noun
camera
KAM-ruh/ˈkæmrə/
A device for capturing photographs or video.
The camera has a large lens and a handgrip.
Etymology
The chamber connection comes through camera obscura, a “dark chamber” that projected an outside image. Its shortened name later came to mean the photographic device developed from it.
In context
the camera of course is going to be your primary tool in cinematography
More examples
- She raised her camera as the eagle landed.
- Both cameras recorded the entire performance.
- A tiny camera helps inspect the pipe's interior.
Forms
camera · cameras