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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 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

Agents also found a GoPro video camera with a memory card inside.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

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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