made of four glass elements that Kodak claims are "close to theoretical perfection." The camera's electronics and flash systems are powered by a new lithium battery that lasts for 2,000 exposures, easily the life of the camera. Most revolutionary of all is the revolving film pack. The new cameras use a thin, 2½-in. -diameter plastic disc that is priced at $3.19. The disc slips into the camera's hatched back and is turned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kodak's Disc | 2/15/1982 | See Source »

Wall Street analysts say that the new Disc system could have the same ballooning effect on film sales for Kodak as did the Instamatic. There will be competitors, but not for quite a while, say the experts, because the camera's complexity and the intricacy of its lens make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kodak's Disc | 2/15/1982 | See Source »

Police estimated the value of property stolen from February 3 to 11 at $4907.36, including a TV a camera lens from the Science Carter and one Adidas running shoe.

Author: By L. JOSEPH Garcia, | Title: Police Blotter | 2/12/1982 | See Source »

But even the beings that have become extinct usually have approximate, living counterparts that Attenborough and his camera crews can pursue, as they snoop, like scientific paparazzi, on the private lives of all creatures great and small. Probably never has any program shown so many forms of courtship and copulation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Two PBS Gifts for the New Year | 1/11/1982 | See Source »

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