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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Noun Inflected Forms

digital cameras

plural

Etymology

Origin of digital camera

First recorded in 1960–65

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digital camera

It's Saturday afternoon and I've nearly fallen at the first hurdle – I've left my digital camera battery on charge at home.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The Chile-based observatory debuted last June and captures exceptionally detailed views of the sky with the world's largest digital camera.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

At a Knicks–Pacers game, she took photos of everything on a digital camera, and she wore nonrecording oval cat-eye sunglasses on her Citi Bike date with Timothée Chalamet.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 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

Deirdre quickly took her digital camera out of her dance bag and snapped a picture.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

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