aperture - a device that controls amount of light admitted

box camera, box Kodak - a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box

camera lens, optical lens - a lens that focuses the image in a camera

candid camera - a miniature camera with a fast lens

delayed action - a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture

diaphragm, stop - a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"

digital camera - a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction

view finder, viewfinder, finder - optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest

flash camera - a camera with a photoflash attachment

cartridge, magazine - a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

cine-camera, motion-picture camera, movie camera - a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession

photographic equipment - equipment used by a photographer

point-and-shoot camera - a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus

Polaroid camera, Polaroid Land camera - a camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds

portrait camera - a camera with a portrait lens

reflex camera - camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed

shutter - a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

sprocket - roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through