point and shoot
No-fuss photography device
Point and shoot describes cameras designed for simplicity—aim at the subject and press the button.
The camera handles focus, exposure, and other technical decisions automatically.
The term distinguishes these from cameras requiring manual adjustment: She brought a point-and-shoot for vacation.
By extension, anything point-and-shoot is easy to use without expertise.
- autofocusSelf-adjusting lens clarity
- auto modeSelf-adjusting operation state
- compact cameraSmall portable photography device
- pocket cameraSmall portable photography device
- digital cameraElectronic imaging device
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- camerasdigital camera, video camera, DSLR, single-lens reflex, action camera
- Camera Termsdigital cameras, film cameras, camera lenses, lenses, SLR
- photography termsunderexposed, overexposed, exposure time, fisheye lens, fisheye
- film formats35mm, 16mm, 8mm, Super 8, roll film
- Autofocusface detection, eye tracking
point and shootDSLR
Mirror-reflex digital camera
SLR · mirrorless camera · view camera · studio camera · single-lens reflex
point and shootprevisualizing
Imagining future scenes mentally
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