photographic camera

/ˌˈfoʊdəˌgræfɪk ˌkæmərə/

Other forms: photographic cameras

Definitions of photographic camera

1. noun

   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:

   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