camcorder
Americannoun
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
“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
As the band’s drummer, Suzette generally kept a lower profile than Selena; but behind her drum kit, and her camcorder, she captured her sister’s fire and verve more authentically than anyone else had before.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
“Ok, let's go,” he protests to the camcorder after a few moments.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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