sound camera
- noun
- Specialized
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cámara de sonido
- The director insisted on using a sound camera to capture authentic dialogue on set.
Examples
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Replacing the old silent equipment, the studio invested in a modern sound camera.
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Many filmmakers use a sound camera for better audio quality.
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Early films required a sound camera to record both voices and background noises.
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The sound camera captured the concert perfectly.
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The director insisted on using a sound camera to capture authentic dialogue on set.
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Replacing the old silent equipment, the studio invested in a modern sound camera.
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Early films required a sound camera to record both voices and background noises.
Synonyms
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A machine that records moving pictures and sound
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning — a camera-like device for capturing or visualizing sound — is directly derivable from combining 'sound' (an auditory phenomenon) with 'camera' (a device that captures or records). Although 'camera' typically refers to visual imaging, the compound transparently signals a camera applied to sound, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the basic function.
Etymology
The compound sound camera comes from the time when films were silent and new machines could record voices and other noises at the same time as the picture. People used the name because it was a camera that also recorded sound, so today it means 'a camera that records both image and audio'.