digital camera

noun

: a camera that records images as digital data instead of on film

Examples of digital camera in a Sentence

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In went sunglasses, a bikini, a bucket hat, a portable charger, a digital camera, AirPods, a hair clip, lip balm, SPF, hand sanitizer, a card wallet, an asthma puffer, an EpiPen, and my current crochet project, complete with yarn and a hook. Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025 For solo content creators, the Nikon Z 30 digital camera delivers stunning 4K video and intuitive controls, now $150 off. Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025 Kanwar quickly surfaced — but without his digital camera, containing hundreds of photos of the couple's wedding. Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Danke attached a microscope lens at 20 times magnification to a Sony digital camera to zoom in on the insect’s compound eye, at the left of the photo. Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for digital camera

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of digital camera was in 1976

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“Digital camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digital%20camera. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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digital camera

noun
: a camera that records images as digital data instead of on film
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