digital camera

American  

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a camera that records images in digital form by means of a device that converts the optical image to an electrical signal.

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digital camera British  

noun

1. 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

Most digital cameras rely on semiconductor photodetectors that produce an electrical current when struck by visible light.

From Science Daily

The exhibition also features videos shot from nine angles around the welding booth at Ritherdon using digital cameras and large works suspended throughout the space.

From BBC

Shot on a handheld digital camera, the film applies an anarchic home-movie aesthetic to a superbly performed, discomfitingly comic drama of darkness within a family.

From The Wall Street Journal

While still small relative to digital cameras, the global market for film photography has resurged in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Driven by a desire to escape screens and reclaim a sense of control, they are resurrecting digital cameras, flip phones and CDs.

From The Wall Street Journal