How to say "close-up" in Japanese

• クローズアップCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe common, default word for a close-up in photography, film and television: a shot framing the subject, such as a face, tightly from close range. When you need this sense, reach for this first.
• 大写しおおうつし
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA less common native word for a close-up: an image of the subject shown enlarged, as when a face is blown up in a photograph or on screen. It emphasizes the enlarged image itself.
• アップショット
  nounA less common loanword meaning a close-up or close-up shot. In meaning it matches クローズアップ, but it is far rarer, so it is seldom the word you want for this sense.
• ズームアップ
  noun, suru verbReally means zooming in: the camera moving in on the subject, rather than the close-up shot that results. For the sense 'close-up' it is marginal; think of it as the action of zooming.

Choose 「クローズアップ」 as your default for a close-up shot; use 「大写し」 for an enlarged image of a face or object, 「ズームアップ」 when the emphasis is on zooming in, and treat the rare 「アップショット」 as a secondary option.

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• クローズアップclose-up
• 大写しおおうつしclose-up
• アップショットclose-up
• ズームアップzooming in
• アップclose-up