It’s only a sticking point for you. Even my 100% technically non-inclined mother-in-law gets that point and shoot cameras require no actions besides pointing and shooting which clearly distinguishes them from non-point and shoot cameras which require additional steps including but by no means limited to focusing. There is actually a clear and rather obvious difference between auto-focus cameras and point and shoot.
“which clearly distinguishes them from non-point and shoot cameras which require additional steps”
Ah, but they aren’t non-point and shoot, are they? Even with extra steps, the common steps are still there. You still have to point and shoot. This is not about whether laymen can understand what you’re talking about. Heck, everyone knows the phrase is supposed to mean that you ONLY have to point and shoot (even thought that’s not literally what’s being said). However, I’m not interested in what’s understood. I’m interested in the logic of it. In the actual meaning of words.