video recorder

Tapes moving pictures

A video recorder is a device that captures and stores video footage.

The term most commonly refers to the VCR (videocassette recorder), which records television broadcasts onto magnetic tape for later playback.

Digital video recorders (DVRs) have largely replaced VCRs, storing footage on hard drives.

Video recorder also applies to camcorders and security recording equipment.

device

camcorder

Portable video recording device

  • VCRTape-based video recorder
  • DVRTelevision recording device
  • CCTVSurveillance camera network

VHS · Betamax · tape deck · playback · PAL · NTSC · tripod · viewfinder · record button · pause

memories

home movies

Amateur recordings of family

anniversaries · vacations · graduations · reunions · first steps · family gatherings · holidays · recitals · baby videos · nostalgia

footage

clip

Cut or attach

  • sceneDramatic unit or locale
  • shotQuick liquor serving
  • takeCapture or filmed segment

reel · outtake · rushes · raw footage · highlight · B-roll · sequence · playback · preview · snippet

surveillance

security camera

Mounted recording device

closed-circuit · night vision · timestamp · evidence · security footage · dash cam · body cam · nanny cam · doorbell camera

capture

record

Preserved account or achievement

  • shootDischarge or capture
  • frameSupporting outer structure
  • zoomRapid movement or magnification

pan · tilt · focus · lens · aperture · exposure · white balance · resolution · stabilization · timelapse

archive

storage

Space for keeping goods

catalog · files · preservation · digitization · transfer · conversion · restoration · labeling · organization · date stamp

Categories
Opposites
function/direction of media flow

video recorderDVD player

Device for watching films

VHS player · playback device · media player · television · monitor

temporal relationship to content

video recorderlive broadcast

Transmission happening right now

live stream · live television · live feed · simulcast · television broadcast

media permanence

video recorderdegausser

Magnetic field neutralizer

Family

video, recording, recorder, videotape, videotapes, videotaped, re-record, videotaping, videographer

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G