Here at Wall to Wall Communications, we have over 40 years of experience in the field, offering the latest technology, including body cameras, two-way radios and training on how to use it.
For this article, we looked further into the costing of a body camera and what to consider when purchasing or hiring one out.
A body camera can come by many different names, including a bodycam, body worn video or a body-worn camera. No matter what they are called, a body camera is a wearable device that records audio and video.
Our team is here to help you decipher the technological jargon and get you fitted with a piece of equipment you can comfortably use and get the most out of.
All About The Budget
When looking to purchase a body camera, you need to firstly think about your budget.
These pieces of kit can range in price, so setting yourself a limit on how much you are willing to spend will allow you to narrow down your choices.
Spending over your budget, doesn’t guarantee you a better, more suited product. So, having a top monetary goal in mind, will ensure you don’t go over your allocated allowance.
If your budget is down the lower-end, or you are unsure of how much you would like to spend, hiring out your body cameras could be the best option.
When it comes to purchasing a body camera, our starting price is around £250 and goes up to around £500, depending on the specs and the memory capacity the device holds.
What do you need from your Body Camera?
The next prospect to consider is what you need your camera for. In our blog post Body Cameras: Which One is Right For you?, we discussed the difference between the cameras in our range.
Knowing how you’re going to use your equipment is imperative when it comes to purchasing a piece long-term. Under our product page, we go into detail about each body camera we carry, including information about the video quality, the lens they have and which applications the model is compatible with.
Asking yourself key questions such as, what storage capacity do I need? Do I need motion detection or night vision features on my body camera? What applications will I be using alongside this technology, do I need it to be connected via Bluetooth or WiFi?
By researching further into these topics, you will be able to narrow down what type of body camera you will be looking for.
Our team is also happy to help if you have any further questions or need any help picking out what equipment is best suited for your and your team’s needs.
What Are The Additional Costs of Your Body Camera?
Finally, are the additional costs to consider when it comes to purchasing your body camera.
At the time of buying equipment for your team, having a firm understanding of how much you’re willing to spend on pieces of kit is essential, but what an added consideration should be is the future costs.
For example, does your team know how to use body cameras? This could be an additional cost which you could need to incorporate into your budgeting plan.
Here at Wall to Wall, our team offers training on all our products, including our radios, body cameras, our mobiles and repeaters. If your team does need more information surrounding this, feel free to contact us and we can walk you through your new equipment.
With people on Britain’s front-line experiencing more violence against them than ever before, it’s important that staff who are in high-risk jobs are fully protected whilst they are out in the field. With modern technology becoming ever more sophisticated, employers can equip their staff with tools that allow them to conduct their roles safely without the risk of any false accusations and potential lawsuits.
At Wall to Wall Communications, we believe it’s one of the best times to purchase body cameras for your front-line staff. Body cameras provide a cost-effective solution to monitoring your employees professional conduct whilst on duty, but also to protect your business against any wrongful insurance claims. Body camera technology has come a long way since the early days, which can be seen in our range of Hytera body cameras. They offer a discreet but optimised field of vision, capturing ultra HD video footage. With our 40 years of experience being the UK’s leading wireless two-way radio communications specialists, Wall to Wall Communications know a thing or two about tailored two-way radio solutions and have used our knowledge to offer you the most advanced body cameras on the market. If you need assistance with choosing the right Hytera body camera for your business, please contact us today.
What Industries Use Body Cameras?
Body cameras are typically worn by employees who come in contact with the public regularly. They are ideal devices in providing a deterrent for abusive members of the public. Where talking is not enough to deescalate a situation, a body camera can remove the threat just by simply making the abusive individual think twice about their behaviour whilst being filmed. At Wall to Wall Communication, we believe our range of Hytera Body Cameras are perfect for a variety of industries including:
Construction
Construction sites are often high-value targets for organised crime because they usually store expensive equipment on-site. Our Hytera body cameras can offer a great resource for security guards on building sites because they can record any suspicious activity, which can be reported and used as evidence.
Hospitality, Leisure and Events
These industries are often difficult to manage because they usually involve a lot of people in small spaces. Often people consume alcohol, which can lead to unruly behaviour and can result in violence. To protect your staff at these events, body cameras are used to prevent and deter violent situations from occurring and if they do, footage of the individuals can be used as evidence.
Security
As with the event industry, body cameras are used to deter and prevent violent situations from occurring. As people in the security industry are more likely to be involved in violent situations, these devices are ideal for ensuring that professionalism is maintained and that the trust of the general public is upheld. It also protects security staff from false accusations.
Auction houses
Auction houses often are places where high-value items are bought and sold, which makes them an ideal target for organised crime. If there is a security team present in an auction house, it’s best to equip them with our Hytera body cameras because they can help the security team to monitor the crowd and to record any suspicious behaviour.
