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Body cameras provide a continuous video record with audio, capturing movement and context that still photos can’t always convey. But they have a limitation: they do not replace photographs entirely. Still images are often needed for high-resolution details, precise moments, and clear courtroom exhibits where a single frame can be scrutinized, annotated, or printed. A video can be excellent for context, but a precise still image of a moment, or of a detail like a license plate or injury, is still necessary in many investigations and reports.

So while body cameras are valuable, they are not a complete substitute for photographs. They are also used in investigations and they record both video and audio, not only audio.