compact camera

/ ˈkɒmpækt /

noun

1. a simple 35 mm snapshot camera not having interchangeable lenses or through-the-lens focusing but sometimes having automatic focusing, exposure, and winding Sometimes shortened tocompact

Example Sentences

Joshua started using a toy camera as a toddler and progressed to a compact camera not long after taking the photo while in lockdown.

From BBC

He started using a toy camera when he was just a toddler and progressed to a compact camera not long before this photo was taken.

From BBC

It’s also the same size sensor that’s in Sony’s $1300 Cyber-shot RX100 VII that’s more or less the compact camera’s ultimate, final-boss form.

From The Verge

The vlogging-focused ZV-1 compact camera is $100 off at Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama, and Best Buy for an affordable price of $648.

From The Verge

Here’s a comparison between a photo I took of an iPhone with the P40 Pro and one I took of the P40 Pro with a Sony RX100, a high-end compact camera with a larger 1-inch sensor.

From The Verge