camcorder vs camera

camcorder

noun
  • A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit. 

verb
  • To record using a camcorder. 

camera

noun
  • A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs. 

  • The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation. 

  • A judge's private chamber, where cases may be heard in camera. 

  • A vaulted room. 

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