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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 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

Later this year the largest digital camera ever built will begin working at the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, able to capture the night sky in incredible detail.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

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

His father got most of the action on video, while his mother took pictures with her new digital camera.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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