1. a portable electronic device that combines a video camera and a video recorder

Examples

• She brought her camcorder to record the wedding ceremony.
• The old camcorder used miniDV tapes to store footage.
• He held the camcorder steady while filming the school play.
• Digital camcorders have largely replaced film cameras for home videos.
• The camcorder’s battery died halfway through the concert.
• They watched the vacation footage on the camcorder’s small screen.