Introduction and registration

Axon Body 2 is a body-worn camera system for use in tough environmental conditions encountered by law enforcement, corrections, military, and security personnel. The camera records events for secure storage, retrieval, and analysis on Axon Evidence or Axon Evidence Local. The Axon View app lets you review footage on a smart device prior to uploading.

Important safety and health information

Read, understand, and follow all warnings and instructions before using this product. The most up-to-date warnings and instructions are available at www.axon.com.

Additional reading

These topics discuss how to operate the camera. Other topics cover additional aspects of the camera system.

For details on working with uploaded videos and managing cameras, including inventory management and organization-wide settings, see Axon Evidence.

For details on installing and setting up the dock to transfer information and recharge your camera, see the Axon Dock section in the left-nav.

For instructions on using Axon cameras with a smart device, see the Axon View for Devices User Manual for Android or iOS.

Axon Academy training videos appear in relevant topics of this guide, including how to register for and use the Axon Evidence website, configure settings, install Evidence Sync software, assign personnel to cameras, recharge your camera, and transfer video to a computer.

Register camera

Cameras must be registered by your organization before they can be assigned to users. Additionally, you should adjust the organization-wide camera settings in Axon Evidence before assigning cameras to users.

An admin registers a Body 2 camera using Evidence Sync or by placing it in a registered and networked Body 2 dock. Learn more about these two methods at Axon Academy.

FAQs

For camera registration FAQs, including error codes when registering through ADM, see Camera registration FAQs.