candid camera
noun
: a camera used to record subjects in a natural, spontaneous, or unposed manner
also
: something likened to a camera used in such a manner
candid-camera
adjective
Examples of candid camera in a Sentence
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The digital medium was perfect for the film because there was a lot of candid camera work on the streets of Mumbai, Sivan said.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2024
There’s not much production happening in the storyline, Stein asserts, likening it to candid camera—the situations might be set up, but the reactions are real.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2023
Arizona State coach Herm Edwards uses a candid camera to keep everybody loose.
—oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2019
Desperate to catch Victoria Beckham on candid camera?
—Corey Tenold, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2017
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2024
There’s not much production happening in the storyline, Stein asserts, likening it to candid camera—the situations might be set up, but the reactions are real.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2023
Arizona State coach Herm Edwards uses a candid camera to keep everybody loose.
—oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2019
Desperate to catch Victoria Beckham on candid camera?
—Corey Tenold, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2017
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“Candid camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candid%20camera. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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