videocamera

Motion picture recorder

A videocamera is a device that records moving images and sound onto magnetic tape, digital storage, or other media.

The term is less common than the two-word video camera, but carries the same meaning.

Videocameras range from professional broadcast equipment to compact consumer models: She documented the trip with her videocamera.

equipment

lens

Light-focusing curved glass

zoom · focus · aperture · sensor · stabilization · microphone · charger · rig · gimbal · monitor

surveillance

CCTV

Surveillance camera network

detection · recording · dome · hidden · dashcam · bodycam · doorbell · infrared · timestamp · loop

cinema

director

One who leads

  • filmMovie or coating
  • sceneDramatic unit or locale
  • shotQuick liquor serving

angle · composition · framing · crane · steadicam · IMAX · widescreen · closeup · POV · coverage

broadcast

live

To exist or dwell

anchor · studio · telecast · satellite · network · correspondent · feed · remote · uplink · press

production

filming

Recording on camera

cameraman · dolly · panning · tracking · lighting · scene · take · clapperboard · script · cut

digital

resolution

Formal decision or determination

  • 4KHigh-resolution video standard
  • 1080pVideo resolution standard
  • codecData compression algorithm

compression · bitrate · autofocus · LCD · touchscreen · HDMI · USB · exposure · ISO · megapixel

Categories
Opposites
motion vs still capture

videocamerastill camera

Device for photographs

DSLR · polaroid camera · box camera · pinhole camera

recording vs. playback function

videocameravideo monitor

Screen showing visual feed

television · video projector · playback device · TV screen · VCR

Family

video, vision, camera, visual, camcorder, cinematography, videographer, videography

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