Surveillance Cameras
Cameras that watch without a photographer. CCTV, the Trojan Room coffee webcam, the doorbell camera, police body cams, automatic number-plate readers, and the argument about who is holding the footage.
Part of Cameras
16 moments in this segment.
- - The Trojan Room Coffee Pot on Look East. Trojan Room coffee pot webcam (1993). Magnetic tape and the camcorder put a moving-image camera in the home, the newsroom, and the bystander’s hand.
- - The surveillance camera (1970) (3 of 4). The surveillance camera, the camera itself, 1970. Magnetic tape and the camcorder put a moving-image camera in the home, the newsroom, and the bystander’s hand. The subject dates from 1970; this photograph was taken in 2008.
- - The surveillance camera (1970) (2 of 4). The surveillance camera, the camera itself, 1970. Magnetic tape and the camcorder put a moving-image camera in the home, the newsroom, and the bystander’s hand. The subject dates from 1970; this photograph was taken in 2011.
- - How Ring Video Doorbell Works | Smart Doorbell with Camera. Ring video doorbell (2014). Now everyone carries a film studio: the phone camera, GoPro, the drone, and software that paints with light.
- - The early webcam (1994). The early webcam, the camera itself, 1994. Film gave way to data: the first digital sensors, the DSLR, and the first cameras built into telephones. The subject dates from 1994; this photograph was taken in 2016.
- - 7 Disturbing Videos Captured on Ring/Doorbell Cameras. The doorbell camera era (2018). Now everyone carries a film studio: the phone camera, GoPro, the drone, and software that paints with light.
- - The doorbell camera (2018) (1 of 4). The doorbell camera, the camera itself, 2018. Now everyone carries a film studio: the phone camera, GoPro, the drone, and software that paints with light.
- - The doorbell camera (2018) (2 of 4). The doorbell camera, the camera itself, 2018. Now everyone carries a film studio: the phone camera, GoPro, the drone, and software that paints with light.
- - The doorbell camera (2018) (3 of 4). The doorbell camera, the camera itself, 2018. Now everyone carries a film studio: the phone camera, GoPro, the drone, and software that paints with light.
- - The doorbell camera (2018) (4 of 4). The doorbell camera, the camera itself, 2018. Now everyone carries a film studio: the phone camera, GoPro, the drone, and software that paints with light.
- - The surveillance camera (1970) (1 of 4). The surveillance camera, the camera itself, 1970. Magnetic tape and the camcorder put a moving-image camera in the home, the newsroom, and the bystander’s hand. The subject dates from 1970; this photograph was taken in 2021.
- - The surveillance camera (1970) (4 of 4). The surveillance camera, the camera itself, 1970. Magnetic tape and the camcorder put a moving-image camera in the home, the newsroom, and the bystander’s hand. The subject dates from 1970; this photograph was taken in 2021.
- - Quentin Stafford-Fraser - The First Webcam (Trojan Room Coffee Pot). First webcam (coffee pot) (1991). Magnetic tape and the camcorder put a moving-image camera in the home, the newsroom, and the bystander’s hand.
- - The Coffee Pot Webcam: Connecting Cameras and Computers. First webcam (coffee pot) (1991). Magnetic tape and the camcorder put a moving-image camera in the home, the newsroom, and the bystander’s hand.
- - The Trojan Room Coffee Pot Movie. Trojan Room coffee pot webcam (1991). Magnetic tape and the camcorder put a moving-image camera in the home, the newsroom, and the bystander’s hand.
- - Police Body Cameras: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Police body cameras explainer (2026). Now everyone carries a film studio: the phone camera, GoPro, the drone, and software that paints with light.
