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digital camera

American

noun

Digital Technology.

a camera that records images in digital form by means of a device that converts the optical image to an electrical signal.

digital camera British

noun

a camera that produces digital images that can be stored in a computer, displayed on a screen and printed

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Etymology

Origin of digital camera

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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The first digital camera was prototyped in 1975 by Eastman Kodak, which owned 90% of the U.S. film market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The flash of a digital camera went off like a strobe as Yair Lopez documented his friends before their night at an afterparty.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Located high in the Chilean Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory houses the world's most powerful digital camera.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025

Around his neck he always wears his prized possession, bought with months of savings: a digital camera.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

The bodyguard activated a compact digital camera and began photographing each wafer-thin page of the Book.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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