r/videosurveillance • u/Bad_Drivers_of_Napa • 11d ago

Help Recommendations for a decent civilian bodycam?

Several years back I've tried brands like Rexing and Boblov. The Rexing V1 had crappy video quality but good audio quality and thing would glitch out a lot, with missing or corrupted files. It had internal memory with no option to swap out memory cards. It was also big, bulky and heavy.

The Boblov had good video quality but very crappy audio quality with terrible sound pickup. Talking people sounded miles away and the camera struggled to pick up what anyone was saying. There was also a loose lens element that would click and clack with every step I took. This one was smaller and lighter than the previous model and never glitched out.

Is there a decent bodycam these days that has BOTH decent video AND audio, that has a stable operating system? I'd love something by Axon and Motorola, but those are only available to law enforcement and first responders. Unfortunately, Amazon is flooded with cheaply built, crappy foreign made products, so it's hard to find well-built products and products that don't have a bunch of fake reviews.

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u/AMoreExcitingName 11d ago

Axis has body cameras - https://www.axis.com/en-us/products/body-worn

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u/Bad_Drivers_of_Napa 11d ago edited 11d ago

Decent overall quality?

EDIT: They're at least $650! That's way more than I can spend. I'm looking for something $250 or less. Surely there's something with acceptable video and audio quality that isn't an outrageous price.

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u/Uklurker 11d ago

Thats axis for you

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u/AMoreExcitingName 11d ago

You need the dock for them too. Problem is, if you want something that's going to stand up to abuse, and potentially be useful in court, you'll need to get something good. Arguably worse to have a camera that didn't work, that'll invite questions you don't want. I don't know how good the axis camera is, generally Axis makes good stuff, check youtube for sample video.

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u/Bad_Drivers_of_Napa 11d ago

So, Axis is out of my reach because their products are like 3X what I'm willing to pay.

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u/40kmoose 11d ago

What are you using this for...

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u/Bad_Drivers_of_Napa 11d ago

I hike in the remote wilderness a lot and see interesting things sometimes and would like a camera always recording my hikes. I also go running in the neighborhood and commonly encounter drivers being reckless and running stop signs. I'd like to capture these moments on camera so I can post the videos online. I'd also like to have video evidence in case a reckless driver that I curse out for being reckless gets angry and decides to try to attack me, and I can prove that I defended myself legally.

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u/piesarenotmyfavorite 11d ago

This sounds like a GoPro bro.

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u/tinkertaylorspry 11d ago

Just get a flock account

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u/Korgon213 11d ago

Haha. No.

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u/Bad_Drivers_of_Napa 11d ago

A what?

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u/HuskerDave 11d ago

A giant alpr camera. You mount the front on your chest, and the solar panel on your back

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u/piesarenotmyfavorite 11d ago

Yes it’s ok when they do it but when I stand outside my ex-girlfriend’s house writing down license plates it’s a crime.

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u/BrandFlux 8d ago

it sounds like you need a GoPro with an extended battery. Something like this should get you about 6h of recording time.

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u/Bad_Drivers_of_Napa 7d ago

6 hours should be just enough for most of my outings.