body cam

Cop's chest camera

A body cam is a small video camera worn on clothing, typically by police officers, to record interactions with the public.

The footage serves as evidence and accountability: The body cam captured the entire traffic stop.

Also spelled bodycam.

technology

wearable

Able to be worn

  • lensLight-focusing curved glass
  • mountClimb up or steed
  • batteryPortable electricity storage

storage · wireless · upload · cloud · resolution · night vision · wide-angle · microphone · GPS · activation

surveillance

monitoring

Ongoing observation of something

CCTV · tracking · intrusion · civil liberties · data retention · storage · cloud · encryption · access · consent

evidence

footage

Recorded video material

verification · exhibit · testimony · corroboration · authentication · admissible · exculpatory · incriminating · forensic · probative

policing

officer

Authority figure in uniform

arrest · incident · detain · suspect · use of force · dashcam · squad car · citation · tactical · response

accountability

oversight

Supervision or inadvertent omission

review · discipline · misconduct · complaint · internal affairs · public trust · standards · professionalism · civil rights · reform

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Opposites
mounting location

body camdashcam

Vehicle-mounted video recorder

CCTV · security camera · drone camera · traffic camera · dash cam

TRANSPARENCY vs. CONCEALMENT

body camhidden camera

Concealed recording device

spy cam · nanny cam · pinhole camera · button camera · secret recording

transparency/accountability

body camsurveillance camera

Device recording observed areas

CCTV · tracking device

Family

body, cam, bodies, bodied, bodily, embody, embodied, embodiment, embodying

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Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G