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camera shake

camera shake noun: the involuntary movement of a camera at the time of exposure (when the shutter is activated), leading to blurring of the picture.

Noun

camera shake (uncountable)

  1. The involuntary movement of a camera at the time of exposure (when the shutter is activated), leading to blurring of the picture.
    • The camera must be held quite still when the exposure is being made; by far the most common reason for unsatisfactory results is camera-shake at the moment of exposure.1950 December, Canon Eric Treacy, “Railway Photography”, in Railway Magazine, page 796

Questions about camera shake

What does camera shake mean?
Camera shake means the involuntary movement of a camera at the time of exposure (when the shutter is activated), leading to blurring of the picture.
What part of speech is camera shake?
Camera shake is a noun.

Words near camera shake in the dictionary

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  2. camera rehearsals
  3. camera right
  4. camera roll
  5. camera rolls
  6. camera shake
  7. camera shot
  8. camera shots
  9. camera trap
  10. camera traps
  11. camera worker

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