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compact camera

British  
/ ˈkɒmpækt /

noun

  1. Sometimes shortened to: compact. a simple 35 mm snapshot camera not having interchangeable lenses or through-the-lens focusing but sometimes having automatic focusing, exposure, and winding

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He started using a toy camera when he was just a toddler and progressed to a compact camera not long before this photo was taken.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2022

It offered far better image quality than any of its competitors, and was the first compact camera many serious photographers considered using since the film era.

From The Verge ● Dec. 10, 2019

Not that he considers himself to be a street photographer, even if he graduated from a smartphone to a high-quality compact camera.

From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2014

A wide-angle, compact camera would be ideal for a high-flying, motion-sensing surveillance drone or a miniature, snakelike endoscopic medical device, Rogers says.

From Science Magazine ● May 1, 2013

It's a 16-megapixel compact camera that runs Google Android and boasts 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, meaning you have instant access to apps and the internet from your device.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2012

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