Bodycams and Body Worn Cameras

During onsite law enforcement, it is not uncommon for the officers to face the confrontations or dispute from the public, when, for example, they ticket the illegal parking, correct violationof rules, even interact with the crowd during demonstrations, which sometimes may turn into riots. In the time of social media, anyone can broadcast any event at any time and share their personal comments on any controversies. To restore the truth of what happened, the officers’ first-person recording, voice and video, becomes essential evidence at trial. In an effort to promote law enforcement transparency, deter the violence and increase trial efficiency, public safety and governmental institutions in increasingly more countries have advocated or legislate the use of technologies such as body worn cameras (BWC).

Modern bodycams are smaller, lighter and increasingly sophisticated in the type of features they now support including; full HD video quality, infrared, night vision, integration with wearable equipment and even the ability to stream live footage to other devices.

Hytera brings BWC to a new level with innovative hardware and software design, convergence with push-to-talk technology, and integration with control room solution. Hytera body worn cameras can capture HD video to provide evidence for trial. More importantly, they are able to send live video back to the control center over 4G network. This helps the dispatcher know exactly what is happening, enhance real-time situational awareness and facilitate decision-making. Hytera has developed a series of body worn cameras, from traditional types to models with 4G/LTE capability, and launched a comprehensive solution including the body worn camera, integrated device station and digital evidence management platform.

Bodycams are typically used by police, fire and ambulance services, but they are also issued to prison staff, private security officers, healthcare workers, railway workers, traffic wardens and parking attendants, any workers who may face abuse and the threat of violence in their jobs.