shutter release
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shutter release
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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I attached my lens to a clamp to keep it still and used a remote shutter release.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024
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 • Jun. 27, 2022
The arm swings with precision to different angles and snaps away using a mechanical finger on the shutter release.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2019
Fellig’s shot, made at night with his box camera, flash and shutter release cord, was funny; it showed him peering into the trunk.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018
In his right hand, he’d hold the shutter release and a toy of some kind, which he’d shake and rattle to get our attention.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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