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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The main benefit of having a point-and-shoot digital camera is its simplicity. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026 Astronomers have spotted an asteroid the size of nearly eight football fields, with the help of the largest digital camera in the world and a new space observatory. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2026 The photograph was taken using a Nikon Z9 digital camera with a 28-millimeter lens, giving a wide field of view similar to that of the human eye. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025 Featherstone said officers also recovered a Best Buy receipt from Mangione, a photo of which was shown in court, that listed items including a Polaroid waterproof digital camera and memory cards. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Dec. 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 13 Jan. 2026.

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digital camera

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