cable release

American  

noun

Photography.

1. a device consisting of a flexible wire that is pressed at one end to trip a shutter mechanism on a camera.

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cable release British  

noun

1. a short length of flexible cable, used to operate the shutter of a camera without shaking it

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Etymology

Origin of cable release

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Let’s start with a good camera, a cable release and a sturdy tripod.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2022

But then he’s the one who squeezes the bulb or the cable release to make the picture.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 17, 2020

“I had the perfect diamond ring, and I pushed the cable release and nothing happened,” he said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2017

Besides their cameras, participants should bring a tripod, cable release or remote shutter control, and a flashlight.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2016

It is fitted with the No. 0 Ball Bearing shutter, speed 1/50 of a second, with cable release, as described on page 6, and offers the choice of rapid rectilinear or meniscus achromatic lens.

From Kodaks and Kodak Supplies 1914 by Canadian Kodak Company