In this work, an adaptive liquid lens using a novel transparent electrically responsive fluid, dibutyl adipate (DBA), is demonstrated. The DBA liquid lens with a hemispherical plano-convex shape can change its curvature according to the application of various input voltages. More specifically, when an external direct current (DC) electric field is applied to the DBA liquid, the charges that are injected from the cathode move along with the DBA molecules toward the anode and accumulate on the surface of the anode. When the DC electric field is removed, the shape of the DBA liquid is recovered to its original state. This electrostatic force induces the deformation of the DBA liquid lens within a concentric annular anode electrode. In addition, the focal length of our system is increased from a value of approximately 7.5 mm to 13.1 mm when the voltage is changed from 0 to 100 V. Interestingly, the resolution of our DBA liquid lens can reach a value of ∼28.5 lp/mm. The proposed DBA liquid lens exhibits high optical transmittance (∼95%), good thermal stability (20-100°C), simple structure, and an excellent imaging property, which implies that the DBA liquid is a promising candidate for fabricating novel adaptive liquid lenses.