Spanish word

cámara

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈkamaɾa/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncamera

Example

¿Puedes prestarme tu cámara?

Can you lend me your camera?

Illustration for cámara (camera)

More examples

Encendí la cámara antes de la excursión.

I turned on the camera before the trip.

Core concept

A device composed of one or more lenses and an image sensor for taking still pictures or recording motion.

Common phrases

  • encender la cámara

    turn on the camera

  • apagar la cámara

    turn off the camera

  • usar la cámara

    use the camera

Similar words

cámara fotográfica: Dedicated stills camera used for photography, typically offering manual controls.
foto: One image captured by a camera, such as a printed photo, a digital file, or a snapshot.
teléfono móvil: Mobile phone that provides calls and internet and can take pictures with its integrated camera.

Definition in Spanish

Dispositivo para tomar fotografías o grabar vídeo, normalmente con una o varias lentes y un sensor.

Word origin

From Medieval Latin and Latin camera 'room', via the optical camera obscura, the word extended to photographic instruments.

Usage tips

  • In formal names, cámara can mean a chamber or assembly (for example Cámara de Comercio), so context determines whether it refers to photography.

Other meanings

  • chambernoun
  • roomnoun

Related words

  • camarógrafocameramannoun

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