<s>
A	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
compact	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
and	O
sometimes	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
P&S	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
still	O
camera	O
designed	O
primarily	O
for	O
simple	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
compact	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
use	O
small	O
1/2.3	O
"	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
since	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
non-interchangeable	O
lens	O
compact	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
use	O
a	O
larger	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
such	O
as	O
1	O
"	O
and	O
even	O
APS-C	B-Algorithm
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Fujifilm	B-Device
X100	I-Device
series	O
,	O
or	O
full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
Cyber-shot	I-Algorithm
DSC-RX1	I-Algorithm
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
prioritize	O
intelligent	O
Auto	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
high	O
end	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
have	O
PASM	O
(	O
program	O
,	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
priority	O
,	O
shutter	O
priority	O
,	O
and	O
manual	O
modes	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
mode	B-Algorithm
dial	I-Algorithm
,	O
raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
format	I-Application
,	O
and	O
hot	B-Algorithm
shoe	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
have	O
interchangeable	O
lenses	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
have	O
secondary	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mounts	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
superzoom	O
compact	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
have	O
between	O
30x	O
and	O
60x	O
optical	O
zoom	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
have	O
even	O
further	O
zoom	O
and	O
weigh	O
less	O
than	O
300	O
grams	O
,	O
much	O
less	O
than	O
bridge	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
and	O
DSLRs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point-and-shoots	B-Algorithm
have	O
been	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
type	O
of	O
separate	O
camera	O
,	O
as	O
distinct	O
from	O
camera	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
sales	O
declined	O
after	O
about	O
2010	O
as	O
smartphones	B-Application
overtook	O
them	O
in	O
such	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
overcome	O
market	O
shrinkage	O
,	O
compact	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
manufacturers	O
began	O
making	O
higher	O
end	O
versions	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
stylish	O
metal	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
are	O
distinguished	O
from	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
(	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
)	O
in	O
several	O
respects	O
:	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
film	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
,	O
and	O
many	O
digital	B-Device
ones	O
,	O
use	O
a	O
viewfinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SLRs	B-Algorithm
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
have	O
only	O
one	O
lens	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mirror	O
diverts	O
the	O
image	O
from	O
the	O
lens	O
into	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
;	O
that	O
mirror	O
then	O
retracts	O
when	O
the	O
picture	O
is	O
taken	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
image	O
can	O
be	O
recorded	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
or	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
mechanism	O
,	O
pictures	O
cannot	O
be	O
previewed	O
on	O
the	O
LCD	O
screens	O
of	O
most	O
digital	B-Device
SLRs	I-Device
(	O
DSLR	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
image	O
goes	O
into	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
goes	O
into	O
a	O
low	O
resolution	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
to	O
allow	O
light	O
metering	O
or	O
previewing	O
on	O
the	O
LCD	O
,	O
or	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
share	O
one	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
design	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
display	O
image	O
comes	O
through	O
the	O
lens	O
,	O
not	O
a	O
separate	O
viewfinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirrorless	B-Device
Interchangeable	I-Device
Lens	I-Device
Cameras	I-Device
(	O
MILC	B-Device
Cameras	O
)	O
lack	O
a	O
mirror	O
but	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
DSLRs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
smaller	O
digital	B-Device
point-and-shoots	B-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
2010s	O
omit	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
and	O
use	O
only	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
,	O
it	O
is	O
important	O
that	O
the	O
image	O
in	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
image	O
recorded	O
by	O
the	O
film	B-Application
or	O
sensor	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
add-on	O
lenses	O
and	O
filters	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
by	O
the	O
photographer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
generally	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
such	O
add-on	O
devices	O
,	O
hence	O
no	O
need	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	O
cameras	O
,	O
including	O
digital	B-Device
ones	O
,	O
encourage	O
the	O
occurrence	O
of	O
photographic	O
orbs	O
unexpected	O
,	O
typically	O
circular	O
artifacts	O
that	O
occur	O
in	O
flash	O
photography	O
where	O
the	O
short	O
distance	O
between	O
the	O
lens	O
and	O
the	O
built-in	O
flash	O
