electron camera

American  

noun

Electronics.

1. an apparatus that converts an optical image into a corresponding electric current by electronic means without the intervention of mechanical scanning.

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Etymology

Origin of electron camera

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The headphone jack is now on the right side instead of the left, joining the switch that controls the electronic camera shutter and USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 port.

From The Verge • May 20, 2022

A car starting or an electronic camera clicking or a mobile phone searching for reception are much louder to the equipment here than any distant galaxy.

From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2015

Around the time that Sony introduced the first electronic camera, one of Kodak’s largest retailer photo finishers asked him whether they should be concerned about digital photography.

From Forbes • Jan. 18, 2012

By one estimate, auditing supply lines to assure an absence of conflict minerals could cost as little as a penny per finished cellphone, laptop or electronic camera.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2010

Connected to a network, an electronic camera sends images from the event to the page prepared for printing.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai