video camera

noun

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

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Residents across Southern California have discovered small video cameras hidden near their homes, crudely assembled surveillance devices stashed among shrubs or in planters, wrapped in plastic green leaves and often attached to a battery pack. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 On Monday, June 17, Morrissey issued a public apology to her fellow lawmaker after Carroll set up a video camera behind a scarf on the wall to try and catch her in the act after noticing his bag was wet on multiple occasions. Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024 The video camera will now only broadcast between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. in New York, or 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Dublin. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024 The stop signs are monitored by video cameras and a photo of the offending license plate is included with the citation. Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for video camera 

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

Kids Definition

video camera

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

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