Meaning & use
camera feed
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Meaning
nouncountable
a continuous stream of video or images sent from a camera to a screen or network.
Grammar: Countable: you can talk about one camera feed or several camera feeds. Often used with 'live' or 'security'.
Patterns
- a live camera feed
- a security camera feed
- watch a camera feed
- the camera feed from something
The security guard watched the camera feed all night.
We set up a camera feed so we could see the baby from the kitchen.
The live camera feed showed the crowd arriving at the stadium.
Word forms
| plural | camera feeds |
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Common combinations
- live camera feed
- The website shows a live camera feed of the beach.
- security camera feed
- Police reviewed the security camera feed for clues.
- camera feed from
- The camera feed from the drone was surprisingly clear.
- watch a camera feed
- She watched the camera feed on her phone.
Synonyms and how they differ
- video feed
- A more general term that can come from any video source, not just a camera.
- live stream
- Often refers to video sent over the internet to many viewers, while a camera feed can be a private or local signal.
Word family
- webcam noun
- A camera that connects to a computer and often provides a camera feed.
Commonly confused: camera feed or camcorder?
camera feed vs camcorder
A camcorder is a device that records video; a camera feed is the video signal itself, not the device.
Practice
Choose the best sentence with 'camera feed'.
Choose one answer.
'Camera feed' is a singular countable noun here, so it takes 'was'. The other options have incorrect grammar: a plural verb, an extra object, or an unnecessary preposition.
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