video camera

noun

: a camera that records video and usually audio
especially : camcorder

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

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It's injected more and more technology into their workflow over the past few years, including video cameras, smartphone apps that track and score their driving behavior and AI tools that can help drivers identify the correct package to be delivered at each stop. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025 As an elementary school kid raised in the Bronx, Ducard discovered his love for creating documentaries, dramas, and comedies with his VHS video camera. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 An officer had recorded the start of the conflict on a handheld video camera, however, and there was enough footage to upend the narrative about who was to blame. Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 Not just the trailer — which contained surgical instruments, video cameras, and detailed torture devices — but also Ray’s personal writings, which KRQE reported included entries describing assaults on as many as 60 women over several years. Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for video camera

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of video camera was in 1939

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“Video camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20camera. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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video camera

noun
: a camera that records video and usually audio
especially : camcorder

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