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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“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
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
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
I found a guy with a video camera sleeping outside my house in Encino one day.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025
They apologized when stepping on someone's foot and never thought to complain when some nitwit with a video camera stupidly blocked their path.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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