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point and shoot

A type of digital camera (or camera setting) that offers users no additional manual settings or options. With point and shoot the camera focus, flash and all settings are automatically set by the camera enabling users to simply point the camera at the subject and press the shutter button.

See also "The Digital Camera Picture" in Webopedia's Quick Reference section.



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