point-and-shoot
adjective
: having or using preset or automatically adjusted controls (as for focus or shutter speed)
a point-and-shoot camera
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This compact, point-and-shoot camera features a 28mm wide-angle and zoom lens.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
This adorable 35mm point-and-shoot film camera is the perfect gift for outdoor adventurers who want to take a little piece of their trip home with them—and a favorite of Mercedes Bleth, Traveler’s global associate director of social.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Anderson’s workmanlike execution does the action sequences no favors, as his point-and-shoot approach to the fisticuffs and shootouts doesn’t create much in the way of tension or thrills.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
The circular camera bump gives off early-2000s point-and-shoot digicam vibes.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
There are so many camera options that won’t run you a pretty penny, from throwback single-use cameras that are lightweight in your handbag to easy-to-use point-and-shoot film cameras for novice photographers and instant cameras that print out a physical copy of your shot on the spot.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Each man carried his first digital still cameras: Mann had one of the early Canon digital SLRs, Cameron, a 16KB Casio point-and-shoot the size of a credit card.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Luckily, this baby pink camera is now on sale for just $50 at Amazon, and the simple point-and-shoot system and long battery life will be much-appreciated when sorting through images at the end of the trip.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
There's even a point-and-shoot camera-like hardware shutter button.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
This adorable 35mm point-and-shoot film camera is the perfect gift for outdoor adventurers who want to take a little piece of their trip home with them—and a favorite of Mercedes Bleth, Traveler’s global associate director of social.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Anderson’s workmanlike execution does the action sequences no favors, as his point-and-shoot approach to the fisticuffs and shootouts doesn’t create much in the way of tension or thrills.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
The circular camera bump gives off early-2000s point-and-shoot digicam vibes.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
There are so many camera options that won’t run you a pretty penny, from throwback single-use cameras that are lightweight in your handbag to easy-to-use point-and-shoot film cameras for novice photographers and instant cameras that print out a physical copy of your shot on the spot.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Each man carried his first digital still cameras: Mann had one of the early Canon digital SLRs, Cameron, a 16KB Casio point-and-shoot the size of a credit card.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Luckily, this baby pink camera is now on sale for just $50 at Amazon, and the simple point-and-shoot system and long battery life will be much-appreciated when sorting through images at the end of the trip.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
There's even a point-and-shoot camera-like hardware shutter button.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
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“Point-and-shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-and-shoot. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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