autoexposure

noun

au·​to·​ex·​po·​sure ˌȯ-tō-ik-ˈspō-zhər 

: a camera system that automatically adjusts the exposure according to ambient lighting

Examples of autoexposure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the iPhone 14 Pro Max doesn't have the zoom range for it, and the phone's autoexposure will turn the moon into a searing blob of white. — WIRED, 19 Mar. 2023

That autofocus and autoexposure system can make up to 120 calculations per second. — Chris Welch, The Verge, 26 Jan. 2021

This should help even out the lighting in rooms where bright windows can throw off a cameras autoexposure. — Daven Mathies, Fox News, 31 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

auto- + exposure

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for autoexposure

• nondisclosure
• postexposure
• closure
• crozier
• mosher
• osier
• composure
• cynosure
• disclosure
• enclosure
• exposure
• foreclosure