Camera
Pronunciation
- GenAm IPA: /ˈkæm.ɹə/, /ˈkæm.əɹ.ə/
Origin
From New Latin camera obscura ("dark chamber"), because the first cameras used a pinhole and a dark room; from Latin camera ("chamber or bedchamber"), from Ancient Greek καμάÏα (kamara, "anything with an arched cover, a covered carriage or boat, a vaulted chamber, a vault").
Full definition of camera
Noun
- A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
- 2013, Fenella Saunders, Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture, The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. It’s therefore not surprising that most cameras mimic this arrangement.
- (video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.
- 2003, Tom Meigs, Ultimate game design: building game worldsIf you're building a third-person game with enclosed or tight spaces, try to figure out up front what camera problems you will likely encounter. Use this identification process to influence the early building process.
- 2006, Patrick O'Luanaigh, Game Design CompleteI'm talking about the way the camera flies up above the skater when you leap into the air. No one had done it before.