a camera which uses electron beams, esp a television camera that converts an optical image into an electrical signal
electron camera in American English
noun
Electronics
an apparatus that converts an optical image into a corresponding electric current by electronic means without the intervention of mechanical scanning
Word origin
[1935–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, complementation, gangbuster, prime mover, roadblock