video camera
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of video camera
1940–45
Example Sentences
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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
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
I found a guy with a video camera sleeping outside my house in Encino one day.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 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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