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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

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

Etymology

Origin of video camera

1940–45

Example Sentences

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It reminded me of my grandmother, who when I pointed a video camera at her for the first time, she didn’t move because she was thinking I was taking a photo of her.

From Los Angeles Times

Her video camera clips and photographs of their times together were shown at the inquiry.

From BBC

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

Patients then put on glasses with a built-in video camera.

From BBC

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

From MarketWatch

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