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How body cameras work

The whole chain, from the camera on the officer to the evidence in the case file.

Two body-worn cameras with a dome camera, a dash camera and a mount clip on a light surface
The Workflow

Three steps. One secure process.

From the moment it is captured to when it becomes evidence.

Body camera on a uniform streaming live over the mobile network to a control room monitor and servers
01

Capture

Capture footage on a body worn camera

Body camera being lowered into the empty bay of a four bay docking station, three cameras already charging
02

Dock

Upload and review automatically

Digital evidence management software on a monitor showing recorded clips with search, tagging and sharing tools
03

Analyse & Transfer

Secure evidence with a chain of custody

Explore the system

The camera on the officer, the dock that empties it, and the software that holds the evidence.

Motorola V500 body camera mounted on a grey uniform jacket with reflective trim, lens and recording indicator facing forward
On the officer

Body cameras

Chest, shoulder and helmet mounted, worn for a full shift. Nine models, some compact, some 5G with a spare battery.

Three body camera docking stations on a desk: a single bay unit, a screen equipped unit for review at the dock, and a multi bay unit with cameras charging
At the station

Docking stations

Multi-bay docks that upload the footage, charge the camera and clear it for the next shift.

Operator at a workstation looking through a grid of recorded body camera clips
On your server

Evidence management

Search, review and share footage with a full chain of custody, on your own server.

Common questions

The ones that come up most about how the chain works.

No. Offline units record to encrypted internal storage and transfer everything when they are docked, with no connectivity required at any point. 4G/5G models add live streaming where operations need it, but that is an option rather than a dependency.

An offline camera records to encrypted internal storage and transfers the whole shift when it is docked, or over Wi-Fi once it reaches base. A 4G or 5G camera does the same, and also streams to a command centre while the incident is still running. Read the full answer

Across the range we supply, published continuous recording runs from 9 to 12 hours on one charge, and 13 hours on the helmet unit, which carries a detachable second cell. Models with a swappable cell extend past their figure without returning to a dock.

Through a dock. The camera is placed in a bay at the end of the duty, the files transfer to your server and the camera charges at the same time. Docks are brand-specific.

No. Footage is written to storage the wearer has no write access to, and every file carries the operator ID and a tamper-evident timestamp. That is what makes the recording defensible later under review or in court.

On a private server you control, deployed on-premise or hosted in-country. The system is built so that evidence does not leave the jurisdiction that collected it, and there is no dependency on a third-party public cloud.

See it running in your environment

We walk the full chain with you, then specify the models that fit.

Body Camera Models

Two ways to deploy. Browse below.

Request a Demonstration

Tell us where the cameras will be deployed and we will arrange a demonstration with the right models for your sector.

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