video camera
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkæmərə/
:
cámara de vídeo
- The filmmaker used a high-quality video camera to capture stunning visuals for the documentary.
- use a video camera
- video camera records
- digital video camera
Yeah, get out of my yard and he's filming us with a video camera.
- Yeah, get out of my yard and he's filming us with a video camera.
- Do you guys remember Flip video cameras?
- So I remember being obsessed with getting a small video camera that I could, like, keep in my pocket.
- Now, at that time, there was enough, there were enough home video cameras to sustain America's Funniest home videos.
- You know, there was about enough home video cameras to sustain America's Funniest Home Videos.
- The thing that blew me away was realizing that video cameras existed for a couple decades before videotape.
- But the sensors on those drones, the video cameras have advanced significantly, and you can zoom right in and see all the gory details.
- And that the the number of video cameras looking at what's going on is many orders of magnitude larger than it used to be a decade or two ago.
- We're not little, you know, robots or little video cameras walking around observing the world.
- That flat is battered with video cameras and audio.
- Constantly doesn't talk to me, is mean to his wife on video camera.
Examples
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A bald guy in front of us turned around with his video camera and recorded us.
Fiction book (1995) -
I want you to take the video camera, go to the game ahead of me, film what I miss.
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The position of the light source and the video camera was known for each image.
Academic text (2001) -
On Monday morning, he had his video camera set up in his office.
Fiction book (1992) -
How did you use the Flip video camera with your student?
Academic text (2015) -
In what ways did the use of a Flip video camera support your student's literacy development?
Academic text (2015) -
A video camera was discovered from the scene that police say may have captured the perpetrator.
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Stephanie picks up the video camera and holds it up to her eye.
Fiction book (1995) -
A video camera recorded the ceremony, allowing friends and family who could not attend to watch it later.
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The news crew set up their video camera in front of the courthouse to broadcast the trial live.
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that takes photos or records video
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4.3
A small camera on a computer or phone used for video calls
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1.3
A camera that takes pictures and stores them so you can view them on a screen
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2.7
A small camera that sends live video to a computer or over the internet
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3.4
A small camera that records video and sound
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1.8
A camera that records moving pictures for television
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2.0
A camera that records video for TV broadcasts
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4.1
A very small portable camera used to record or broadcast video
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3.5
A small camera on a car dashboard that records the road ahead
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'video' (moving-image recording) with 'camera' (a recording device): a camera for recording or transmitting video. This straightforward noun+noun compounding follows common English composition patterns and cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The compound video camera puts together video meaning 'moving pictures' and camera meaning a box that takes pictures. Think of a small box that sees and saves moving images and sound, so the name means a device that 'records' or 'sends' live pictures.