Fisheye

/ˈfɪʃˌaɪ/ noun

Definition

A type of wide-angle camera lens that produces a distorted, panoramic image; also called a bulging stare given suspiciously.

Etymology

Compound of 'fish' (Old English 'fisc') and 'eye' (Old English 'ēage'). The term refers to how fish eyes bulge outward and can see in almost all directions, a property photographers wanted to replicate.

Kelly Says

The fisheye lens was patented in the 1920s inspired by how fish actually see — their eyes sit on the sides of their heads and use spherical lenses that distort perspective the same way the first fisheye cameras did, making artists finally able to capture how fish perceive their underwater world.

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