motion-picture camera

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Noun1.motion-picture camera - a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid successionmotion-picture camera - a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession
cine-camera, movie camera
camera, photographic camera - equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
sound camera - a movie camera that records sounds in synchrony with the visual images
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Archival Footage from the Lumiere Brothers at PEFF
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Immersion in the Visual Arts and Media
The prolific inventor had long been overshadowed by his rival, Thomas Edison, who had gained worldwide fame for the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion-picture camera.
The Tesla phenomenon
The early 20th Century handcranked 35mm motion-picture camera was used by Cherry Kearton on his trips to Africa in the first two decades of the last century.
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The motion-picture camera mounted on moveable devices that create or recreate the experience of urban space and factors like lighting, visual style, or even over- flight views have become features of our consciousness of the city.
Brook, Richard, and Nick Dunn. Urban Maps: Instruments of Narrative and Interpretation of the City
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