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YouTubers Rejoice: Dashcam Maker to Sell Russian Cops 200,000 Body Cameras

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Russian dashcam maker ByteErg plans to supply 200,000 body cameras to Russian police departments after two year of tests proved successful.

Russian dashcam and security system manufacturer ByteErg will supply around 200,000 body cameras to Russian police departments as part of the government's police modernization program, the company's general director Andrey Prudnikov told RIA Novosti.

"We have been doing practical tests for two years. Police departments of five Russian regions are participating. All suggestions and criticisms are coming to us to improve the device. We estimate the total Interior Ministry's demand for these cameras to be 200,000 units."

Over 20,000 "Dozor" ("Patrol") body cameras have already been supplied to Russian security agencies, primarily in the correctional system, as well as Interior Ministry troops.

© patrulvideo.ruThe DOZOR 77 Police Body Camera
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The DOZOR 77 Police Body Camera

The Dozor body camera can work for up to eight hours in a row, including in night mode, and can perform facial recognition from up to 10 meters away. In a video produced by the manufacturer, police officers use the camera to simplify paperwork procedures when detaining a man who is drinking at a playground, as well as to legally document that a man suspected of burglary was carrying stolen items when he was spotted. According to the video, body cameras have also led to the reduction in attacks perpetrated against police officers.

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According to Pridnikov, the plan is to supply one in every three police officers with body cameras, although recent budget cuts in the Interior Ministry could delay the project's implementation. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier announced that the government will continue buying new arms and equipment for the Interior Ministry, but demanded that funds are used rationally.

 

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