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sound camera

American  

noun

  1. a motion-picture camera that is capable of photographing silently at the normal speed of 24 fps and operating in synchronization with separate audio recording equipment.


Etymology

Origin of sound camera

First recorded in 1900–05

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But when his re searchers came to him with the idea of a home movie sound camera, he gave en thusiastic approval.

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Probably anyone with the fare could have taken a sound camera along the main highways of African hunting country, but Martin & Osa Johnson did it first.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the amazement of probably everyone in California except Dr. Marcus and the busy sound camera crews, Mrs. Love opened her eyes and said: "Yes, Dr. Marcus."

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Since the dangerous pick-up at sea would itself be news the plane carried a $20,000 sound camera.

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Newsreel companies never know when he will call up to borrow a $45,000 sound camera, truck and delighted, grinning crew to help their King & Emperor shoot a scene.

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