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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The Light Phone Inc says its binning technique applied to this sensor should help put out decent pictures in low light conditions, and the team has been working to tune colors and other parameters for a look that's inspired by point-and-shoot film cameras.
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New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
Danny DeVito stealthily snapped candid photo after candid photo with a point-and-shoot camera.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
In a more robust review, Ars suggested the Lumia 1020 might actually make the point-and-shoot obsolete.
—Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2025
Just attach the phone converter and your phone turns into a point-and-shoot camera.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Kodak Digital Camera: on sale for $99.99 Original price: $119.99
This compact, point-and-shoot camera features a 28mm wide-angle and zoom lens.
—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
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New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
Danny DeVito stealthily snapped candid photo after candid photo with a point-and-shoot camera.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
In a more robust review, Ars suggested the Lumia 1020 might actually make the point-and-shoot obsolete.
—Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2025
Just attach the phone converter and your phone turns into a point-and-shoot camera.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Kodak Digital Camera: on sale for $99.99 Original price: $119.99
This compact, point-and-shoot camera features a 28mm wide-angle and zoom lens.
—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
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“Point-and-shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-and-shoot. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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