Panasonic Corp. has unveiled a compact body camera for police officers ahead of the launch of the product in December in the United States.
The 130-gram camera can send recorded movie data to a hard disk system placed in emergency vehicles via wireless LAN, as well as to police stations. The recorded data can be used as evidence in trials.
With the new products, Panasonic is hoping to meet rising demand for wearable security cameras, a senior executive of the company said Wednesday, referring to a survey that showed nearly 60 percent of U.S. police departments were considering using such recording equipment amid increasing threats of violence and terrorism.
Calls for police to wear body cameras have also increased amid a number of high-profile fatal shootings by officers.
U.S. President Barack Obama has said the country will increase the number of police officers wearing such cameras.
The new security camera can be used with a car-mounted camera system that Panasonic launched in the United States in 2005, the company said.
