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camera en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈkaməɹə/ (British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard)
/ˈkæmɹə/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˈkɛmɹə/ (New-Zealand)
/ˈkæmɹə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈkæməɹə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈkæmɚ.ə/ (Canada, General-American)
(General-American) audio
/ˈkaməɾə/ (Scotland, Wales)
(US) audio
/ˈkæməɹə/ (Canada, General-American)
/ˈkɛməɹə/ (New-Zealand)
/ˈkamɹə/ (British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard)
/ˈkamɾə/ (Scotland, Wales)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin camera (“chamber or bedchamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault”), of Old Iranian origin, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (“something curved”), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Doublet of chamber. (device): An ellipsis of camera obscura, from New Latin camera obscura (“dark chamber”), because the first cameras used a pinhole and a dark room.

Meanings

A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
- Glance up while strolling through parts of downtown Hong Kong and, chances are, you’ll notice the glassy black lens of a surveillance camera trained on the city’s crowded streets. And that sight will become more common in the coming years, as the city’s police pursue an ambitious campaign to install thousands of cameras to elevate their surveillance capabilities. 2024 October 5, Jessie Yeung, “Hong Kong plans to install thousands of surveillance cameras. Critics say it’s more proof the city is moving closer to China”, in CNN:
- The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. It’s therefore not surprising that most cameras mimic this arrangement. 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist:
The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.
- I'm talking about the way the camera flies up above the skater when you leap into the air. No one had done it before. 2006, Patrick O'Luanaigh, Game Design Complete:
- If you're building a third-person game with enclosed or tight spaces, try to figure out up front what camera problems you will likely encounter. Use this identification process to influence the early building process. 2003, Tom Meigs, Ultimate game design: building game worlds:
A vaulted room.
A judge's private chamber, where cases may be heard in camera.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
cameræ	Number=Plur	rare	lexicographic
cameras	Number=Plur		lexicographic
camerae	Number=Plur	rare	lexicographic

Deriveds

camera flash · video camera · camera angle · guy with camera · camera right · camera lucida · surveillance camera · Baker-Nunn camera · lights, camera, action · instant camera · reflex camera · selfie camera · cameraless · movie camera · speed camera · Schmidt camera · tricamera · digital still camera · candid camera · noncamera · camera-ready · camera trap · camera worker · camera obscura · ciné camera · cameratic · holocamera · digital single-lens reflex camera · multicamera · lightfield camera · camera phone · cine camera · camera ready · minicamera · dashcam · security camera · camera club · off camera · off-camera · thermal camera · view camera · camera move · camera shake · digital camera · three-camera sitcom · fan camera photography · camera left · camera-shy · the camera never lies · document camera · streak camera · camerist · piece to camera · microcamera · camera rehearsal · in camera · cameraphone · aerial camera · scintillation camera · thermographic camera · stump camera · Anger camera · Land camera · red light camera · point-and-shoot camera · red-light camera · gamma camera · box camera · mirrorless camera · wearable camera · tri-camera photography · camera clara · webcamera · camera roll · camera fright · IP camera · game camera · camera shot · make love to the camera · compact camera · CCTV camera · three-camera · aerocamera · nanocamera · pinhole camera · point and shoot camera · cameraship · stereocamera · pin camera · body-worn camera · cameralike · cameraman · photo camera · fan camera · body camera · cameraperson · rearview camera · trail camera · on camera · camerawoman · camback · magazine camera · rangefinder camera · gastrocamera · on-camera · thermocamera · reversing camera · backup camera · camera-worker · cold camera · camcorder · camfecting

