remotecamera

noun
UK /rɪˈməʊt ˈkæmərə/
US /rɪˈmoʊt ˈkæmərə/

A camera that you can control from far away.

Dad used a remote camera to take pictures of the birds without scaring them.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A camera set up in a place where people cannot easily stand.

The scientists left a remote camera in the forest to watch the bears.

3. A small camera that sends pictures to a phone or computer.

She checked the remote camera app to see her dog at home.

4. A camera on a robot or machine that a person guides from a distance.

The remote camera on the rover showed rocks on the moon.