A camcorder is an electronic device combining a video camera and a video recorder, typically used for consumer video recording. Although marketing materials may use the colloquial term "camcorder", the name on the package and manual is often "video camera recorder".

Most devices capable of recording video are camera phones and digital cameras primarily intended for still pictures; the term "camcorder" is used to describe a portable, self-contained device, with video capture and recording its primary function.

The earliest camcorders were videotape-based, recording analog signals onto videotape cassettes. In the 21st century digital recording became the norm, with tape replaced by storage media such as internal flash memory and SD cards.