digital camera
die Digitalkamera, die Digitalkameras
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digital camera
A camera that captures images electronically and stores them digitally instead of recording them on film.
Mit der Digitalkamera hat sie im Urlaub viele Fotos gemacht.
She took a lot of photos on vacation with the digital camera.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Digitalkameras |
| genitive | der Digitalkamera |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Digitalkamera | die Digitalkameras |
| accusative | die Digitalkamera | die Digitalkameras |
| dative | der Digitalkamera | den Digitalkameras |
| genitive | der Digitalkamera | der Digitalkameras |
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'Digitalkamera' (digital camera) is made up of 'digital' and 'Kamera' (camera). The first part indicates that the camera works electronically and stores the images as digital data.
Für die Reise hat er eine neue Digitalkamera gekauft.
He bought a new digital camera for the trip.
'Digitalkamera' (digital camera) is often used with verbs such as 'fotografieren' (to take photographs), 'Fotos machen' (to take photos), 'Bilder aufnehmen' (to capture images), and 'Bilder speichern' (to save images).
Mit der Digitalkamera kann man auch bei wenig Licht gute Bilder aufnehmen.
You can also capture good images in low light with the digital camera.
When naming the device being used, 'Digitalkamera' (digital camera) often follows 'mit' (with) in the dative: 'mit der Digitalkamera' (with the digital camera). This construction describes what a photo or image is taken with.
Mein Großvater fotografiert seit Jahren mit einer einfachen Digitalkamera.
My grandfather has been taking photographs with a simple digital camera for years.
