on camera

adverb

within range of a movie or television camera

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the senator didn't realize that he was speaking on camera

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phrasal

: before a live televising camera

at the studio for rehearsals by 5 and on camera from 7 to 10 — Newsweek

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on/off/camera phrase

while a camera is recording/​not recording what is happening

He was caught on camera robbing the bank.

He made a few remarks off camera.

Thesaurus: recording equipment and general words for recording_hyponym general words for machinery and equipment_hypernym

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on (or off) camera

while being filmed or televised (or not being filmed or televised)

on camera, she was error-prone and nervous

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on camera

: within the range of a television or movie camera : on television or in a movie

He looks very relaxed (when he's) on camera.

His attempt to break into the store was caught on camera. [=a camera recorded his attempt to break into the store]

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on ˈcamera idiom

being filmed or shown on television

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Are you prepared to tell your story on camera?

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