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minicam

American  
[min-ee-kam] / ˈmɪn iˌkæm /
Also minicamera

noun

  1. Television. a lightweight, handheld television camera.

  2. Photography. miniature camera.


Etymology

Origin of minicam

1935–40; mini(ature) or mini- + cam(era) 1


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And then there was the old man of the boards, Ronald Reagan, a show business artifact whose time has come round again through video tape and the minicam.

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Later the networks brought the minicam to the locker room.

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Public figures rarely have that aplomb: when someone abruptly turns on the light and catches them, they bunk in astonishment and guilt or reach their palms out desperately to cover the lens of the minicam.

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A TV chopper reporter dies In the gizmo-fancying world of local TV news, the helicopter rivals the minicam as the novelty of the moment.

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In this era of world leadership, the metal detector is the altar and the minicam may be god.

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