vidicon
/ˈvɪdɪˌkɑn/
noun
- A type of television camera tube that converts an optical image into an electrical signal, used in older video cameras.
- Engineers developed the vidicon to be smaller and more durable than earlier camera tubes.
- Early television studios relied on vidicon tubes for their cameras.
- The vidicon in the old security camera had to be replaced because the image was too blurry.