| camera | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. camera, photographic camera | equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other). |
| ~ aperture | a device that controls amount of light admitted. |
| ~ box camera, box kodak | a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box. |
| ~ camera lens, optical lens | a lens that focuses the image in a camera. |
| ~ candid camera | a miniature camera with a fast lens. |
| ~ delayed action | a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture. |
| ~ diaphragm, stop | a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens.; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" |
| ~ digital camera | a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction. |
| ~ view finder, viewfinder, finder | optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest. |
| ~ flash camera | a camera with a photoflash attachment. |
| ~ lens hood, hood | a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera. |
| ~ cartridge, magazine | a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required. |
| ~ cine-camera, motion-picture camera, movie camera | a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession. |
| ~ photographic equipment | equipment used by a photographer. |
| ~ point-and-shoot camera | a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus. |
| ~ polaroid camera, polaroid land camera | a camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds. |
| ~ portrait camera | a camera with a portrait lens. |
| ~ reflex camera | camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed. |
| ~ shutter | a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure. |
| ~ sprocket | roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. camera, television camera, tv camera | television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam. |
| ~ camcorder | a portable television camera and videocassette recorder. |
| ~ camera lens, optical lens | a lens that focuses the image in a camera. |
| ~ lens hood, hood | a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera. |
| ~ mosaic | transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube. |
| ~ television-camera tube, television pickup tube | a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals. |
| ~ television equipment, video equipment | electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound. |
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