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camera

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Main Entry:
cam·era 
          Listen to the pronunciation of camera
Pronunciation:
\ˈkam-rə, ˈka-mər-ə\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Late Latin, room — more at chamber
Date:
1712
1: the treasury department of the papal curia2 a: camera obscura b: a device that consists of a lightproof chamber with an aperture fitted with a lens and a shutter through which the image of an object is projected onto a surface for recording (as on film) or for translation into electrical impulses (as for television broadcast)
off camera
1: while not being filmed by a television or movie camera <he's a different person off camera>2: outside the scope of a television or movie camera <sounds of gunfire taking place off camera>
on camera
1: before a live television camera <go on camera> ; also : while being filmed by a television or movie camera <looked relaxed on camera>2: within the scope of a television or movie camera <you can hear a dog but he never appears on camera>


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