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camera used for electronic motion picture acquisition

AI overview

A video camera is a device that captures moving images and sound electronically, converting them into a format that can be stored and played back. It matters because it enables people to record, share, and preserve visual experiences and information in ways that still photography cannot.

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Encyclopedic overview

A video camera manufactured by Sony, part of Handycam line.

A video camera is an optical instrument that captures videos, as opposed to a movie camera, which records images on film. Video cameras were initially developed for the television industry but have since become widely used for a variety of other purposes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “video camera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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