Transportation
Hytera body cameras are versatile pieces of equipment for security companies who are contracted to work on public transport because they will provide high-quality video footage, whatever the lighting quality is. This makes them perfect for recording fare dodgers, or for preventing members of public trespassing on transportation networks. Body cameras are also great at recording members of the public in tight, confined spaces.
Retailers
Major retailers are often victims of theft on a daily basis, because of the high number of shoplifters that operate in their businesses. There can often be difficulty in prosecuting these perpetrators because of the lack of evidence. Hytera body cameras can catch them in the act and the evidence that these cameras collect can be used in a court of law.
Hospitals
Hospital staff can often be subjected to violence from patients who are either intoxicated or decide that violence is the best way to communicate with staff. Therefore, security staff in hospitals are increasingly using body cameras as a means of protecting front-line NHS workers when they are on duty. It’s the ideal solution in preventing health care workers from being assaulted.
What Body Camera should I choose?
At Wall to Wall Communications, we stock the very best of body camera technology with our range of Hytera models which include:
Body worn cameras are becoming more popular in recent times. The need to record people’s behaviour is increasing because attacks on blue light emergency service workers such as the police and ambulance workers are becoming more common. The devices are also deployed to help build trust between local communities and the police force, which can be strained at times. Body worn cameras can deter threatening and aggressive behaviour towards emergency service workers, but also can hold people accountable if there is any wrongdoing in the line of duty.
Although elements of the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights Act govern where you can conduct recording, it is legal for anyone in the UK to own a hidden body camera and a licence is not a requirement. In this article, Wall to Wall Communications will be discussing where you can operate body worn cameras and the best practices to follow, so you can use a hidden body camera within the rules. If you do have any question concerning body worn cameras legislation, please get in touch.
Who can wear hidden body cameras?
Rising in popularity since the mid-2000, body worn cameras are usually used by the emergency services but they can be used by anyone in the public. The people who usually use them are as follows:
There is no law which states how to use hidden body cameras but there is legislation that gives users a code of practice, which has been produced by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner and the Information Commissioner. The Police follow a code of practice as well. These codes of practice include:
You cannot fit spy cameras to a business or residential property that you do not own have legal occupancy
It is illegal to use spy cameras in areas with an expectation of privacy. This includes toilets or locker rooms
You can set up a camera in your own home or business
You can set up and operate a recording system to the outside of your property, provided it does not breach anyone else’s right to privacy.
Be sure to take reasonable steps to safeguard laws and protect any footage gathered via a recording system. Failure to do this could be a breach of the Data Protection Act
You must not share footage from CCTV without permission from those captured unless as part of a legal criminal investigation
If you intend to use body worn cameras to record people, you must follow the body camera codes of practice. Any footage that you collect must be stored securely on a private internal system where no one has easy access. The footage you do collect must not be stored longer than necessary, Wall to Wall Communications recommends you keep it until a month has passed unless it’s needed for a court case.
Body worn cameras are becoming more popular in recent times. The need to record people’s behaviour is increasing because attacks on blue light emergency service workers such as the police and ambulance workers are becoming more common. The devices are also deployed to help build trust between local communities and the police force, which can be strained at times. Body worn cameras can deter threatening and aggressive behaviour towards emergency service workers, but also can hold people accountable if there is any wrongdoing in the line of duty.
Although elements of the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights Act govern where you can conduct recording, it is legal for anyone in the UK to own a hidden body camera and a licence is not a requirement. In this article, Wall to Wall Communications will be discussing where you can operate body worn cameras and the best practices to follow, so you can use a hidden body camera within the rules. If you do have any question concerning body worn cameras legislation, please get in touch.
Who can wear hidden body cameras?
Rising in popularity since the mid-2000, body worn cameras are usually used by the emergency services but they can be used by anyone in the public. The people who usually use them are as follows:
There is no law which states how to use hidden body cameras but there is legislation that gives users a code of practice, which has been produced by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner and the Information Commissioner. The Police follow a code of practice as well. These codes of practice include:
You cannot fit spy cameras to a business or residential property that you do not own have legal occupancy
It is illegal to use spy cameras in areas with an expectation of privacy. This includes toilets or locker rooms
You can set up a camera in your own home or business
You can set up and operate a recording system to the outside of your property, provided it does not breach anyone else’s right to privacy.
Be sure to take reasonable steps to safeguard laws and protect any footage gathered via a recording system. Failure to do this could be a breach of the Data Protection Act
You must not share footage from CCTV without permission from those captured unless as part of a legal criminal investigation
If you intend to use body worn cameras to record people, you must follow the body camera codes of practice. Any footage that you collect must be stored securely on a private internal system where no one has easy access. The footage you do collect must not be stored longer than necessary, Wall to Wall Communications recommends you keep it until a month has passed unless it’s needed for a court case.
Body worn cameras are an important piece of equipment for UK law enforcement, private security companies and blue light emergency services, which includes the ambulance service. These body cameras are primarily used by the police to protect themselves against members of the public who are especially difficult, aggressive and maybe out to harm them. So the cameras add an extra level of protection to their uniform. Body worn cameras are also used to improve the public’s confidence in local and national police forces, which will result in fewer complaints made against the police. Some of the benefits of using a body camera include:
The reduction of false accusations
Video and voice recordings can be used for training and monitoring purposes
Wall to Wall Communications offers a range of body worn cameras for sale that are suitable for all blue light emergency services. Wall to Wall Communications is here to serve your individual security needs, so if you have any questions please get in touch.
Hytera VM780 Body Worn Camera
Hytera range of body cameras for sale in the UK are the most advanced body cameras on the market and are suitable for the challenges faced by local and nationwide police forces. The VM780 takes RVM Bodycams to the next level with the most advanced range of features available, including; a 2.8” touch display, powerful battery life supporting up to 8 hours continuous recording and 3G/ 4G & Wi-Fi for real-time transmission anywhere, GPS built-in and PoC application compatibility. The features of the body worn camera include:
1080p HD Video
216° rotatable lens
256 Bit Advanced Encryption
3G/ 4G/ Wi-Fi & Bluetooth built-in
GPS built-in
PoC application compatible
IP67 and MIL-STD-810G
Hytera VM685 Body Worn Camera
This model of Hytera body cameras offers the greatest flexibility in the field and are suitable for any environment faced by the police, security and emergency services. The VM685 gives users more flexibility, with features including a 180° rotatable lens and powerful battery life supporting up to 8 hours of continuous recording. The VM685 also increases security by incorporating 256 Bit Advanced Encryption. The features of the body worn camera include:
2.4” Display
1080p HD Video
256 Bit Advanced Encryption
Wi-Fi & Bluetooth built-in
IP67 and MIL-STD-81
Hytera VM550D Body Worn Camera
Hytera VM550D body camera includes night vision which is great for security companies who are on patrol at night and may come across people who are not very visible in the darkness. The VM550D offers all the rich features of the VM550 including Full HD video, with the added bonus of a 2” display allowing users to playback and review captured video instantly. The features of the body worn camera include:
2” Display
1080p HD Video
139° diagonal lens
7+ hours continuous battery life
Wi-Fi & Bluetooth built-in
IP67 and MIL-STD-81G
Hytera VM550 Body Worn Camera
The Hytera VM550 body camera is ideal for people who may have not used a body worn camera before. The VM550 is the entry-level Hytera RVM Bodycam offering a compact, rugged and lightweight option for capturing evidence accurately and effectively, whilst still boasting Full HD video capture and a number of other impressive features. The features of the body worn camera include:
At Wall to Wall Communication, we’ve got over 40 years of experience with two-way radios, which is why when new communication technology that boosts our industry comes along, we want to be at the forefront of innovation.
Body-worn cameras were introduced in 2005, intended to be worn by law enforcement to keep recorded footage of interactions with the public. The idea came around when situations with certain members of the public became aggressive, making it easier to keep track of behaviours of the public and the police in high-pressure situations.
Benefits of body-worn cameras include:
The reduction of false accusations
Video and voice recordings can be used for training and monitoring purposes
Security, Emergency Services and, more predominantly, the Police, are all industries that greatly benefit from the use of body cameras – or otherwise known as Body-Worn cameras (BWC). There are no specific laws surrounding the use of body-worn cameras and who can use them, a code of practice has been put into place by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner and the Information Commissioner that anyone who wishes to use or wear on should refer to before doing so.
Body-worn cameras, although mainly used by people in the public sector, can be worn by anyone. Able to record video and audio, body cameras have seen a rise in popularity since their mid-2000s introduction.
Police body cameras benefit the force by increasing public confidence in local and national policing, resulting in a reduced number of complaints and allegations made against police officers. The use of body-worn cameras has minimised the threat of physical and verbal attacks against security teams, as people know they are being recorded with good video and audio quality. This ultimately increases the safety and security of employees as well as other members of the public.
Here at Wall to Wall Communications, we have over 40 years of experience in the field, offering the latest technology, including body cameras, two-way radios and training on how to use it. 
The next prospect to consider is what you need your camera for. In our blog post Body Cameras: Which One is Right For you?, we discussed the difference between the cameras in our range. 
At Wall to Wall Communications, we believe it’s one of the best times to purchase body cameras for your front-line staff. Body cameras provide a cost-effective solution to monitoring your employees professional conduct whilst on duty, but also to protect your business against any wrongful insurance claims. Body camera technology has come a long way since the early days, which can be seen in our range of Hytera body cameras. They offer a discreet but optimised field of vision, capturing ultra HD video footage. With our 40 years of experience being the UK’s leading wireless two-way radio communications specialists, Wall to Wall Communications know a thing or two about tailored two-way radio solutions and have used our knowledge to offer you the most advanced body cameras on the market. If you need assistance with choosing the right Hytera body camera for your business, 
