"PTZ" meaning in All languages combined

See PTZ on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: PTZs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} PTZ (plural PTZs)
  1. A camera that can pan, tilt and zoom.
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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} PTZ
  1. (photography) Initialism of pan, tilt, zoom. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: pan, tilt, zoom
    Sense id: en-PTZ-en-phrase-ihGwSbVG Categories (other): Photography, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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