NCJ Number
223508
Journal
Law Enforcement Technology Volume: 35 Issue: 6 Dated: June 2008 Pages: 122,124,127
Date Published
June 2008
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This article describes the innovative VIDMIC; a shoulder microphone equipped with a video and audio recorder and still camera offering comprehensive and effective documentation during police responses.
Abstract
The VIDMIC, a data acquisition system from Ear Hugger Safety Equipment (EHS), fits within an officer’s shoulder microphone and goes everywhere the officer goes to record important information in the field. The VIDMIC’s full-color LCD screen provides many important pieces of information. Its 5.36-megapixel camera produces high-quality images to document evidence and its 1.5 inch LCD on the back enables officers to place everything squarely in the frame before photographing it. Recorded video is stored in the system’s 1 gig of memory for later downloading. Even though the VIDMIC can cost up to twice as much as a conventional microphone, a price cannot be placed on the benefits of the device. VIDMIC provides great documentation of what officers did at a call and what was happening at that call. Everything the officer or suspect did during that incident is on videotape, making it indisputable.