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cine-camera

cine-camera

6.7
A camera that makes movies on film
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪniˌkæmərə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cámara de cine
  • The museum displays a vintage cine-camera from the early days of filmmaking.

Examples

  • He used an old cine-camera to film his family's holiday in black and white.

  • Before digital technology, every movie was shot with a cine-camera using reels of film.

  • The cine-camera captured stunning scenes.

  • I bought a new cine-camera last week.

  • The director used a cine-camera to capture the breathtaking chase scene for the film.

  • With his new cine-camera, he was excited to film the vibrant wildlife in the rainforest.

  • She learned to operate a cine-camera during her film studies program at university.

Synonyms

movie camera
vscine-camera
  • US
6 2.4

A camera for taking a series of pictures that show movement

limits use to film formats rather than digital recording
motion-picture camera
vscine-camera
1 3.9

A camera that takes many pictures quickly to make a movie when played

focuses on playback speed rather than projection method

Surface Forms

cine-camera singular
cine-cameras plural

Morphology

cine-camera = camera (transparent) = cine + camera

The construction straightforwardly means a camera for cinema/motion pictures: 'cine-' indicates motion-picture/cinema and 'camera' is the familiar device.

Etymology

The word cine-camera joins cine and camera: cine means 'movement', as in cinema (movies), and camera comes from an old word for 'chamber' or 'dark room' used to take pictures. So a cine-camera is a camera for recording a series of pictures that show movement, in other words a movie camera.