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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Located high in the Chilean Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory houses the world's most powerful digital camera.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025

A lot of games have a photo mode where you can pause the game and put a digital camera anywhere in the 3D space.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

A family in Wales say they are "overjoyed" after a digital camera they lost on the Isles of Scilly seven years ago has been found intact.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

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

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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