Descendants

caméra · कॅमेरा · camerey · கேமரா · 카메라 · カメラ · ক্যামেরা · क्यामेरा · كاميرا · kamera · ekamera · kámẹ́rà · కెమెరా · کامره · kyamara · কেমেৰা · quéméreu · کیمرہ · camerà · ကင်မရာ · کېمره · caméra · càmera · ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾ · कैमरा · cameră · کامرا · kāmera · kamera · ਕਮਰਾ · ceamara · kamera · camara · camera · કેમેરા · kamera

ante-camera · camerate · cameral · anti-camera

Translations (316)

be ка́мера (movie camera) · tr kamera (movie camera) · dng җощёнҗи (still camera) · ug كامېرا (movie camera) · km ម៉ាស៊ីនថតវីដេអូ (movie camera) · nl videocamera (movie camera) · vi máy chụp hình (still camera) · fr caméra (movie camera) · eo kamerao (movie camera) · kk камера (movie camera) · unm lèkhasitunk (still camera) · da kamera (still camera) · ro aparat fotografic (still camera) · km កាមេរ៉ា (movie camera) · vi máy ghi hình (movie camera) · nn fotoapparat (still camera) · ky камера (movie camera) · hu kamera (still camera) · tg видеокамера (movie camera) · de Fotoapparat (still camera) · lv kinokamera (movie camera) · uz kamera (movie camera) · da kamera (movie camera) · km គ្រឿងថត (still camera) · li camera (still camera) · ug فوتو ئاپپارات (still camera) · aii ܣܩܹܘܵܐ ܕܨܲܝܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (movie camera) · nb fotoapparat (still camera) · nl fotoapparaat (still camera) · uz fotoapparat (still camera) · lv videokamera (movie camera) · cmn 照相機 /照相机 (still camera) · pa ਕੈਮਰਾ (still camera) · th กล้องถ่ายวิดีโอ (movie camera) · ja カメラ (still camera) · ja カメラ (movie camera) · km ម៉ាស៊ីនថតកុន (movie camera) · ht kodak (still camera) · sh ка̀мера (movie camera) · bn ক্যামেরা (still camera) · sq kamerë (still camera) · eo fotografilo (still camera) · ko 카메라 (still camera) · ti ካመራ (still camera) · ga físcheamara (movie camera) · et videokaamera (movie camera) · lt fotoaparatas (still camera) · es cámara videográfica (movie camera) · hu videókamera (movie camera) · lt kamera (movie camera) · sh ка̀мера (still camera) · lo ກ້ອງວິດີໂອ (movie camera) · pt videocâmara (movie camera) · ar كَامِيرَا (still camera) · nl camera (still camera) · oj mazinaakizigan (still camera) · uz kamera (still camera) · uk ка́мера (still camera) · alt фотоаппарат (still camera) · vi máy quay vi-đê-ô (movie camera) · lt vaizdo kamera (movie camera) · be фатака́мера (still camera) · cs foťák (still camera) · ru фотока́мера (still camera) · ur کَیمْرا (still camera) · sw kamera (movie camera) · scn màchina fotuggràfica (still camera) · hu fényképezőgép (still camera) · uk фотоапара́т (still camera) · bol kemara (still camera) · ha kyamara (still camera) · ar مُصَوِّرَة (still camera) · lld pultradoia (still camera) · ky видео камера (movie camera) · hi कैमरा (still camera) · ru фотоаппара́т (still camera) · hy ֆոտոխցիկ (still camera) · sl videokamera (movie camera) · kk камера (still camera) · mk видеокамера (movie camera) · mn видео камер (movie camera) · da fotoapparat (still camera) · id kamera (still camera) · rsk камера (still camera) · sv filmkamera (movie camera) · ar آلَة تَصْوِير (still camera) · af kamera (movie camera) · bg фотока́мера (still camera) · bg ка́мера (movie camera) · sk kamera (movie camera) · cmn 相機 /相机 (still camera) · ko 카메라 (movie camera) · tg камера (movie camera) · tg фотоаппарат (still camera) · fi elokuvakamera (movie camera) · bo པར་ཆས (still camera) · io filmregistrilo (movie camera) · ar آلَةُ تَصْوِيرِ فِيدِيُو (movie camera) · my ကင်မရာ (still camera) · ka კამერა (movie camera) · de Kamera (still camera) · lv fotoaparāts (still camera) · pl aparat fotograficzny (still camera) · it macchina fotografica (still camera) · prs کَمْرَه (still camera) · fi kamera (movie camera) · nb videokamera (movie camera) · pt máquina fotográfica (still camera) · mi kāmera (still camera) · tao sisiva (still camera) · ml ഛായാഗ്രാഹി (still camera) · sh фотоапа̀ра̄т (still camera) · aii ܡܨܲܘܪܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (still camera) · vi ca-mê-ra (still camera) · bn ক্যামেরা (movie camera) · gur kamera (still camera) · ar كَامِيرَا (movie camera) · kk бейнекамера (movie camera) · ky камера (still camera) · bg фотоапара́т (still camera) · tg суратгирак (still camera) · vi ca-mê-ra (movie camera) · cmn 攝影機 /摄影机 (movie camera) · ga ceamara (movie camera) · mi kāmera (movie camera) · mk фотоапара́т (still camera) · uk ка́мера (movie camera) · lo ກ້ອງຖ່າຍຮູບ (still camera) · cmn 攝像機 /摄像机 (movie camera) · mi pūwhakaahua (still camera) · mn зургийн аппарат (still camera) · nrf quéméreu (movie camera) · vi máy hình (still camera) · th กล้องถ่ายรูป (still camera) · is upptökuvél (movie camera) · es videocámara (movie camera) · tl kodak (still camera) · cs videokamera (movie camera) · yi אַפּאַראַט (still camera) · ga grianghrafadán (still camera) · fi valokuvakamera (still camera) · bg ви́деока́мера (movie camera) · mn камер (still camera) · gu કેમેરા (still camera) · tg дурбини аккосӣ (still camera) · vi máy quay (movie camera) · km ម៉ាស៊ីនថតរូប (still camera) · az kamera (movie camera) · et fotokas (still camera) · as কেমেৰা (still camera) · ru ка́мера (movie camera) · sv videokamera (movie camera) · mr कॅमेरा (still camera) · ar كَامِيرَا فِيدِيُو (movie camera) · ja 写真機 (still camera) · af kamera (still camera) · it fotocamera (still camera) · kw kamera (still camera) · ru ка́мера (still camera) · gl videocámara (movie camera) · ta கேமரா (still camera) · el βιντεοκάμερα (movie camera) · gl cámara (movie camera) · vi máy quay phim (movie camera) · tg камера (still camera) · is myndavél (still camera) · ga ceamara scannán (movie camera) · da videokamera (movie camera) · aii ܣܩܹܘܵܐ ܕܨܲܝܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (still camera) · es cámara (still camera) · sl kamera (movie camera) · he מַצְלֵמָה (movie camera) · fa-ira دورْبین (still camera) · fa-ira کامِرا (still camera) · es cámara fotográfica (still camera) · az fotoaparat (still camera) · sv kamera (still camera) · ga ceamara (still camera) · gv shamraig (still camera) · ar كَمِرَة (still camera) · nl camera (movie camera) · yue 影相機 /影相机 (still camera) · yi קאַמערע (movie camera) · sh kàmera (movie camera) · uz videokamera (movie camera) · tk kamera (movie camera) · gl cámara (still camera) · ur کَیمْرَہ (still camera) · th กล้องถ่ายภาพ (still camera) · ca càmera (still camera) · es lente (still camera) · ja ビデオカメラ (movie camera) · es fotocámara (still camera) · sa छायाग्राहिका (still camera) · es kódak (still camera) · mk камера (still camera) · fr appareil photo (still camera) · ms kamera (still camera) · ps کېمره (still camera) · sq aparat fotografik (still camera) · ast cámara (movie camera) · ps کامره (still camera) · ro cameră foto (still camera) · id kamera video (movie camera) · tk kamera (still camera) · ne क्यामेरा (still camera) · mi pū whakaahua (movie camera) · bo དཔར་ཆས (still camera) · rsk