hidden camera
Secret recording device
A hidden camera is a recording device concealed from the people being filmed.
Hidden cameras serve surveillance, security, journalism, and entertainment—from nanny cams to hidden-camera prank shows.
The term often carries implications of invasion of privacy: He was caught on a hidden camera accepting the bribe.
Ongoing observation of something
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- watchingActively looking at something
- footageRecorded video material
- stakeoutProlonged covert observation
tracking · shadowing · tail · snooping · spying · recording · covert · body cam
Erotic observation without consent
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- breachBreaking of agreement
violation · peeping · exposure · boundaries · intimate · changing room · bathroom · bedroom
Covert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- operativeCovert field agent
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
agent · counterintelligence · reconnaissance · classified · covert ops · dead drop · handler · asset
Investigative journalism piece
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- investigativeDevoted to examination
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- documentaryFactual film about reality
secret recording · gotcha · sting · 60 Minutes · Dateline · muckraking · entrapment · public interest
Light-focusing curved glass
- pinholeMinute circular opening
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- wearableAble to be worn
micro · concealment · battery life · memory card · night vision · motion sensor · wide-angle · HD
Safeguards against stealing
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- loss preventionProtecting store inventory
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- deterrentThing that discourages action
home security · elder care · property protection · break-in · intruder · suspicious activity · incident · review
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- watchingActively looking at something
- footageRecorded video material
stakeout · tracking · shadowing · tail · snooping · spying · recording · covert · body cam · dashcam
voyeurism
Erotic observation without consent
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
breach · violation · peeping · exposure · boundaries · intimate · changing room · bathroom · bedroom · upskirt
spy
Covert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- operativeCovert field agent
- moleSubterranean insectivore
infiltrator · agent · counterintelligence · reconnaissance · classified · covert ops · dead drop · handler · asset · sleeper
exposé
Investigative journalism piece
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- investigativeDevoted to examination
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
documentary · secret recording · gotcha · sting · 60 Minutes · Dateline · muckraking · entrapment · public interest · accountability
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
- pinholeMinute circular opening
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
wearable · micro · concealment · battery life · memory card · night vision · motion sensor · wide-angle · HD · 4K
theft prevention
Safeguards against stealing
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- loss preventionProtecting store inventory
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
deterrent · home security · elder care · property protection · break-in · intruder · suspicious activity · incident · review · liability
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- camerasDSLR, single-lens reflex, webcam, camcorder, point and shoot
- reality TVSurvivor, contestant, The Bachelor, elimination, The Bachelorette
- camswebcam, spy cam, nanny cam, mini cam, body cam