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digital camera

American

noun

Digital Technology.

a camera that records images in digital form by means of a device that converts the optical image to an electrical signal.

digital camera British

noun

a camera that produces digital images that can be stored in a computer, displayed on a screen and printed

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Etymology

Origin of digital camera

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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Dycam sold the first commercially available digital camera in 1990.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Located high in the Chilean Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory houses the world's most powerful digital camera.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025

A family in Wales say they are "overjoyed" after a digital camera they lost on the Isles of Scilly seven years ago has been found intact.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

I took an old point-and-shoot digital camera to New York Fashion Week because, haven’t you heard?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

One has a digital camera in it, the other a mini photo printer.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

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