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 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 The other was working with Spielberg himself, who Russell said walked around the set every day with a video camera to capture each moment. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 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 4 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

video camera

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

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