digital camera

noun

: a camera that records images as digital data instead of on film

Examples of digital camera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At the heart of the telescope is the world’s largest digital camera, which is about the size of a compact car and weighs around 6,600 pounds. Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024 To bridge this gap, a team of scientists at the University of Zurich developed a new automotive object-detection system that brings digital camera performance that’s much closer to human eyes. Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024 Lightroom Classic supports camera raw file conversion for every major DSLR and high-end digital camera. PCMAG, 30 May 2024 The giant telescope, with its 8.4-meter primary mirror and digital camera, will map out the Milky Way galaxy and the planets in our Solar System and track objects called 'transients' that move across the sky. Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for digital camera 

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Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of digital camera was in 1976

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“Digital camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digital%20camera. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

digital camera

noun
: a camera that records images as digital data instead of on film
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