miniature camera

nounPhotography.

a small camera using film that is 35 millimeters wide or less.

Origin of miniature camera

First recorded in 1920–25

Also called minicam.

Words Nearby miniature camera

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How to use miniature camera in a sentence

Under cover of a rock and some dwarf birches, I crept ahead on hands and knees, with a miniature camera at the ready.
The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin | Francis Harper
Salt finished taking the pictures and slipped the miniature camera back into his pocket.
Danger at the Drawbridge | Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for miniature camera

miniature camera

noun

a small camera using 35 millimetre film

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