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View synonyms for point-and-shoot

point-and-shoot

[ point-n-shoot ]

adjective

  1. of or denoting a camera that does not require manual adjustment of shutter speed, focus, aperture, etc.


noun

  1. a camera with such automatic features.

point-and-shoot

adjective

  1. of or relating to a camera in which the lens aperture and shutter speed are automatically adjusted


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Word History and Origins

Origin of point-and-shoot1

First recorded in 1960–65

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Example Sentences

For years, I went around with a point-and-shoot camera, trying to take decent photographs.

Hicks travels with a tiny loom, the way other artists carry a sketchbook or point-and-shoot camera.

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