A swivel lens is a lens that freely rotates while attached to a camera body. They are used on some compact digital and video cameras (camcorders). These lenses make it easy for a photographer to aim a camera without moving around too much. Swivel lenses come in different sizes and shapes. A swivel lens is also known as a swiveling lens, swivelling lens, and rotating lens. In contrast, swivel LCDs (also known as articulating screen) are displays that freely rotate while attached to a camera body. Usually, the camera body is much larger than the swivelling display. Swivel LCD devices can be considered as swivel lens devices because the camera body can swivel around the small display; albeit, aiming the camera is more difficult. Most camcorders have a swivel LCD.
Uses Enables the user to take pictures from unique perspectives and camera angles Easy composition of images without the need to bend, crouch, or move around Shooting self-portraits Shooting candid photos
List of cameras that have swivel lens Minolta DiMAGE V Ricoh RDC-4200 Nikon Coolpix 2500, 3500, 4500 Nikon Coolpix S4, S10 Nikon Coolpix 900, 950, 990, 995 Sony DSC-U50 Sony DSC-F77, DSC-F77A, DSC-F88 Sony DSC-F505, DSC-F505V, DSC-F717, F828 Sony Webbie HD MHS-PM1 Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5 and MHS-PM5K Bushnell Nighthawk 260900 (night vision) Panasonic D-Snap SV-AS10, SV-AS30 Casio QV-10, QV-11, QV-2900UX, EX-TR100 Contax SL300RT*, U4R Pentax Optio X Agfa ephoto 1280 Kyocera SL300R, SL400R
List of other devices with swivel lens Sony Clie PDA (various PEG-XXXX models) Sony PlayStation Portable camera Game Boy Camera which swivels horizontally for self-portraits Veo SD camera for Toshiba e805 pocket pc Notion Ink Adam
Cellphones LG CU500 LG VX7000 Nokia N90 Samsung V200, SCH-U740
Cellphones with pseudo swivel lens Some cellphones have lens that rotate and allow users to take self-portraits but are limited in the angles where the camera can take pictures.
Samsung SPH-A900 Samsung SGH-T809 (also known as Samsung D820) Samsung A930 Nokia 3250
Notebooks/Laptops Sony VAIO PCG-GT1 Sony VAIO PCG-GT3/K Sony VAIO C1 Series Asus M50VM
See also
Articulating screen
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