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2015-2016 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 10 <br />The following table summarizes the systems and some key features of the body-worn cameras <br />adopted by local law enforcement: <br />Table 1. Comparison of Body-Worn Camera Systems in Use in San Mateo County <br /> <br />City Atherton Belmont Foster City Hillsborough Menlo Park <br />Manufacturer/ <br />Model VIEVU LE3i Taser Axon <br />Flexii <br />Vehoiii MUVITM <br />HD (off-the- <br />shelf)iii <br />Taser Axon <br />Flexiv VIEVU LE3v <br />Deployed 2006 2014 2012 2014 2013 <br />Officers <br />Equipped 23 28 39 26 50 <br />Per-Unit <br />Camera Cost $1,200 $900 $115 $614 $900 <br />Data Software VIEVU <br />Proprietary <br />Taser <br />Proprietary <br />Non- <br />proprietary <br />Taser <br />Proprietary <br />VIEVU <br />Proprietary <br />Storage Site In-house Cloud In-house Cloud In-house <br />Annual <br />Storage Cost Minimal cost ~ $20,000 ~ $1,000 ~ $4,400 ~$10,000 for <br />initial 10 TBvi <br />Annual Data <br />Usage ~1 TB No <br />Information ~535 GB ~2 TB ~6-7 TBvii <br />Training No <br />Information Two hours Two hours <br />Minimal <br />training <br />required <br />< One hour <br />Table Notes: <br />i. VIEVU—http://www.vievu.com/vievu-products/hardware. <br />ii. Taser Axon Flex— www.axon.io/products. <br />iii. VehoTM MUVI— Veho-VCC-005-MUVI-HD10-Handsfree-Wireless Mounting. <br />iv. Taser Axon Flex—www.axon.io/products/flex. <br />v. VIEVU— www.vievu.com/vievu-products/hardware. <br />vi. In-house storage is shared by several City of Menlo Park departments. <br />vii. Annual usage is for all City of Menlo Park departments. <br />N.B. The links above may not show the specific model used by the police departments. <br /> <br />The good news for law enforcement agencies is that strong competition between the two most <br />prominent vendors of the devices—VIEVU LLC and Taser International—as well as additional <br />prominent companies entering this market means lower cost and more feature-rich products will <br />likely be available in the near future.25 <br /> <br />25 Christopher Mims, “Competing Body Cam Companies Drive Down Prices for Cops,” Wall Street Journal, <br />August 25, 2014. https://www.policeone.com/police-products/body-cameras/articles/7498274-Competing -body- <br />cam-companies-drive-down-prices-for-cops/. <br />6.1.J. - Page 15