subminiature camera

noun

1. a very small, palm-sized still camera for taking photographs on 16-millimeter or similar film.

subminiature camera

noun

1. a pocket-sized camera, usually using 16 millimetre film with a very fine grain so that negatives can produce considerably enlarged prints

Example Sentences

Before he made contact with the Russian, however, Saxe had to learn how to handle something much more delicate: the T-50 subminiature camera, a tiny device fitted inside a brand-name pen.

From Literature

A doctor who had brought his subminiature camera into the operation also took a few pictures but handed them over to Barnard after a reprimand.

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