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

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

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

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

Then, we all saw my father walking across the parking lot, holding the video camera above his head triumphantly.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

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