digital camera

American  

noun

Digital Technology.

• digital cameras
  plural

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

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digital camera British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• digital cameras
  plural

Etymology

Origin of digital camera

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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digital camera

Astronomers also advise against pointing an unfiltered smartphone or digital camera directly at the sun because the intense light could damage the camera sensor.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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

While they shot in black and white on set with a digital camera and customized image mapping, the conversion was done in parallel: colorizing the monochrome footage with different mapping and fine-tuning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Miss Esther arrived with donuts and a new digital camera at six thirty in the morning.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry