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photographic camera

DEFINITIONS OF: photographic camera

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n equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

Synonyms:
camera
Types:
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box Kodak, box camera
a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box
candid camera
a miniature camera with a fast lens
digital camera
a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction
flash camera
a camera with a photoflash attachment
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
point-and-shoot camera
a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus
Polaroid Land camera, Polaroid 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
sound camera
a movie camera that records sounds in synchrony with the visual images
webcam
a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet
Type of:
photographic equipment
equipment used by a photographer
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