@CoffeeQueen wrote:
I plan to do this.What do I need to know about equipment? I see there is a basic shopper kit. Is that adequate for a beginner?
CoffeeQueen, the industry is centered on the PV-500 model of the button camera. What you will need is:
A) A camera aoutfit, the Lawmate PV-500 L4 is the most current version. In the Box you will receive a portable DVR Digital Vedic Recorder, a pouch to hold the DVR onto your belt, a battery to power the DVR, the BU-18 button camera, a micro SD-Card to save the video on, and several other thingys that you will not "need" right away. This is priced around the $450.00 mark. Some of its nice features is that the L4 model allows you to control the DVR from your smartphone. You will establish a WIFI (not Bluetooth) wireless connection between the smartphone and the DVR, and then you will control the DVR from the app on your smartphone. The older L3 model is being phased out, but it is very similar minus the WIFI bit, and there is an actual screen on the DVR that you control and set the DVR through, then comes the action of putting the DVR in its pouch, on your belt which can mess things up.
Then you need a shirt outfitted to use the camera. I gather you are a nice lady because of your handle (Queen vs. King) so Kathy Heart can help you with the shirt. The shirt needs to be with certain requirements, the material should be thick enough so that the camera wires are hidden, and have some sort of a pattern to hide the camera button, and stuff like that.
C) A lot of assignments that pay $50.00 and above to make the investment worthwhile.
D) A lot of training time. And I suggest going to the many video training seminars to meet the moves and shakers and other ICs and learn a lot about this.
I hope I gave you a primer, Dan from GrayHawk will help you get ready. I suggest if you know any ICs in your city, is to ask to borrow the camera outfit and practice with it. If you are in San Francisco, or close by let me know, and I can show you how the whole thing works.