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cable release

American

noun

Photography.

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

cable release British

noun

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

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cable release

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

The shutter is the Kodak Ball Bearing with cable release, which works not only for bulb and time exposures, but has variable indicated speeds of 1/25, 1/50 and 1/100 second.

From Kodaks and Kodak Supplies 1914 by Canadian Kodak Company

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