To sign 'camera,' form both hands into 'L' shapes with your thumbs and index fingers. Bring your hands up near your face, framing your eyes as if you are holding a physical camera. Finally, bend your index fingers down a couple of times to mimic pressing the shutter button to take a picture.
Sign 'camera' by framing your face and clicking the imaginary shutter, then follow up with the signs for 'forget' and 'home'.
Point to the person to indicate 'your', sign 'camera', and raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question while signing 'use'.
Establish the subject by signing 'camera' first, then use the sign for 'broken', which looks like snapping a stick in half with both hands.
Sign 'camera' by framing your face and clicking the imaginary shutter, then follow up with the signs for 'forget' and 'home'.
Point to the person to indicate 'your', sign 'camera', and raise your eyebrows to indicate a yes/no question while signing 'use'.
Establish the subject by signing 'camera' first, then use the sign for 'broken', which looks like snapping a stick in half with both hands.
They are very closely related! 'Camera' is typically signed as a noun with a smaller, repeated clicking motion. 'Take a picture' is often signed with a single, more pronounced click and sometimes a slight forward movement to emphasize the action.
You can click just your dominant index finger, as that mimics how a real camera works, but many signers naturally click both index fingers simultaneously. Either way is perfectly acceptable and easily understood.
While the traditional 'camera' sign is still widely understood for all cameras, you can also mimic holding a smartphone with two hands and tapping the screen with your thumb to specifically describe taking a picture with a phone.
