input devices [10]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Electronic devices used to transmit data and commands to a computer.
Webcam ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Miniature digital camera used to transmit video images in real time or for videoconferencing over the Internet.
lens ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Optical system made up of a set of lenses fixed on a mount; it is used to transmit a filmed scene to a sensor.
cable ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Flexible cable containing the conductors used to connect the Webcam to the computer.
microphone ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that converts electric pulses into broadcast or recorded sounds.
base ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
digital camcorder ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Portable video camera in which the recording tape is replaced by a processor, which records and stores sounds and images in digital format.
digital camera ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Camera that contains a sensor and a microprocessor rather than film; it records and stores images in digital form, which can then be viewed on a screen.