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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.


digital camera British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of digital camera

First recorded in 1960–65


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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

The first digital camera was prototyped in 1975 by Eastman Kodak, which owned 90% of the U.S. film market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

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

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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