video camera

noun

: a camera that records video and usually audio
especially : camcorder

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

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Lil Joe, observed via video cameras and frequent stops, slept for the eight-hour drive. Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025 Watson, then 16, and a friend forced their way into a Plantation home armed with a gun, fought with one of the residents and made off with a video camera and cellphone worth $575. Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 These systems tap powerful computing and video cameras to assist robots, recognize patterns and detect quality flaws in components. Dean Debiase, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Nelson acquired portable video cameras and recorders simply for students to explore, and Bill quickly intuited the power of this new medium. David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for video camera 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of video camera was in 1939

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“Video camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20camera. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

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video camera

noun
: a camera that records video and usually audio
especially : camcorder

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