Definition

1. Noun:
   • A device for television broadcasting: A television camera is a piece of television equipment. Its primary function is to capture visual images and convert them into an electronic signal suitable for broadcasting or recording. It achieves this through a lens system that focuses a scene onto a light-sensitive component, which is then scanned to create the signal.

Usage

• The core function of a is to capture live or recorded video for television.
• It is a key piece of equipment in studios, for outside broadcasts, and in video production.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The news crew set up their television camera on the sidewalk.
  • A modern television camera uses digital sensors instead of older tube technology.
  • The director signaled for the television camera to zoom in on the speaker.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in front of the television camera": to be the subject being filmed.
  • The politician was very comfortable in front of the television camera.
• "television camera crew": the team operating the camera and associated equipment.
  • The television camera crew worked efficiently to cover the live event.

Variants and Related Words

• Camera (n): A more general term for any device that records visual images. A is a specific type of camera for video broadcasting.
• Camcorder (n): A portable electronic device that combines a video camera and a video recorder, often for personal use.
• Video camera (n): A camera used for recording electronic motion pictures, often used interchangeably with in non-broadcast contexts.

Synonyms

• TV camera: A common abbreviated form.
• Video camera: A broader term that encompasses television cameras and other electronic motion-picture cameras.

Related Technical Terms

• Lens system: The assembly of optical lenses in the camera that focuses light.
• Image sensor / Photosensitive mosaic: The component (like a CCD or CMOS chip) that converts the optical image into an electrical signal. The reference definition mentions a "photosensitive mosaic...scanned by an electron beam," which describes older camera tube technology.
• Broadcast camera: A term emphasizing its use in live television transmission.

Noun

1. television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam