video camera

noun

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

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

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The incident was also captured by the interior video camera of a Tesla that was in the area, according to the report. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 Manual Cinema uses video cameras, old-fashioned overhead projectors, puppets, paper and some very clever synth-pop-style songs to tell this story, projecting the finished product onto a screen above the stage while the audience is in on the magic trick. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2025 Jabbar, who was killed in a shootout with police at the scene, was wearing the glasses during the attack Wednesday, but there is no indication the video camera was actively recording, FBI Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Mythril said Sunday. Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 An employee working as a cooperating source with federal agents wore a hidden video camera on March 5 and spoke with the company’s general manager. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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video camera

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

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