video camera

noun

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

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The disagreement over Connor’s part in the fatal beating stemmed from about a 90-second span in a hallway without video cameras. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024 At one point, Eilish grabs a vintage video camera and films the smiling faces looking up at her from the crowd. Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for video camera 

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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 18 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

video camera

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

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