shutter release
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shutter release
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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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 • Nov. 23, 2022
The picture was taken with a wide-angle lens with a remote shutter release, so as not to disturb the fox.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2022
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
With his index finger, he found the shutter release.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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