point-and-shoot
adjective
: having or using preset or automatically adjusted controls (as for focus or shutter speed)
a point-and-shoot camera
Examples of point-and-shoot in a Sentence
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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.
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Clint Davis, People.com, 7 July 2025
This one’s for the real point-and-shoot crowd who just want to take real photos without pulling out a phone.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
The Polaroid Now 2nd Gen is pure point-and-shoot fun with autofocus, a self-timer, and that real-deal instant print magic.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 June 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
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
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Clint Davis, People.com, 7 July 2025
This one’s for the real point-and-shoot crowd who just want to take real photos without pulling out a phone.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
The Polaroid Now 2nd Gen is pure point-and-shoot fun with autofocus, a self-timer, and that real-deal instant print magic.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 June 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
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
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“Point-and-shoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-and-shoot. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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