point-and-shoot

adjective

ˈpȯint-ən(d)-ˈshüt 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

The Flash Print Bundle, reviewed here, transforms the device into a point-and-shoot camera, encouraging you to take more photos. — Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The Camp Snap 2 offers a traditional point-and-shoot experience and can take 500 shots on one charge. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 9 June 2026

Fans of flash photography may want to stretch their budget to get the $100 Camp Snap Pro for its more powerful xenon strobe, but the Camp Snap 2 does more than enough for $70 to earn our Editors' Choice award for inexpensive point-and-shoot cameras. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026

Kyle Loftis, who started filming street racing with a point-and-shoot camera and went on to become a pioneer in car culture media, has died, his company confirmed Wednesday. — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for point-and-shoot

• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
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• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
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• involute