videocam

Portable motion camera

A videocam is a video camera—a device that records moving images.

The term is informal shorthand, used interchangeably with camcorder for handheld recording devices: She brought her videocam to the wedding.

Less common now that smartphones have largely replaced dedicated video cameras for casual recording.

streaming

live

To exist or dwell

streamers · subscribers · chat · followers · vlog · content-creator · facecam · obs · bitrate · latency

device

lens

Light-focusing curved glass

zoom · focus · aperture · shutter · stabilization · gimbal · battery · resolution · mirrorless · flash

filming

footage

Recorded video material

scene · cutaway · pan · tilt · dolly · tracking · handheld · steadicam · framing · composition

broadcast

live

To exist or dwell

anchor · satellite · coverage · breaking · network · footage · viewer · ratings · primetime · remote

digital

pixels

Display's smallest points

  • resolutionFormal decision or determination
  • 4KHigh-resolution video standard
  • 1080pVideo resolution standard

high-definition · codec · bitrate · compression · HDMI · USB-C · CMOS · CCD · RAW · histogram

surveillance

CCTV

Surveillance camera network

bodycam · dashcam · privacy · footage · recording · timestamp · playback · evidence · covert · closed-circuit

cinema

cinematography

Motion picture visual craft

RED · anamorphic · production · storyboard · color-grading · post-production · crew · gaffer · grip · steadicam

Opposites
temporal capture mode

videocamstill camera

Device for photographs

DSLR · point-and-shoot · Polaroid · daguerreotype · polaroid

recording vs. display

videocamvideo projector

Displays enlarged images remotely

monitor · television · projector · screen · playback device

mediated vs. direct observation

videocamnaked eye

Vision without optical instruments

direct observation · eyewitness

Family

video, camera, webcam, camcorder

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G