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automatic camera

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noun

  1. a camera in which the lens aperture or the shutter speed or both are automatically adjusted to the prevailing conditions

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At a press conference, Bondi explained that the missing minute was the result of an automatic camera reset.

From Slate

They then used an automatic camera to record the foraging behavior of field mice in different forest environments and in different seasons.

From Science Daily

He had been involved in a police pursuit after the car he was driving was flagged on an automatic camera system indicating it had been involved in an offence.

From BBC

The new system, Land said, is a compact, automatic camera capable of making a succession of color photographs virtually as fast as the photographer can push the button.

From Scientific American

Xing demoed that with Zoom, and Apple’s offering up an automatic camera selection API that other apps can use, too. macOS Ventura will automatically switch to your iPhone if it’s mounted on a stand and either plugged in via USB or detected as “nearby” using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

From The Verge