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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

Elphick said a night vision video camera had been put in place to protect the statue.

From BBC May 20, 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

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

From MarketWatch Oct. 10, 2025

Oakland Police have a 16-year-old high school student in custody, based on video camera footage from the bus.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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