noun
camcorder
KAM-kor-der/ˈkæmkɔːrdər/
A portable video camera with a built-in recorder.
The camcorder displays a garden scene on its open recording screen.
Etymology
Camera and recorder combine in both the name and the device: a camcorder captures moving images and records them with sound in one portable unit.
In context
my brother who was significantly older than me came home with a camcorder which when I say camcorder I'm talking about the giant thing you have over your shoulder with the VHS tape
More examples
- The old camcorder stored video on small tapes.
- She checked the camcorder's battery before the ceremony.
- Several parents brought camcorders to the concert.
Forms
camcorder · camcorders
Similar words
- video camera
- May transmit images without recording them internally, unlike a camcorder.