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Xignal · 4G live streaming
Xignal M520 4G Body Camera
An Android camera on 4G with trunking intercom built in, so it works as a recorder and a radio on one device. H.265 encoding halves the storage a shift consumes at the same picture quality.
Supplied and configured for use across the GCC
Overview
What the M520 does
The one-device answer for a team that carries a radio and a camera. Trunking intercom lets a whole group talk on the camera itself, and 4G live view gives the control room a picture at the same time.
H.265 encoding is the quiet advantage: the same picture at roughly half the file size, which halves what a shift costs you in storage and in upload time over a mobile connection.
Where it fits best
- Teams that would otherwise carry a radio and a camera
- Checkpoints where plate and face recognition are useful
- Deployments where storage cost is a real constraint
- Patrols that need a live picture without a 5G budget
- Sites already running Xignal docks and evidence software
Not sure this is the right model? Compare all nine or talk to us.
Full specifications
Every published figure
The complete M520 specification, as published by the manufacturer.
- Video resolution
- 1920 × 1080
- Video codec
- H.265 / H.264
- Field of view
- Not published
- Night vision
- Infrared, 10 m
- Trunking intercom
- 4G group talk from the camera
- Two-way
- Supported
- Battery
- 3,200 mAh
- Recording time
- Confirm on quotation. See the note below
- Wireless charging
- Supported
- Storage
- 32 GB to 256 GB
- Encryption
- AES-256
- Important file mark
- Supported
- Cellular
- Worldwide LTE and FDD standard, 720p/1080p real-time transmission
- WLAN
- 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz
- Bluetooth
- BT 4.0, 10 m
- NFC
- ID card identification
- Positioning
- GPS and GLONASS
- Face recognition
- Captures faces in working mode and matches against the camera's own database
- Licence plate recognition
- Reads moving vehicle plates
- Screen
- TFT 2-inch touchscreen
- IP rating
- IP68
- Drop test
- 2 metres
- Sensors
- G-sensor, e-compass
Battery capacity and runtime are published inconsistently for this model across the manufacturer's own materials, so we have not put a runtime figure on this page. Ask us and we will confirm the exact cell and rating on the build you are quoted, in writing.
Supply
What arrives, and what to order with it
What arrives with the camera, and the parts usually ordered with it.
Ships as standard
- Camera
- USB cable
- Belt clip
Docking and charging
- Single-bay docks
- Multi-bay docks
- Eight-port dock with a 7-inch screen
- Removable drive bay
Mounting
- Chest harness
- Shoulder and epaulette mounts
- Belt and pocket clips
Accessories
What goes on the order with it
The same docks, mounts and spares fit every camera we supply.
Docking stations
- Single-bay docks
- Multi-bay docks for a station or vehicle bay
- Eight-port units with a screen and a removable drive bay
- Charging and offload in one action
Mounts and harnesses
- Chest harness for shirt and jacket
- Shoulder and epaulette mounts
- Belt and pocket clips
- Helmet mounts where the model supports it
Batteries and power
- Spare battery packs
- Hot-swap batteries where the model supports it
- USB Type-C cables
- Mains adapters
Compare
How it sits against the alternatives
Two models often considered alongside the M520. The full comparison lives on the range page.
| Xignal M520 | Xignal M530 | Xignal M508 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max resolution | 1920 × 1080 (H.265) | 2560 × 1440 (2K) | 2304 × 1296, 12 MP stills |
| Field of view | Not published | Not published | 140° |
| Connectivity | 4G · Wi-Fi · GPS · intercom | 4G · Wi-Fi · GPS · NFC | Wi-Fi only, no SIM |
| Battery | 3,200 mAh, runtime not confirmed | 3,200 mAh replaceable, ≥10 h | 2,350 mAh, ~10 h at 720p |
| Sealing and drop | IP68, 2 m drop | IP68, 2 m, MIL-STD-810G | IP65, 3 m drop |
| Worn | Chest / shoulder | Chest / shoulder | Chest / belt |
| You are here | View the M530 | View the M508 |
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Questions
Before you specify the M520
Questions we are asked about this model.
Why is there no battery runtime on this page?
Because the manufacturer publishes three different figures for it across its own product page, its brochure and its distributor material, and we are not going to pick the most flattering one and print it. Ask us for a quotation and we will confirm the exact cell and its rating on the build you are being offered, in writing. Every other figure on this page is sourced.
What does H.265 actually save me?
Roughly half the storage for the same picture. Over a fleet of thirty cameras recording eight hours a day that is the difference between one server sizing and the next one up. It also halves what a live stream costs you in mobile data, which matters more than the storage on a 4G deployment.
Can it replace a two-way radio?
That is what the trunking intercom is for. A whole group can talk from the camera over 4G, so an officer carries one device instead of two. Whether it replaces your radio fleet depends on whether you already run a trunked network and what your coverage looks like, which is worth a conversation rather than a spec comparison.
Is the face and plate recognition reliable enough to act on?
Treat it as a prompt, not a decision. It captures faces in working mode and matches them against the camera’s own database, and it reads moving plates. That is genuinely useful at a checkpoint. It is not a substitute for an operator confirming a match, and no camera in this class is.
What field of view does the M520 have?
The manufacturer does not publish one, so neither do we. If lens coverage is a specified requirement in your tender, the M530 and the M508 are the models to look at instead, and we can give you sourced figures for both.
Does the M520 need a SIM card?
Only if you want live view or the intercom. Without a SIM it still records the full shift to encrypted internal storage and offloads through a dock or over Wi-Fi. Add a SIM when the control room needs the picture while it is happening.
The range
Other models worth comparing
Three other models in the range, and what each one changes against the M520.
Xignal · 4G
M530
+2K
2K recording, a swappable cell and 180 seconds of pre-event capture.
Xignal Pro · Offline
M508
+1296p · 12 MP−no cellular
No SIM and no streaming subscription. The widest lens in the range.
Hytera · 4G
SC580
1080p
A 158 g 4G camera with two night vision variants and push to talk.
What the rules ask
The M520 Against Common Requirements
The rules differ by country, but they ask the same things of the footage: that it can be shown to be unaltered, that only authorised people saw it, and that the people recorded were told. They also tend to reach further than buyers expect, covering inspectors and contractors working for a public body as well as police.
No camera answers all of it on its own. What follows is each requirement, and the part of the system that meets it.
- Encrypted, tamper-protected storage: AES-256 applied on the device as footage is written
- Retention managed to policy: configurable retention rules on a private server you control
- A register of authorised users and access levels: roles and permissions in evidence management
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No copying to personal devices: extraction runs through the dock, with no removable-media
path off the camera - Sharing only on written approval: every share carries an approval record and an audit entry
- People must be told they are being recorded: front-facing indicator and pre-record announcement
- Training before officers are deployed: an obligation that sits with the deploying entity rather than the hardware
Get a quotation for the M520
Tell us how many officers, whether you need live streaming, and how long footage has to be retained. We will come back with a configured quotation, including docks and storage.
