Police reform bill proposes mandatory body cameras for federal officers

Congressional Democrats have unveiled a sweeping police reform bill with the aim of overhauling law enforcement in the US. They announced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 following the alleged police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis two weeks...

Facebook will train its content-removal AI with police camera footage

Facebook will use footage from police body cameras to train its automatic detection systems to spot and remove footage of mass shootings. The company announced Tuesday that it will partner with law enforcement in the US and UK to obtain footage from...

Facial recognition tech misidentified 26 California lawmakers as criminals

The ACLU, which wants to ban facial recognition technology in police body cameras, says that its own tests of the technology mistakenly flagged 26 California lawmakers as criminals. More than half of those falsely identified were people of color. The...

A sheriff’s office in Colorado will use Galaxy S9s as body cameras

Deputies in the Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office in Burlington, Colorado, will soon wear Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphones on their vests. The phones will serve as body cameras and will run on AT&T's LTE-based FirstNet public safety platform. In ad...

Oakland bans city use of facial recognition software

Oakland, Calif. is now the third US city to ban the use of facial recognition technology. The city passed an ordinance yesterday that prohibits the use of the technology on the grounds that it is often inaccurate, potentially invasive and lacks stand...

Axon won’t use facial recognition tech in its police body cameras

Axon, a major supplier of police body cameras and software, announced today that it will not include face-matching technology in its body cameras -- at least not yet. The decision follows a report from Axon's independent AI ethics board, which conclu...

California’s Senate may ban facial recognition tech in police body cameras

The state of California's legislature is considering a new bill that would ban the use of facial recognition technology in police body cameras, according to CNBC. The proposal, which has already passed the state Assembly and now awaits a vote from th...

Marantz PMD-901V Night Vision Body Camera With GPS

Marantz PMD-901V

Designed for law enforcement, EMTs, healthcare workers and others who interact frequently with the public, this body-worn camera ‘PMD-901V’ from Marantz will securely captures and documents events with audio, HD video and GPS location data.

This waterproof camera (submersible to 3’ for 30 minutes) is equipped with a 140-degree field of view lens, a 2.0-inch color LCD screen, a 32GB of internal storage, an internal GPS receiver, infrared night vision recording and 1x HDMI 1.3 video output port.

Finally, the PMD-901V can record video @ 2304 x 1296 resolution. The Marantz PMD-901V Night Vision Body Camera With GPS will set you back $399. [Product Page]

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PatrolEyes Mini 1080p IR Body Camera

PatrolEyes Mini 1080p IR Body Camera

Ideal for police officers and security personnel, this compact and lightweight body camera ‘Mini 1080p IR Body Camera’ from PatrolEyes can record 1080p Full HD video @ 30fps (w/ audio capabilities) in AVI format and capture up to 12MP still images in JPG format.

Housed in a metal alloy shell, this body camera is equipped with a 90-degree angle of view lens, IR LEDs for night vision, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), a USB port and a built-in rechargeable battery (up to 2 hours of battery life).

Other highlights include LED indicator for showing status of charge and video/picture mode, voice-activated recording for triggering camera to record whenever audio over 60 dB is heard and optional date & time stamp.

The PatrolEyes Mini 1080p IR Body Camera will set you back $149.95. [Product Page]

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PatrolEyes SC-DV7 Ultra 1296p Body Camera With Night Vision

PatrolEyes SC-DV7

PatrolEyes is bringing you their latest ultra 296p body camera, the SC-DV7. Ideal for security guards and police officers (the camera can be clipped to a shirt or vest for hands-free recording), this weatherproof camera (IP67-rated enclosure) sports a 170-degree wide-angle lens, a 2.5-inch LCD screen for menu navigation, a 64GB of internal storage, a mini-USB port and built-in microphone/speaker.

Other notable features include 8x IR LEDs for night vision up to 30’, Motion Detection Recording, Snapshot feature and Walkie Talkie function. Powered by a 2650mAh battery, the SC-DV7 has the ability to capture both 2304 x 1296p @ 30fps video and up to 32MP still images.

The PatrolEyes SC-DV7 is currently available for pre-order for $399. [Product Page]

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