video camera

noun

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

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That led to the development of Argo, which a video camera system and side-scan sonar that could then transmit images in real time to the Knorr. David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 This was right around the time when Jeremy and I and our little group of buds were figuring out how to make our own movies with somebody’s parents’ video camera. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 Officers check our passports and visas while recording the interaction with small video cameras. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025 The youngest boy Benny Walter (Lennix James) participated in these shenanigans, as did Jordan (Dean Petriw), who always has his video camera on him to capture documentary-worthy moments like that prank, which stemmed from a bet between Isaac and Cole. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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video camera

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

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