сликерня (still camera) · cy camera (still camera) · am ካሜራ (movie camera) · am ካሜራ (still camera) · ko 사진기 (still camera) · mn камер (movie camera) · pt câmera fotográfica (still camera) · pl kamera (movie camera) · ko 비디오 카메라 (movie camera) · ab апатреҭҭыхга (still camera) · uk фотока́мера (still camera) · aii ܡܨܲܘܪܵܢܝܼܬ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ (movie camera) · sq kamerë (movie camera) · ps کمره (still camera) · nb kamera (still camera) · uk відеока́мера (movie camera) · id tustel (still camera) · yi פֿאָטאָאַפּאַראַט (still camera) · be фатаапара́т (still camera) · fi kamera (still camera) · nb kamera (movie camera) · yi פֿאָטאָגראַפֿישער אַפּאַראַט (still camera) · te కెమెరా (still camera) · chr ᏗᏓtᎵᎶᏍᏙᏗ (still camera) · yi קאַמערע (still camera) · vi máy chụp ảnh (still camera) · ro aparat foto (still camera) · ka ფოტოაპარატი (still camera) · it videocamera (movie camera) · sq videokamerë (movie camera) · alt камера (still camera) · be ка́мера (still camera) · nrf caméra (movie camera) · ajp آلة تصوير (movie camera) · az videokamera (movie camera) · ca càmera de vídeo (movie camera) · el φωτογραφική μηχανή (still camera) · kut k̓ituqǂiǂqamunamnam (still camera) · et kaamera (movie camera) · th กล้องวิดีโอ (movie camera) · fi videokamera (movie camera) · it telecamera (movie camera) · ast cámara (still camera) · de Videokamera (movie camera) · lo ກ້ອງຊັກຮູບ (still camera) · vi máy ảnh (still camera) · mk камера (movie camera) · nan-hbl 翕像機 /翕像机 (still camera) · kk фотоаппарат (still camera) · sh видеока̀мера (movie camera) · nrf quéméreu (still camera) · si කැමරාව (still camera) · mfe kamera (still camera) · ru видеока́мера (movie camera) · cic ishholbachi' (still camera) · hy տեսախցիկ (movie camera) · gv camerey (still camera) · yue 相機 /相机 (still camera) · da fotografiapparat (still camera) · tr fotoğraf makinesi (still camera) · he מַצְלֵמָה (still camera) · sk videokamera (movie camera) · nrf caméra (still camera) · hu kamera (movie camera) · mn фото аппарат (still camera) · cs kamera (movie camera) · kmr kamera (still camera) · io fotografilo (still camera) · bn ভিডিও ক্যামেরা (movie camera) · sw kamera (still camera) · kn ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾ (still camera) · he מַצְלֵמַת וִידֵאוֹ (movie camera) · gd camara (movie camera) · hi वीडियो कैमरा (movie camera) · is kvikmyndavél (movie camera) · ky фотоаппарат (still camera) · luy ekamera (still camera) · eo fotilo (still camera) · cs fotoaparát (still camera) · be відэака́мера (movie camera) · scn vidiucàmmira (movie camera) · sl fotoaparat (still camera) · pt videocâmera (movie camera) · sk fotoaparát (still camera) · tk fotoapparat (still camera) · lv kamera (movie camera) · es kodak (still camera) · ur عَکَاسَہ (still camera) · aii ܟܵܡܝܼܪܵܐ (movie camera) · tg аксбардорак (still camera) · sh kàmera (still camera) · sh videokàmera (movie camera) · nl fototoestel (still camera) · hi छायाचित्रक (still camera) · nn kamera (still camera) · aii ܟܵܡܝܼܪܵܐ (still camera) · th กล้อง (still camera) · sh fotoapàrāt (still camera) · de Kamera (movie camera) · tk wideokamera (movie camera) · et fotoaparaat (still camera) · pt câmara fotográfica (still camera) · gd camara (still camera) · pl kamera wideo (movie camera) · ug كامېرا (still camera) · rsk фотоапарат (still camera) · is myndavél (movie camera) · tl kamera (still camera)

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