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Motorola V200 Body Camera
A 122 g camera with no SIM and no subscription. Records the shift to encrypted storage and streams over Wi-Fi when it is on a trusted network. An escalation button opens live audio to a supervisor.
Supplied and configured for use across the GCC
Overview
What the V200 does
The simplest camera we supply, and for a lot of deployments the right one. No SIM, no data plan, no streaming subscription. It records the shift and the footage comes off through the dock or over Wi-Fi.
What it adds over a plain recorder is GoLive Audio: a dedicated escalation button opens a live audio channel to a supervisor or security team while the camera keeps recording, which is a different thing from a video feed and often the more useful one.
Where it fits best
- Fixed sites with Wi-Fi, where no live video feed is needed
- Retail, hospitality and front-of-house staff safety
- Lone workers who need a supervisor on the line, not on camera
- Budgets with no room for per-camera data plans
- Teams that want the lightest device on the uniform
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Full specifications
Every published figure
The complete V200 specification, as published by the manufacturer.
- Video resolution
- 1280 × 720p · 848 × 480p
- Frame rate
- 25 or 30 fps
- Lens angle
- 122° diagonal, 103° horizontal
- Format
- H.264
- Night vision
- Not published
- Recording status
- Vibration, visual LED and display, audible
- Recording reminder
- Audible and vibration
- Microphones
- 1
- Format
- AAC, G.711 kHz uLaw
- GoLive Audio
- Escalation button opens live audio to a supervisor
- Battery life, continuous
- Up to 9 hours with pre-record
- Battery life, standby
- 5 months without pre-record
- Recharge time
- 5 hours
- Connectors
- USB-C for docking and charging
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Footage
- AES-256 encrypted at rest and in transit
- USB connectivity
- Cannot be accessed as a USB storage device
- Audit trail
- Usage, operations and recording details audit-logged and indexed
- Live connectivity
- TLS to the backend software
- Cellular
- None. This model has no SIM and no cellular radio
- WLAN
- 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz), WPA2-PSK
- Bluetooth
- BT 5.2 + EDR, BLE
- Positioning
- Not published
- Dimensions (H × W × D)
- 82 × 53.7 × 28.2 mm
- Weight
- 121.6 g
- Screen
- Top panel LCD, backlit, visible in bright sunlight
- IP rating
- IP54
- Drop test
- MIL-STD-810H
- Operating temperature
- −20 °C to +40 °C, charging 0 °C to +25 °C
- Buttons
- 2 top panel, 3 side panel, 1 large front panel
- Mounting
- Low profile swivel clip and lanyard
Figures published by Motorola Solutions. The V200 has no cellular radio and no satellite positioning, so footage carries no GPS coordinates in its metadata.
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-C cable
- Low profile swivel clip
Docking and charging
- Single-bay docks
- Multi-bay docks
- Eight-port dock with a 7-inch screen
- Removable drive bay
Mounting
- Swivel clip
- Lanyard
- Chest harness
- Customisable front label
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 V200. The full comparison lives on the range page.
| Motorola V200 | Xignal M508 | Motorola V500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max resolution | 1280 × 720 | 2304 × 1296, 12 MP stills | 1920 × 1080 |
| Field of view | 103° horizontal, 122° diagonal | 140° | 130° horizontal, 150° diagonal |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi only, no SIM | Wi-Fi only, no SIM | LTE · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · GNSS |
| Battery | Up to 9 h, not replaceable | 2,350 mAh, ~10 h at 720p | Up to 12 h, not replaceable |
| Sealing and drop | IP54, MIL-STD-810H | IP65, 3 m drop | IP67, MIL-STD-810H |
| Worn | Chest / lanyard | Chest / belt | Chest / shoulder |
| You are here | View the M508 | View the V500 |
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Questions
Before you specify the V200
Questions we are asked about this model.
Can the V200 stream live video?
Over Wi-Fi, yes. There is no cellular radio in this camera at all, so the live feed only exists while the camera is on a network you control. That is the trade the V200 makes and it is the reason it costs what it costs. If you need a picture from anywhere, you need a 4G or 5G model.
What is GoLive Audio?
A dedicated escalation button that opens a live audio channel to a supervisor or security team while the camera keeps recording. It is not a video feed. For lone workers and front-of-house staff it is usually the more useful of the two: someone can hear what is happening and respond, without needing the bandwidth a video stream would take.
Does the footage carry GPS coordinates?
No. Motorola publishes no satellite positioning for this model, so the watermark and metadata carry device and time but not location. If your evidence policy requires coordinates on every file, this is the wrong model and we will tell you so before you order it.
Is IP54 enough?
It depends entirely on where the camera works. IP54 is dust-protected and splash resistant, which covers indoor and covered outdoor work. It is not the IP68 sealing the SC580, SC880 and the Xignal models carry, so it is not the camera for sand, heavy rain or anything that gets hosed down. For a retail or hospitality deployment it is rarely the limiting factor.
How does footage get off the camera?
Two routes. A dock offloads the shift automatically when the camera is seated and charges it at the same time, or the camera uploads over Wi-Fi once it reaches a trusted network. The camera deliberately cannot be mounted as a USB drive, so there is no path for anyone to copy a file onto a personal device.
Why choose the V200 over the Xignal M508?
Both are no-SIM cameras at the entry point of the range and both do the same core job. The V200 is lighter, adds GoLive Audio and sits inside the Motorola ecosystem. The M508 records at higher resolution, has a 140 degree lens, infrared to 10 metres and IP65 sealing with a 3 metre drop rating. If the work is outdoors, the M508 is usually the better answer.
The range
Other models worth comparing
Three other models in the range, and what each one changes against the V200.
Xignal Pro · Offline
M508
+1296p · 12 MP+10 h+140°−no cellular
No SIM and no streaming subscription. The widest lens in the range.
Motorola · LTE
V500
+1080p+12 h+150°
Up to 12 hours on a charge, on Motorola’s LTE and docking ecosystem.
Hytera · 4G
SC580
+1080p+10 h+150°
A 158 g 4G camera with two night vision variants and push to talk.
What the rules ask
The V200 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 V200
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.
