Frequently Asked Questions

The Axon camera has three modes:

1. Off – no recording at all.
2. Buffering – recording video but not sound. The visual recording holds 30 seconds of video before it recycles.
3. Recording – full video and sound being recorded.

Officers patrol in ”Buffering” mode. When they take enforcement action or begin an investigation they activate the “Recording” function. The camera automatically records and saves video from the prior 30 seconds when the camera was in “buffering” mode. Once the “Recording” function is on, the camera is recording audio and visual until it is turned off.

Officers are able to turn their cameras off to conduct private daily functions such as using the bathroom.