Lens
Lens noun - A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
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Shutter
Shutter noun - A hinged blind for a window.
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Lens and shutter are semantically related in camera mechanism topic. Sometimes you can use "Lens" instead a noun "Shutter".
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There was no manual control of the lens aperture or shutter speed other than an "exposure lock" button that set the exposure when it looked about right.
Source: Obvious Beta - Since the lens which the photographer is looking through is separate from the lens which will expose the film when the shutter is clicked, it was easy to unknowingly cover the exposing lens.
Source: Camera Obscurer -
Some pairs of rave goggles even have a grate under the lens, making them harder to see through than shutter shades.
Source: Goggles Do Nothing
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Shutter and Lens. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lens/shutter
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