I have honestly been considering this but less for protection but more for preservation. I feel like the best way to capture what its like to live in the world of today is to just walk around and start recording mundane things. Sure this is much more prevalent than it used to be but oftentimes I find myself wishing I just had more photos of the places I used to frequent that are simply no longer in existance.
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no but I could see having something if I had control of it (run on free software and hardware) that was like ar with that as part of it.
Most are, just small clip on cameras like dashcams, USB connect, minimal tracking on most models. Coworker used to have one when he was commuting on public transportation. This was 2015ish, been around a while.
What body cam do you use btw? I might want one since the political climate in my country is kinda horrifying. (USA btw)
I've never used one, but was always interested.
I mean, cops all have it, why shouldn't civillians have it too? If everyone had one, it would prevent both crimes and police brutality/misconduct. We should really normalize it. And its all local storage, so there no privacy risk.
If you feel like you need it, continue using it. It not "lame", its un-common, but just imagine yourself as a popular youtuber and you are vlogging or whatever.
I imagine a future where EVERYONE has one and every home, bussiness, apartment building, all have cameras, BUT they all use local storage and not connected to the cloud. If nothing happens, it gets overwritten, but if something happens, there's evidence to prosecute evildoers.
If I see someone with a body camera, my first throught is possibly an undercover cop, or a youtuber.
I've been using the KSADBOSSBO (KSAD) rectangular one with 1080p and rotatable camera. Has worked well. Audio and video is solid, and the IR feature is great for night time.
I did not want a front doorbell camera due to them pretty much require cloud storage. I'm in a condo, can't really run my own camera lines. Anyway, it made sense, if they steal the camera, footage is not gone. Did NOT go with ring, their employees snoop through private cameras and Amazon provides your footage to police upon request without a warrant.
It is nice to see timestamps and package deliveries. I originally got it because of issues with people in the halls, but just knowing the camera is there has quashed that behavior, or at least moved it.
There are some doorbell cameras that transmit it to a separate device inside your house for local storage and does not require internet, but then again, if they got inside, they could steal that device too, and you also lose the footage.
Honestly for the purposes described, I'd rather it be privately streamed somewhere. It'd be too easy to remove and "accidentally" destroyed in the detainment process. Ideally it only goes to a home server, and a few backup locations if home is inaccessible. Then there's a button to click where the last 15mins and a live stream is uploaded to the court's server to retain as evidence.
I like this idea, but the click sends it to multiple sites, including my own. Police have "lost" footage before.
Thanks for all the responses! It is a lame feeling as I do see it from others side (those that aren't being potentially violent assholes), but the cost of any one person having serious intent is too high now, especially since i've never had anyone say anything against the asshole's behavior.
With that said, having a camera has taken the edge off for me so I don't feel as confrontational, and I can just post them on the neighborhood app after walking away. But on the flip side, I now live in middle america...
Keep using it. 99% of the time, people won't even notice or know what it is. Those that do may actually behave better knowing it's there. Nothing wrong with being prepared. Do you have a car dashcams? Same idea, better to have it ready the time comes.
Mine has saved me twice in the 6 years I've had it, first thing I did was buy the fiance at the time the same model, knowing it worked well for our needs.
Sort of. I wear a camera while cycling because there are a lot of angry people in cars that have some weird hatred towards people using a bicycle.
Actually, this is sorta what motivated me. Since I watch those angry driver youtube videos, I often see the need for cyclist/bikers.
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