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automatic camera

British

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

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 • Nov. 6, 2023

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 • Sep. 17, 2022

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 • Jul. 1, 2022

We saw the people bunch up as the capsule came back down, facing northeast towards the automatic camera for the souvenir photograph.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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