point-and-shoot
point-and-shoot adjective: designed for quick, simple use with minimal configuration.
Adjective
point-and-shoot (not comparable)
- Designed for quick, simple use with minimal configuration.
- The majority of digital cameras are automatic, point-and-shoot models. They offer convenience and ease of use […]2005, Julie Adair King, Digital photography for dummies
- The Instamatic was typical of second generation point-and-shoot cameras in that it incorporated artificial illumination and was designed to use color film.2006, Lynne Warren, Encyclopedia of 20th century photography
- Synonyms:
- point-and-click
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Questions about point-and-shoot
- What does point-and-shoot mean?
- Point-and-shoot means designed for quick, simple use with minimal configuration.
- What part of speech is point-and-shoot?
- Point-and-shoot is an adjective.
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