cable release

noun

, Photography.

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

cable release

noun

1. a short length of flexible cable, used to operate the shutter of a camera without shaking it

Word History and Origins

Origin of cable release¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Let’s start with a good camera, a cable release and a sturdy tripod.

From Seattle Times

Passengers struggled to open the window, he said, until he found the cable release.

From Washington Post

Let’s start with a good camera, a cable release and a sturdy tripod.

From Los Angeles Times

Let’s start with a good camera, a cable release and a sturdy tripod.

From Los Angeles Times

But then he’s the one who squeezes the bulb or the cable release to make the picture.

From The New Yorker