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 palm-sized point-and-shoot cameras, released Tuesday in collaboration with camera company Reto, are already sold out on Kodak’s website and are only available for pre-order at most affiliated retailers.
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Small, point-and-shoot digital camera.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Bassini totes around point-and-shoot cameras, lately a Yashica T4 or Contax T2, that are compact enough to go unnoticed in his pocket but draw a nostalgic reaction from models and actors.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
This one’s for the real point-and-shoot crowd who just want to take real photos without pulling out a phone.
—PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
This is an especially great pick for kids who don’t have a phone yet, but even the ones who do will love the novelty of taking a point-and-shoot camera on their adventures.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 7 July 2025
Modes Every digital point-and-shoot camera has an automatic mode.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
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.
—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
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Small, point-and-shoot digital camera.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Bassini totes around point-and-shoot cameras, lately a Yashica T4 or Contax T2, that are compact enough to go unnoticed in his pocket but draw a nostalgic reaction from models and actors.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
This one’s for the real point-and-shoot crowd who just want to take real photos without pulling out a phone.
—PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
This is an especially great pick for kids who don’t have a phone yet, but even the ones who do will love the novelty of taking a point-and-shoot camera on their adventures.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 7 July 2025
Modes Every digital point-and-shoot camera has an automatic mode.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
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.
—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
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“Point-and-shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-and-shoot. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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