shutter release

American  

noun

Photography.

1. a button or similar device used to actuate a camera shutter.

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Etymology

Origin of shutter release

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

I attached my lens to a clamp to keep it still and used a remote shutter release.

From BBC

The exhibition opens with a famous self-portrait of Kwame Brathwaite staring ahead at his subject, lips slightly parted in wonder, one hand holding the shutter release cable of his Rolleiflex camera.

From New York Times

The picture was taken with a wide-angle lens with a remote shutter release, so as not to disturb the fox.

From BBC

Composing and capturing a scene through a viewfinder while pressing a shutter release is part of the essence of photography, and you can’t do that with a phone yet.

From Seattle Times

"By giving his subjects the shutter release, Adam hands a certain power to the sitter to make that decision on how to be perceived. These photographs are beautiful, meaningful and kind," said Mike Trow, chairman of the Professional competition.

From BBC