video camera

noun

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

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

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The prosecution and defense teams arrived, journalists streamed in, a photographer set up a video camera. Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025 The events must also have liability insurance and video cameras, and each firearm brought in by people other than vendors must be tagged. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2025 The simplest of them, are little more than a machine gun on a tripod with a video camera and a servo motor. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 The footage of singer James Hetfield, guitarist Kirk Hammett, drummer Lars Ulrich and bassist Robert Trujillo was filmed in high-resolution, 180-degree video and immersive spatial audio, with Apple building a custom stage layout for the shoot featuring 14 immersive video cameras. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Mar. 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 28 Apr. 2025.

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video camera

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

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