カメラ

かめら
noun
camera
1. camera
A device for taking photographs or recording video.
I bought a new camera.
I take photos with my smartphone camera.
Security cameras are installed.
When I pointed the camera, everyone smiled.

From English 'camera.' In modern Japanese, カメラ covers both dedicated cameras and camera functions in phones and computers.

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USAGE NOTE:
スマホカメラ (smartphone camera) is how most people take photos today. (しゃ)メ (photo sent by phone) is a related casual term.