compact camera

plural compact cameras

1. Synonym of point-and-shoot camera

   Have you wondered what zoom on a compact camera really means?

   2011, Erin Manning, Portrait and Candid Photography Photo Workshop, →ISBN, page 25

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   I confess — I took virtually every picture in this book with my compact camera!

   2011, Rick Sammon, Confessions of a Compact Camera Shooter, →ISBN

   This isn't a Canon/Nikon debate, or a DSLR (digital singlelens reflex)/compact camera debate.

   2013, John Batdorff, Street Photography, →ISBN

   Synonyms: point-and-shoot camera