decreases	O
the	O
angle	O
of	O
light	O
reflection	O
to	O
the	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lowest-end	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
film	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
are	O
similar	O
to	O
disposable	O
cameras	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
reloaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
cameras	O
have	O
focus-free	O
lenses	O
,	O
with	O
fixed	O
apertures	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
have	O
a	O
wheel	O
or	O
lever	O
for	O
advancing	O
the	O
film	B-Application
and	O
cocking	O
the	O
shutter	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
crank	O
for	O
returning	O
the	O
film	B-Application
to	O
the	O
canister	O
for	O
unloading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
fixed	O
apertures	B-General_Concept
,	O
models	O
with	O
flash	O
have	O
no	O
way	O
of	O
controlling	O
the	O
exposure	O
from	O
the	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
models	O
use	O
automatic	O
focus	O
and	O
have	O
variable	O
apertures	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
use	O
electric	O
motors	O
to	O
advance	O
and	O
rewind	O
the	O
film	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
also	O
likely	O
to	O
have	O
zoom	O
lenses	O
,	O
more	O
advanced	O
auto-focus	O
systems	O
,	O
exposure	O
systems	O
with	O
manual	O
controls	O
,	O
larger	O
apertures	B-General_Concept
and	O
sharper	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compact	O
superzoom	O
cameras	O
or	O
travel	O
zoom	O
cameras	O
have	O
zoom	O
up	O
to	O
30x	O
,	O
still	O
shorter	O
zoom	O
than	O
current	O
bridge	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
,	O
but	O
more	O
compact	O
than	O
bulky	O
DSLR-shape	O
bridge	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
,	O
and	O
both	O
usually	O
use	O
1/2.3	O
"	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
end	O
of	O
November	O
2011	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
took	O
44	O
percent	O
of	O
photos	O
,	O
down	O
from	O
52	O
percent	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
while	O
camera-equipped	O
smartphones	B-Application
took	O
27	O
percent	O
of	O
photos	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
17	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unit	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
types	O
of	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
declined	O
by	O
17	O
percent	O
year	O
on	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
increased	O
by	O
16	O
percent	O
for	O
cameras	O
having	O
optical	O
zoom	O
greater	O
than	O
10x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
brand	O
offered	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
with	O
24x	O
optical	O
superzoom	O
as	O
compensation	O
of	O
sales	O
decline	O
and	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
longer	O
zooms	O
became	O
commonplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concurrently	O
with	O
rising	O
sales	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
more	O
advanced	O
cameras	O
like	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
have	O
also	O
increased	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
sales	O
dropped	O
by	O
about	O
40	O
percent	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
inexpensive	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fujifilm	O
and	O
Olympus	O
stopped	O
development	O
of	O
low-end	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
and	O
focused	O
on	O
mid	O
and	O
high-end	O
cameras	O
at	O
higher	O
prices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
film-based	O
point-and-shoots	B-Algorithm
made	O
after	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
use	O
35mm	O
film	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
innovations	O
that	O
made	O
35mm	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
possible	O
were	O
automatic	O
film	B-Application
loading	O
and	O
automatic	O
advance	O
and	O
rewind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
Photo	O
System	O
film	B-Application
was	O
mildly	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
126	O
film	B-Application
was	O
also	O
popular	O
during	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terms	O
"	O
point	O
and	O
shoot	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
compact	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
"	O
are	O
used	O
differently	O
in	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
predominantly	O
means	O
a	O
fully	O
automatic	O
camera	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
size	O
or	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
compact	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
"	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
small	O
body	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
any	O
fully	O
automatic	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
a	O
DSLR	B-Device
can	O
have	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
modes	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
compact	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
are	O
not	O
designed	O
for	O
point	O
and	O
shoot	O
operation	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
equivalent	O
controls	O
to	O
a	O
DSLR	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
"	O
to	O
mean	O
a	O
small	O
or	O
compact	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
regardless	O
of	O
automation	O
capabilities	O
has	O
long	O
been	O
predominant	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
it	O
began	O
spreading	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
Compact	B-Device
System	I-Device
Camera	I-Device
 '	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
mirrorless	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
.	O
</s>
