Snapshot vs. Selfie — What's the Difference?

A photograph usually taken with a small handheld camera.

A selfie () is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or smartphone, which may be held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick. Selfies are often shared on social media, via social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.

An isolated observation

A photograph, especially a snapshot, that one takes of oneself

A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.

A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.

A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.

To take a selfie

(computing) A file or set of files captured at a particular time, often capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.

(soccer) A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.

(firearms) A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.

(transitive) To take a photograph of.

To capture the state of, in a snapshot.

A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.

An instantaneous photograph made, usually with a hand camera, without formal posing of, and often without the foreknowledge of, the subject.

A brief summary or appraisal, especially one that describes the state of a situation at one particular time; as, a snapshot of the moon project in 1966.

An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera;