on camera

phrase

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

Examples of on camera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Officers used drones, infrared technology and bloodhounds to search through the woods near the Terrapin Trail Garage, where Ashar was last seen on camera, Mitchell said. — Angie Orellana Hernandez, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Today’s program is explicitly for women who have an impending release date, are okay with speaking to the press, and willing to be on camera for Beauty Beyond Bars’ and Allure’s social channels. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026

The week before, following a win at Washington, Fleck was captured on camera smearing linebacker Maverick Baranowski's blood on his face. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

One policeman was captured on camera using a headlock on a girl in Alençon, a technique now prohibited by law. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026