view camera

American  

noun

1. a camera equipped with a lens mount and film holder that can be raised or set at an angle, a bellows that can be additionally extended, and a back that has a ground glass for focusing, used especially for portraits and landscapes.

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Example Sentences

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says if the rear view camera image doesn’t display, it can cut driver visibility and increase the risk of a crash.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Ford Motor Co is recalling 422,000 sport utility vehicles in the U.S. because the video output may fail, preventing the rear view camera image from displaying.

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

It takes a wide-angle lens to allow that trick, and only if it’s installed on the kind of technical view camera whose bellows lets lens and film slide in opposite directions.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

Google says it plans to add this feature soon, as well as a web app that will let you view camera feeds and perform other smart home actions from a computer.

From The Verge • Oct. 5, 2021

She lugged the view camera downtown to photograph a rusty bridge stretching over the spot where the three rivers collided.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng