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 lead information specialist in the information center would sit at a video-mixing and control console, equipped with a video camera, microphone, and even lighting. IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2024 Several video cameras were set up, all focused on a couch. Dan Morse, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024 Buyers could even purchase an armored truck and video cameras. Sean Murphy, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024 Most people have got used to video cameras passively monitoring their homes and their workplaces, but what if those cameras could actually take action on our behalf – to keep us safe and secure, for example? David Prosser, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 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 8 Jan. 2025.

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video camera

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

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