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video camera

American  
[vid-ee-oh-kam-er-uh, ‑-kam-ruh] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌkæm ər ə, ‑ˌkæm rə /
Or videocamera

noun

  • video cameras
    plural
  1. a handheld or mounted portable camera intended for recording moving images in digital memory or on videotape.


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Etymology

Origin of video camera

1940–45

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It isn’t the first time we’ve seen the power that comes when almost everyone has a video camera in his or her pocket—thanks to the success of the iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

After surgery, patients use augmented-reality glasses equipped with a video camera linked to a pocket-sized computer with a zoom feature worn at the waist.

From Science Daily Oct. 20, 2025

I found a guy with a video camera sleeping outside my house in Encino one day.

From MarketWatch Oct. 10, 2025

Only a dozen people, including an intrepid Japanese tourist with a video camera, were in the audience that night.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2025

The video camera means they’re watching me—no, studying me, as only the Erudite would.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

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