Term of the Moment
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Definition: camera
(1) A combination microphone and video capture device that is built into or attaches to a computer monitor (see Webcam).
(2) A rear- or front-facing component in a smartphone or tablet that captures digital still and moving images. See rear-facing camera and video calling.
(3) A stand-alone device that records still or moving images as analog scenes on film or as pixels in digital storage. Consumer video cameras (camcorders) also include a microphone for audio capture. See digital camera, point-and-shoot camera, POV camera, DSLR and camcorder.
Not Exactly Digital
(2) A rear- or front-facing component in a smartphone or tablet that captures digital still and moving images. See rear-facing camera and video calling.
(3) A stand-alone device that records still or moving images as analog scenes on film or as pixels in digital storage. Consumer video cameras (camcorders) also include a microphone for audio capture. See digital camera, point-and-shoot camera, POV camera, DSLR and camcorder.
Film cameras like these were used to take millions of pictures in the first half of the 20th century. See film camera.