video camera
Americannoun
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
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 • Jan. 8, 2026
Her video camera clips and photographs of their times together were shown at the inquiry.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
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
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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