caméra/ka.me.ʁa/
noun · A2 · Frequency 996
nounfeminine
Meanings
video camera
Device used for recording videos.
Examples
Le réalisateur a installé une caméra au fond de la salle.
The director set up a video camera at the back of the room.
La caméra de surveillance fonctionne toute la nuit.
The surveillance camera operates all night.
Cette caméra prend des photos nettes même en faible lumière.
This camera takes sharp photos even in low light.
Collocations
- une caméra vidéoa video camera
Common mistakes
une caméro
une caméra
The ending -éra is often mispronounced as -éro due to influence from words like 'cinéma' or English 'camera', but the correct French spelling and pronunciation is -éra with stress on the final syllable.
la caméra
une caméra
'Caméra' is feminine but begins with a vowel; the definite article 'la' cannot be used before it — instead, the indefinite article 'une' is required. Using 'la caméra' violates French elision rules and is grammatically incorrect.
Related words
synonymappareil photocamera (for still pictures)
nounfeminine
Meanings
video camera
Device used for recording videos.
Examples
Les caméras de surveillance enregistrent les mouvements autour du bâtiment.
The security cameras record activity around the building.
Le réalisateur a installé plusieurs caméras autour de la scène.
The director installed several video cameras around the stage.
Le musée expose d'anciennes caméras photographiques dans une vitrine.
The museum displays old still cameras in a glass case.
Collocations
- une caméra vidéoa video camera
Common mistakes
une caméro
une caméra
The ending -éra is often mispronounced as -éro due to influence from words like 'cinéma' or English 'camera', but the correct French spelling and pronunciation is -éra with stress on the final syllable.
la caméra
une caméra
'Caméra' is feminine but begins with a vowel; the definite article 'la' cannot be used before it — instead, the indefinite article 'une' is required. Using 'la caméra' violates French elision rules and is grammatically incorrect.
Related words
synonymappareil photocamera (for still pictures)