video camera

noun

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

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

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One afternoon, while fly casting in Central Park, Carlson noticed a man with a video camera standing in some nearby bushes. Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026 Officials said an incident was recorded in January, when the child's mother installed a video camera inside her home. Michael Guise, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026 All three victims were shot in the head, and the killings were caught by video cameras inside the home in the 200 block of 94th Avenue Northwest. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2026 Most video cameras will have support for an SD or microSD card. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026 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 2 Feb. 2026.

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video camera

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

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