camcorder
Americannoun
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camcorders
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of camcorder
First recorded in 1980–85; cam(era) 1 + (re)corder
Example Sentences
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With nothing but a handheld camcorder, a man traverses endless corridors and rooms adorned with soft-chartreuse wallpaper.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
It bears similarity to Parsons' first YouTube video - "Found Footage" - which has 80m views and featured shaky 90s camcorder footage of the eerie, yellow office block.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Unlike in 1991, when Thater used a camcorder with analog tapes, in 2025 she used a heavy 6K digital camera by Blackmagic.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
“I think those public grassy spaces are terrible,” said Jacob Rosenberg, who filmed many of those world-changing videos on his Canon camcorder back in the 90s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
My pocket camcorder raised to my eye, I film the Saturday afternoon crowd entering and leaving.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
I was shooting things on camcorders, and editing them on iMovie, making music videos, learning GarageBand, and making music.
From Salon ● May 17, 2023
When Ty Lue was asked what Paul George was able to do today he said to get our little camcorders out and we’d see.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
Her Tony-nominated 1993 show “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” expanded the grainy picture granted by the camcorders capturing riots in the aftermath of the Rodney King verdict.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2023
He says there are a number of videos taken with handheld camcorders that appear to show saucer-shaped objects making erratic motions.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Everyone was there, with flashing cameras and bulky camcorders.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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