body camera
noun
variants
or less commonly body cam
or bodycam
: a video camera that is worn on clothing and used to continuously record activity in front of the wearer
Americans are deeply divided over race relations and police use of force. One thing they don't seem to be divided over, however, is support for police body cameras.—
Tom Knight
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Police body camera footage showed Kristil expressing her fears.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
Police body camera footage showed Cooksey telling a police officer that his cousin had been shot, even though Cooksey was not related to Cameron.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Attorneys involved in the case of the 50-year-old man’s death were permitted to see body camera footage earlier Tuesday, although Adair’s family has not been allowed to view it, Crump said during the news conference.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
The two-minute clip eases audiences into the documentary's unique visual approach, which tells its story almost entirely through 911 calls and footage culled from body cameras worn by police officers.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
Police body camera footage showed Cooksey telling a police officer that his cousin had been shot, even though Cooksey was not related to Cameron.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Attorneys involved in the case of the 50-year-old man’s death were permitted to see body camera footage earlier Tuesday, although Adair’s family has not been allowed to view it, Crump said during the news conference.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
The two-minute clip eases audiences into the documentary's unique visual approach, which tells its story almost entirely through 911 calls and footage culled from body cameras worn by police officers.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for body camera
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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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