video camera

noun

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

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

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Also Tuesday, the trial’s seventh day, Arriola told the jury about two video cameras King placed inside his office, one atop a printer, the other facing the door. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 The robot had 360-degree video cameras, two-way emergency communication and an emergency call button that could connect people with dispatchers. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 His friends captured the whole thing on their video camera. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 This means users can commit to a finished mix and feed it through to a video camera, saving hours of remixing in post-production. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for video camera

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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 Jul. 2026.

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video camera

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

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