Camera-Ready Copy Definition of camera-ready art: black and white hardcopy (laser print or stat) that is exactly the same size as needed with no screens or photos. If camera-ready art is not supplied to the specific size requested, it requires time to manipulate it to the correct size. (i.e. Requested size is 5 x 7 and you supply an 8 1/2 x 11, this won't reduce proportionately and will have to be altered.) Camera-ready art was the method for printing before computers came along.