video camera

noun

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

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

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His friends captured the whole thing on their video camera. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 This means users can commit to a finished mix and feed it through to a video camera, saving hours of remixing in post-production. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 The Farms also said no video cameras were in the area where the misconduct allegedly occurred. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Boyd shows up and rescues the Marsies, including Lily, who has taken on a journalistic role with her video camera. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026 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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videocam
video camera
video card
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“Video camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20camera. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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video camera

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

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