camcorders
Portable filming devices
A camcorder is a portable video camera with a built-in recording device, combining "camera" and "recorder" into one handheld unit.
Camcorders became ubiquitous in the 1980s and 1990s for capturing home movies, school plays, and family vacations.
Though largely supplanted by smartphones for casual recording, camcorders remain popular among hobbyists and semi-professionals who want better zoom, audio quality, and extended recording time than a phone provides.
Magnetic film storage
- footageRecorded video material
- captureTake into custody
- filmingRecording on camera
- playbackReproducing recorded media
pause · zoom · autofocus · viewfinder · LCD screen · tape deck · cassette · miniDV
Amateur recordings of family
- family videosRecorded domestic life footage
- vacationsExtended leisure breaks
- birthdaysAnnual personal milestones
- graduationsCeremonies completing formal education
weddings · childhood · memories · archives · VCR · rewinding · analog · vintage
Stabilizing support structure
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
- carrying casePortable protective container
- lens capProtective camera attachment
shoulder strap · microphone · headphone jack · firewire · USB · memory card · tape head · filters
Transmitted media signal
- news gatheringCollecting information for publication
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- productionMaking or generating something
Sony · Panasonic · Canon · JVC · cinema · indie film · crew · videographer
Recreational pursuer of interests
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
- DIYAmateur home projects
- student filmEducational cinema assignment
- skateboardingSport on wheeled plank
sports dad · recitals · school plays · vlogging · behind-the-scenes · documentarian · travel videos · wildlife
Handheld connected computer
- replacedRemoved and substituted
- outdatedNo longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
- eBayWeb auction marketplace
thrift store · defunct · collectors · museum · landfill · e-waste · conversion · legacy
videotape
Magnetic film storage
playback · pause · zoom · autofocus · viewfinder · LCD screen · tape deck · cassette · miniDV · VHS-C
home movies
Amateur recordings of family
- family videosRecorded domestic life footage
- vacationsExtended leisure breaks
- birthdaysAnnual personal milestones
graduations · weddings · childhood · memories · archives · VCR · rewinding · analog · vintage · retro
tripod
Stabilizing support structure
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
- carrying casePortable protective container
lens cap · shoulder strap · microphone · headphone jack · firewire · USB · memory card · tape head · filters · wide-angle
broadcast
Transmitted media signal
- news gatheringCollecting information for publication
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
production · Sony · Panasonic · Canon · JVC · cinema · indie film · crew · videographer · cinematographer
hobbyist
Recreational pursuer of interests
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
- DIYAmateur home projects
- student filmEducational cinema assignment
skateboarding · sports dad · recitals · school plays · vlogging · behind-the-scenes · documentarian · travel videos · wildlife · birdwatching
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- replacedRemoved and substituted
- outdatedNo longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
eBay · thrift store · defunct · collectors · museum · landfill · e-waste · conversion · legacy · format wars
- entertainment historyvaudeville, silent films, talkies, Hollywood, movie palaces
- video equipmentvideo cameras, webcams, security cameras, CCTV, dash cams
- dying industriesprint newspapers, landlines, payphones, cassette tapes, VCRs
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
- Home VideoVHS, video cassette, DVD, home movies, Blu-ray
camcordersdigital cameras
Electronic image-recording devices
film cameras · DSLRs · instant cameras · disposable cameras · SLRs
camcorderstelevisions
Broadcast-receiving display devices
TV sets · VCRs · DVD players · projectors · screens