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Steadicam

noun

Etymology

1975, from steady + cam, from camera.

  1. derived from *(s)kambo-✻
  2. derived from *kambos✻
  3. derived from Granta
  4. compounded as steadicam — “steady + cam”

Definitions

  1. A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting

    A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus.

    • Steadicam, a revolutionary camera stabilizing device, was not shown, but CP did screen a sample film shot with a Steadicam.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Steadicam. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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