digital camera

noun

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

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Victoria also held a digital camera in her hand, seemingly to capture photographs of the Italian coast and her family. Becca Longmire, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Eastman's Kodak Brownie camera introduced in 1900 made photography accessible to everyday Americans, later introducing color versions in the 1920s and 1930s, and offering the world's first digital camera in 1975. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 But that powerful market position would not last because of technology that the company invented: Kodak introduced the first digital camera in 1975. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025 Rubin's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will map the southern sky in unprecedented detail over a 10-year period using the world's largest digital camera, bringing to light galaxy clusters like Abell 3667. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for digital camera

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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 8 Sep. 2025.

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digital camera

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