page_title: Body camera
hierarchical_section_title: Body camera
caption_attribution_description: The PBS NewsHour headcam used to livestream video from a first-person perspective.
context_page_description: Body worn video, also known as body cameras and body-worn cameras, or wearable cameras is a wearable audio, video, or photographic recording system.
  Body worn video has a range of uses and designs, of which the best-known use is as a part of policing equipment. Other uses include action cameras for social and recreational, within commerce, in healthcare and medical use, in military use, journalism, citizen sousveillance and covert surveillance.
  Nascent research on the impact of body-worn cameras in law enforcement shows mixed evidence as to the impact of cameras on the use of force by law enforcement and communities' trust in police.
context_section_description: Body worn video (BWV), also known as body cameras and body-worn cameras, or wearable cameras is a wearable audio, video, or photographic recording system.
  Body worn video has a range of uses and designs, of which the best-known use is as a part of policing equipment. Other uses include action cameras for social and recreational (including cycling), within commerce, in healthcare and medical use, in military use, journalism, citizen sousveillance and covert surveillance.
  Nascent research on the impact of body-worn cameras in law enforcement shows mixed evidence as to the impact of cameras on the use of force by law enforcement and communities' trust in police.
caption: Reporter with camera on helmet to live stream press conferences
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