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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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Origin of digital camera

First recorded in 1960–65

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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

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

In his right hand was Mrs. Eberhardt’s digital camera.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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