movie camera

noun

1. a camera in which a strip of film moves past the lens, usually to give 16 or 24 exposures per second, thus enabling moving pictures to be taken Also calledBritcine camera

Example Sentences

The now historic images of that horrific day were captured by snapshots and home movie camera footage taken by people in the crowd, including the 26-second 8mm film shot by Dallas clothier Abraham Zapruder.

From Los Angeles Times

Structuralists love the railroad: The development of the movie camera parallels that of the steam engine.

From New York Times

His brother, Michael, a mechanical engineer, constructed a special casing for a 35-millimeter movie camera so that it could withstand the water pressure at two-and-a-half miles below sea level.

From New York Times

Before they embarked on their trip, Bowie bought a 16mm movie camera in Japan and MacCormack, who later made a living as a songwriter and producer in advertising for 20 years, bought a Nikkormat camera.

From Los Angeles Times

He became interested in film as a boy, when an aunt gave him a 16-millimeter movie camera for his birthday.

From New York Times