video camera

noun

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

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

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One in particular that got people talking was for Ring, a doorbell video camera and smart home security device. Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026 Charges say surveillance video cameras in the area captured the shooting. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 Instead, Cockson pulled up footage from the bar’s video cameras to find a car had gone through the establishment’s front window. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026 One afternoon, while fly casting in Central Park, Carlson noticed a man with a video camera standing in some nearby bushes. Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 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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“Video camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20camera. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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video camera

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

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