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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

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

I took an old point-and-shoot digital camera to New York Fashion Week because, haven’t you heard?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 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

One has a digital camera in it, the other a mini photo printer.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

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