digital camera

noun

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

Examples of digital camera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Finally, don't miss tech gifts under $50, like a label maker, a digital camera keychain and a portable Bluetooth speaker. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Flashback has an interesting new model on the way that aims to give you the fuss-free experience of disposable cameras from decades ago, along with the convenience of a digital camera. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2026

In it, two extras stand in a large white tent, dressed in designer Milena Canonero’s pastel Oscar-winning costumes, snapping a photo on a digital camera. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

The equipment was mutilated and ash-covered, and the digital camera’s lens was sheared off. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

digital camera

noun

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