video camera
Americannoun
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video cameras
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of video camera
1940–45
Example Sentences
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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
“It’s so intimidating to walk through here,” says an arena staffer as she scurries under the sight line of a video camera on a tall tripod.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Patients then put on glasses with a built-in video camera.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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
“Well, we’ll get a video camera from the school’s video department and shoot something,” she said.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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