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Webcam vs Camcorder - What's the difference?

webcam | camcorder |

As nouns the difference between webcam and camcorder

is that webcam is a video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a network, especially over the Internet while camcorder is a portable electronic device for recording s and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit.

As a verb webcam

is to take part in a video communication via webcam.

webcam

English

(wikipedia webcam)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a network, especially over the Internet.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To take part in a video communication via webcam.
    • ----

    camcorder

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia camcorder) (en noun)
  • a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit