subminiature camera

American  

noun

1. a very small, palm-sized still camera for taking photographs on 16-millimeter or similar film.

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subminiature camera British  

noun

1. a pocket-sized camera, usually using 16 millimetre film with a very fine grain so that negatives can produce considerably enlarged prints

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Example Sentences

A doctor who had brought his subminiature camera into the operation also took a few pictures but handed them over to Barnard after a reprimand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before he made contact with the Russian, however, Saxe had to learn how to handle something much more delicate: the T-50 subminiature camera, a tiny device fitted inside a brand-name pen.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau