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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Exum turned on his body camera, armed himself with an M-4 rifle, and stood quietly on the grass.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
No body camera footage exists of the incident, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, but the agency did release footage of uniformed deputies stationed with Ramos after her arrest.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Documentarian Geeta Gandbhir retraces this slow-moving tragedy through the body camera footage of the exasperated officers who know that the caller, not the children, is the problem.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Their requests include a prohibition on masked officers, changes to officers’ uniforms, and universal body cameras.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
No body camera footage exists of the incident, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, but the agency did release footage of uniformed deputies stationed with Ramos after her arrest.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Documentarian Geeta Gandbhir retraces this slow-moving tragedy through the body camera footage of the exasperated officers who know that the caller, not the children, is the problem.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Their requests include a prohibition on masked officers, changes to officers’ uniforms, and universal body cameras.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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