noun
eidetic memory; photographic memory
A technical term in psychology for the ability to recall images with high precision after only brief exposure. In everyday Japanese, 写真記憶 (しゃしんきおく) is sometimes used as a more colloquial synonym.
彼は映像記憶の持ち主で、一度見た風景を細部まで描ける。
He has an eidetic memory and can draw a scene he saw only once down to the smallest detail.
A more colloquial term for photographic memory, often used in everyday conversation, whereas 映像記憶 is the formal psychological term.
Compound of 映像 (image, video) and 記憶 (memory). The term is a direct translation of the English 'eidetic memory' or 'photographic memory' and is used primarily in psychological contexts.