Telecamera SONY

English translation: video camera or camcorder

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)

Italian term or phrase:	telecamera
English translation:	video camera or camcorder
Entered by:	Stella Woods

22:21 Oct 21, 2001

Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]

Italian term or phrase: Telecamera SONY

Is this a digital camera, a TV camera or a standard camera or some other type of camera?
(From a list of items stolen from an individual)

Stella Woods KudoZ activity Questions: 411 (none open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 0
Local time: 01:45

videocamera

Explanation:
It doesn't say "digital" and it doesn't say "TV." Since even today's TV cameras are pretty big and heavy, and most individuals don't own one, I'd stick to "videocamera."

Floriana

Selected response from:

Floriana (X)
United States
Local time: 10:15

Grading comment

thank you (to be safe I put video camera / camcorder)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

videocamera

Floriana (X)

5 +1

Handycam

Gilda Manara

video camera

Denise Muir

Answers

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

videocamera

Explanation:
It doesn't say "digital" and it doesn't say "TV." Since even today's TV cameras are pretty big and heavy, and most individuals don't own one, I'd stick to "videocamera."

Floriana

Floriana (X)
United States
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in pair: 317

Grading comment

thank you (to be safe I put video camera / camcorder)

10 mins confidence:

video camera

Explanation:
whether this one in particular is digital I would really only be guessing, but since you say this item was stolen from an individual I would hazard a pretty safe guess that it's a video camera - a now handheld device that traditionally records onto video tape and which can then be played back either by connecting the device to a TV or by playing the tape/cassette in a video recorder. Obviously with the new digital models you download what was recorded via computer.
This is just my interpretation, but if it belonged to someone making an insurance claim I wouldn't think it would have been a TV camera and it definitely isn't a normal camera.
Hope my interpretation is right though.
Denise

Denise Muir
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 12

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Handycam

Explanation:
if you check the ID of these devices against them in Italian pages, the term "Telecamera" corresponds in English to "Handycam"

Reference: http://www.craigcamera.com/ib_sony.htm

Gilda Manara
Italy
Local time: 17:15
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in pair: 51

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:

ProZ.com term search

Search millions of term translations

Telecamera SONY

English translation: video camera or camcorder

Answers

KudoZ™ translation help

Your current localization setting

Select a language

Telecamera SONY

English translation: video camera or camcorder

Answers

KudoZ™ translation help

You have native languages that can be verified

Your current localization setting

Select a language