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Pencam
The pencam is a handheld camera shaped like a pen (hence the name) which is used by the Countdown lexicographer to point out words of interest in the dictionary. The word is also highlighted in post-production, the only real post-prod flourish in the otherwise practically as-live show - the letters you see at the bottom of the screen are actually done using a spilt screen camera trick. Occasionally, the pencam is used as a close-up camera if the the DC guest brings in something that they want to show to the world.
The pencam was retired at the end of Series 70, when the paper dictionary was removed from the show. The last word to be looked up with the pencam was AXONEMES.