noun
- plural of vidicon; television camera tubes that convert optical images into electrical signals
Usage: technical; electronics
Examples
- The old television studio used vidicons in their cameras.
- Modern digital cameras have replaced the vidicons of earlier broadcast equipment.
- The engineer tested several vidicons before finding one that worked properly.
- Vidicons were essential components in early television production.
- The museum displayed vintage vidicons from the 1960s broadcasting era.