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The pre/post record function (or 'buffer') allows the wearer to capture events up to 30 seconds prior to pushing the record button, and 30 seconds after recording has stopped. That 30 seconds of footage can protect the wearer's liability and justify any actions taken to restrain or caution an individual.

The 'Observer Effect', in regards to body-worn video, is the phenomenon that causes individuals who might have been inclined to act aggressively, abusively or antisocially to modify their behavior when they know that they are being filmed or recorded. The act of filming events automatically means that the individual(s) in question can be held accountable for their actions.