a piece of equipment for taking photographs, moving pictures or television pictures. It can be a separate item or part of another device. 照相机；（电影）摄影机；（电视）摄像机 Just point the camera and press the button. 只要把照相机对准，然后按动快门就可以了。 The camera has captured the drama of the event. 摄像机捕捉到了事件的戏剧性。 a TV/video camera 电视摄像机；摄像机 Most phones have a built-in camera. 大多数手机都有内置摄像头。 Digital cameras are easy to use. 数码相机很好用。 Closed-circuit cameras have been installed throughout the building. 整座楼都安装了闭路摄像机。 a camera crew 摄制组 Different camera angles show different perspectives. 不同的相机角度显示不同的视角。
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrea1, TV, radio and newsa1A security camera caught her shoplifting. 一架监控摄像机拍下了她在商店行窃的过程。 Police are checking security camera footage. 警方正在查看安保录像。 He couldn't bring himself to face the cameras and left by a back exit. 他无法使自己面对摄像机，从后门离开了。 He played his first game in front of the TV cameras. 他在电视摄像机前打了自己的首场比赛。 The outgoing and incoming presidents posed for the cameras. 即将离任的总统和新上任的总统都在照相机前摆好了姿势。 I bought a disposable camera from the gift shop. 我在礼品店买了个一次性照相机。 The camera can be operated remotely. 这架摄影机可以遥控操作。 The camera has caught the expression on the Queen's face beautifully. 照相机非常巧妙地捕捉到女王生动的面部表情。 The camera lingers on a close-up of her face. 摄像机定格在她的脸部特写镜头上。 The camera zoomed in on a picture above the fireplace. 摄像机镜头拉近对准壁炉上方的一张图片。 The crews have been setting up their cameras. 工作人员一直在调试摄影机。 The camera was mounted on a hang-glider. 摄影机装在一架悬挂式滑翔机上。 The director gave the signal and the cameras rolled. 导演发出信号，摄影机开始拍摄。 The documentary was shot using a hand-held camera. 这部纪录片是用手持摄像机拍摄的。 Cameras started clicking as soon as she stepped out of the car. 她一跨出汽车，照相机就开始咔嚓咔嚓地响成一片。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- automatic
- disposable
- electronic
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- aim
- focus
- point
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- film something
- capture somebody/something
- catch somebody/something
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- crew
- team
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- in front of the cameras
- off camera
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Word Originnoun mid 19th cent.: from camera obscura, from Latin ‘dark chamber’.in camera. late 17th cent. (denoting a council or legislative chamber in Italy or Spain): from Latin, ‘vault, arched chamber’, from Greek kamara ‘object with an arched cover’.
Idioms
in camera
off camera
without a camera recording what is happening 摄像头：没有摄像头记录正在发生的事情 The incident occurred off camera. 那起事件没有拍摄下来。
on camera
while a camera is recording what is happening 在摄制中；在电视上播放 Are you prepared to tell your story on camera? 你愿意在电视上讲述你的经历吗？ The moment was caught on camera. 照相机拍下了那一瞬间。