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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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By then, the skies were getting too dark for the video camera to be of much use.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Each species was recorded for 10 minutes using a standard video camera inside a circular plastic arena designed to resemble its natural habitat.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

Millepied uses the full building, following dancers with a video camera, but the gloomy Armory is no Disney or Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

He says while home working has lots of benefits, "it has made a difference" to polygamous working, in terms of people not being on video camera and not being available when they claim they are.

From BBC Jan. 26, 2026

Next time I will bring the video camera, so his stories will be memorialized forever.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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