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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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Etymology

Origin of digital camera

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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The flash of a digital camera went off like a strobe as Yair Lopez documented his friends before their night at an afterparty.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Next to “Bestbuy,” the list mentioned a digital camera and USB drive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Around his neck he always wears his prized possession, bought with months of savings: a digital camera.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

The 3200-megapixel digital camera that will serve as the heart of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is complete and will head to Chile for integration, researchers announced this week.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

I walk over to a table and find a digital camera.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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