A camcorder is a camera that also records sound, so you can film moving pictures without a separate recording machine.

A camcorder攝錄影機 is a camera that also records sound是一種同時能錄音的相機, so you can film moving pictures所以你可以拍動態影像 without a separate recording machine而不需要另外一台錄音機.

The first ones put the pictures and sound onto videotape; later ones used discs or memory cards. For a couple of decades families carried a camcorder on holidays and to school plays. Some sat on the shoulder; later ones were small enough to hold in one hand.

The first ones最早的機型 put the pictures and sound onto videotape把影像和聲音存到錄影帶上; later ones後來的機型 used discs or memory cards則改用光碟或記憶卡. For a couple of decades有二十幾年的時間, families家家戶戶 carried a camcorder都會帶著攝錄影機 on holidays and to school plays度假或去看學校話劇表演時. Some sat on the shoulder有些機型要扛在肩上; later ones後來的機型 were small enough to hold in one hand則小到可以用一隻手拿著.

Today most people film with a phone, so the word feels a little dated, though some families and film-makers still use a dedicated camcorder. People sometimes stretch it to mean any handheld video camera, even if there is no tape inside. That is looser than the original sense, but you will hear it.

Today現在 most people film with a phone大部分人都用手機拍片, so the word feels a little dated所以這個字聽起來有點過時, though不過 some families and film-makers still use a dedicated camcorder還是有一些家庭和電影工作者會使用專用的攝錄影機. People sometimes stretch it有時候大家會把這個字用得更寬 to mean any handheld video camera指任何手持的攝影機, even if there is no tape inside就算裡面根本沒有錄影帶也一樣. That這 is looser than the original sense比原本的意思鬆一些, but但 you will hear it你還是會聽到有人這樣用.

The name is a blend of camera and recorder. English seems to have taken the ready-made blend from Japanese カムコーダー (kamukōdā), originally a Sony trademark filed in 1981; it shows up in English print around 1982.

The name這個名字 is a blend of camera and recorder是 camera 跟 recorder 合成的字. English英文 seems to have taken the ready-made blend from Japanese カムコーダー (kamukōdā)似乎是直接從日文的カムコーダー（kamukōdā）借來這個現成的合成詞, originally a Sony trademark filed in 1981這個詞原本是 Sony 在一九八一年申請的商標; it它 shows up in English print around 1982大約在一九八二年開始出現在英文印刷品裡.