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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

digital cameras

plural

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

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

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

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

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