spycam
Covert video device
A spycam is a hidden camera used for covert surveillance, typically small enough to be concealed in everyday objects like smoke detectors, clocks, or pens.
The term often carries sinister connotations—spycams are associated with voyeurism, invasion of privacy, and illicit recording: Police found spycams in the hotel bathrooms.
Also spelled spy cam or spy-cam.
Kept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- pinholeMinute circular opening
undetectable · secret · miniature · stealth · discreet · undercover · clandestine · surreptitious
Ongoing observation of something
- watchingActively looking at something
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- observationAttentive watching or remark
stakeout · snooping · voyeurism · peeping · stalking · eavesdropping · wiretapping · upskirting
Recorded video material
- videoRecorded moving imagery
- captureTake into custody
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- proofDemonstration of truth
documentation · timestamp · playback · archive · store · retrieve · download · export
hidden
Kept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
pinhole · undetectable · secret · miniature · stealth · discreet · undercover · clandestine · surreptitious · incognito
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- watchingActively looking at something
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- trackingMonitoring location over time
observation · stakeout · snooping · voyeurism · peeping · stalking · eavesdropping · wiretapping · upskirting · locker-room
footage
Recorded video material
proof · documentation · timestamp · playback · archive · store · retrieve · download · export · loop
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
WiFi · battery · infrared · HD · resolution · streaming · cloud · storage · miniaturized · DVR
sweep
Brush clean with broom
blocker · counter-surveillance · debugging · locate · uncover · expose · spot · identify · removal
spycamselfie camera
Phone lens for self-portraits
broadcast camera · studio camera · doorbell camera · bodycam · photo booth