cameras

Devices for snapshots

Cameras is the plural of camera, a device that captures images—photographs or video.

The word covers everything from smartphone cameras to professional film equipment.

Security cameras recorded the break-in.

She packed three cameras for the trip.

In the phrase all eyes and cameras, it emphasizes media attention on an event or person.

types

DSLR

Mirror-reflex digital camera

film · digital · medium format · rangefinder · drone · security · disposable · pinhole · compact · full-frame

equipment

lens

Light-focusing curved glass

viewfinder · flash · sensor · filter · strap · battery · memory card · body · mount · hood

photography

exposure

State of being unprotected

  • focusConcentrated attention point
  • compositionArranged elements forming whole
  • ISOGlobal standards body

depth of field · white balance · framing · bokeh · shooting · megapixels · resolution · raw · JPEG · burst mode

surveillance

CCTV

Surveillance camera network

recording · motion detection · night vision · doorbell · hidden · body cam · traffic · license plate · facial recognition · closed-circuit

video

camcorder

Portable video recording device

4K · frame rate · stabilization · gimbal · vlogging · streaming · broadcast · documentary · footage · B-roll

brands

Canon

Japanese imaging corporation

  • NikonJapanese imaging corporation
  • SonyJapanese electronics and entertainment corporation
  • FujifilmJapanese photography corporation

Leica · Hasselblad · Panasonic · Olympus · Pentax · GoPro · RED · Kodak · Polaroid · Phase One

Categories
Opposites
visual perception method

camerashuman eye

Organ of sight

naked eye · eyes · retinas · eyeballs

recording vs non-recording

camerasmemory

Mind's retention capacity

living in the moment · direct experience · fleeting glance

visibility/surveillance dynamic

camerassubjects

Areas of study

blindness · privacy · anonymity · invisibility · obscurity

Phrases
Family

camera, cameraman, cameramen, videocamera, camerawork, camerawoman, camerawomen, security camera, digital camera

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G