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video camera

noun

Definition of video camera

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

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Sanchez was more than eight months pregnant when she was placed in a cell in the medical unit, separated from the general population and monitored by Denver Health medical staff members through a video camera, Newman said. Mariel Padilla, BostonGlobe.com, "Woman gave birth in Denver jail cell alone, lawsuit says," 1 Sep. 2019 Like not to yell fire in a crowd, joke about bombs at the airport, spew racial epithets into a video camera or send racial threats to anyone, particularly not towards a school. Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, "Johnson: For African-Americans, racial threat at Hoover school stirs many emotions," 16 Aug. 2019 Williams accessorized his get-up further with some attitude and bizarrely flipped the bird at a video camera. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Robbie Williams Takes the World Cup by Storm in a Red Leopard Print Suit," 15 June 2018 But what Blanc didn’t know was that a neighbor’s home had video cameras that recorded him disposing of the body, police say. Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Killer shot father-in-law in back because he couldn't look in his eyes, cops say," 14 June 2018 But Dorr, armed with a video camera, filmed himself being denied entry to the event. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com, "How one Ohio gun-rights group aims to upend the public debate by scaring Republicans," 27 Aug. 2019 Associated Press As the San Diego Police Department ramps up use of streetlamp video cameras, the ACLU raises surveillance concerns. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: 8chan and the future of the darkest corners of the internet," 6 Aug. 2019 In the past two decades, deep-sea explorers have begun to catch glimpses of the creatures in their own habitats, and have recorded with video cameras a range of surprising behaviors. William J. Broad, New York Times, "The Creepy Anglerfish Comes to Light. (Just Don’t Get Too Close.)," 29 July 2019 Police in multiple cities are encouraging business owners to install video cameras, and put up signs and posters to warn people to take their valuables with them as well. Joseph Geha, The Mercury News, "Bay Area police to get nearly $4 million of state surplus to combat car break-ins," 26 July 2019

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First Known Use of video camera

1939, in the meaning defined above

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video camera

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English Language Learners Definition of video camera

: a camera that is used to create videos by recording moving images and sounds onto a videotape, computer disk, etc.

video camera

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Kids Definition of video camera

: a camera (as a camcorder) that records video and usually also audio

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