candid camera
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candid camera
n.
A small, easily operated camera with a fast lens for taking unposed or informal photographs.
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candid camera
n
(Photography)
a. a small camera that may be used to take informal photographs of people, usually without their knowledge
b. (as modifier): a candid-camera photograph.
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can′did cam′era
n.
a small, handy camera, esp. one having a fast lens for informal pictures.
[1925–30]
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Noun | 1. | candid camera - a miniature camera with a fast lens 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) |
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Translations
كاميرا خَفِيَّه
skrytá kamera
skjult kamera
rejtett kamera
gizli kamera
candid
(ˈkӕndid) adjective saying just what one thinks, without hiding anything. Do you like my hairstyle? Be candid.
ˈcandidly adverbˈcandour (-də) noun
ˈcandidness noun
candid camera noun
the use of a hidden video camera to show people while they are being tricked as a joke.
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