| movie camera | |
noun | |
| a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession [syn: motion-picture camera] |
movie camera
any of various complex photographic cameras that are designed to record a succession of images on a reel of film that is repositioned after each exposure. Commonly, exposures are made at the rate of 24 or 30 frames per second on film that is either 8, 16, 35, or 70 mm in width.
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