shutter button
Capture the moment
The shutter button is the button on a camera that triggers the shutter mechanism to take a photograph.
Pressing it halfway typically activates autofocus and metering; pressing it fully captures the image.
She held the shutter button down for a burst of shots.
On smartphones, the same term applies to the on-screen button that takes photos.
- clickBrief sharp noise
- cameraImage capturing device
- point and shootBasic automatic camera
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- captureTake into custody
take a picture · snap · quick snap · release · focus · lens · trigger · photograph · exposure · press · finger · shot · single shot · moment · photo op · DSLR · viewfinder · flash
- shutter terms
- Instant Camerasinstant camera, Polaroid, Instax, film cartridge