"point-and-shoot" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} point-and-shoot (not comparable)
  1. (photography, of a camera) Designed for quick, simple use with minimal configuration. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Photography Synonyms: point-and-click Translations (designed for quick use): 全自動的 (Chinese Mandarin), 全自动的 (quán zìdòng de) (Chinese Mandarin), kompakti- (as in kompaktikamera) (Finnish), compact [masculine] (French), Kompakt- (German), kompakt (Hungarian)

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