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camcorder

/ˈkæmkɔːdə(r)/noun

उच्चारण कैम्कॉर्डर

कैमकॉर्डर, वीडियो कैमरा

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a portable video camera that records pictures and sound

    कैमकॉर्डर, वीडियो कैमरा

    • He filmed his sister's wedding on a camcorder.
    • Camcorders have largely been replaced by smartphones.
    • He bought a small camcorder to record the family trip.
    + 2 more examples
    • The school had one camcorder for filming the annual day.
    • Her uncle's old camcorder still works well.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

on / with a camcorder

Use 'on' for what is recorded on it and 'with' for the tool used.

उस पर रिकॉर्ड होने के लिए 'on' और उपकरण के रूप में 'with' आता है।

  • He recorded the wedding on a camcorder.
  • She filmed the school event with a camcorder.

camcorder (portable video camera)

It records both pictures and sound. Smartphones have largely replaced the separate camcorder.

यह चित्र और ध्वनि दोनों रिकॉर्ड करता है। Smartphones ने अलग camcorder का स्थान काफ़ी हद तक ले लिया है।

  • My father bought a camcorder in the nineties.

camcorder + noun

Common: camcorder footage, camcorder battery, camcorder tape, camcorder lens.

सामान्य: camcorder footage, camcorder battery, camcorder tape।

  • The camcorder footage showed the whole match.

use / carry / hold a camcorder

Typical verbs for handling it.

इसे संभालने के सामान्य verbs।

  • The reporter carried a small camcorder.

camcorder in the age of phones

The word 'camcorder' reflects an older device. Today most people use a phone to record video, and 'video camera' is the more modern term.

'Camcorder' शब्द एक पुराने उपकरण को दर्शाता है। आज अधिकतर लोग फ़ोन से वीडियो बनाते हैं और 'video camera' अधिक आधुनिक शब्द है।

  • Few people buy a camcorder today.
  • Most families film events on their phones.
+Collocations 5

adjective + camcorder

digitalhandheldcompactHDoldtape

  • A handheld camcorder is easy to carry on trips.

verb + camcorder

usecarrychargeswitch onpointrecord on

  • Charge the camcorder before the function begins.

camcorder + noun

footagebatterytapelensscreenoperator

  • The camcorder battery died during the speech.

camcorder + purpose

for weddingsfor school eventsfor travelfor interviews

  • He bought a camcorder for family events.

camcorder + feature

zoom lensmemory cardnight modetripod

  • The camcorder has a powerful zoom lens.
“More examples 6
  • My uncle filmed the entire Diwali function on his camcorder.

मेरे चाचा ने पूरा दीवाली समारोह अपने camcorder पर फ़िल्माया।

  • Radhika used a camcorder to record her science project demonstration.

राधिका ने अपने विज्ञान प्रोजेक्ट का प्रदर्शन रिकॉर्ड करने के लिए camcorder का प्रयोग किया।

  • The old camcorder tapes were transferred to a hard disk.

पुराने camcorder के टेप hard disk में स्थानांतरित कर दिए गए।

  • Someone's camcorder caught the accident on tape.

किसी के camcorder ने दुर्घटना को टेप पर कैद कर लिया।

  • Phones now take better video than most old camcorders.

अब फ़ोन अधिकांश पुराने camcorders से बेहतर वीडियो बनाते हैं।

  • The wedding videographer arrived with two camcorders.

विवाह का वीडियोग्राफ़र दो camcorders लेकर पहुँचा।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ I recorded the match with camcorder yesterday.

✓ I recorded the match with a camcorder yesterday.

A singular countable noun needs an article.

Singular गणनीय noun से पहले article लगता है।

✗ The camcorder were recording the speech.

✓ The camcorder was recording the speech.

A singular subject takes a singular verb.

Singular subject के साथ singular verb आती है।

⌂Word origin and word building

From camera and recorder, joined to form one word.

From camera और recorder को जोड़कर यह एक शब्द बना है।