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8080 - Video Surveillance Techniques - 6/29/2026 Edneyville

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Brief Description: This course teaches techniques and skills needed to shoot Surveillance Video with video equipment.

Full Description: Students will be introduced to state-of-the-art covert video surveillance systems and will have the opportunity to use them in realistic, hands-on scenarios. The course will focus on both long-range camcorder surveillance and covert systems. It will include how to plan a successful video surveillance and the situational awareness necessary for safe operations. This class begins with camcorder basics and is suitable for both individuals with little or no experience and those with years of video experience. This course combines classroom instruction with numerous hands-on, practical, and realistic exercises. The instructor reviews each participant’s video after each exercise.

A night session will teach participants how to use night scopes in conjunction with video cameras to observe drug dealing at night under low-light and no-light conditions.

*Please note that Day 2 will have afternoon and evening hours to accommodate night surveillance exercises.

Covert audio transmitters play a crucial role in drug investigations. Participants will learn how to link the audio from those transmitters to their camcorders. Participants will practice using professional microphones with camcorders in order to record confessions, eyewitness accounts, and victim statements.

Topics Included
-The power of video as a source of evidence
-Introduction to camcorders, covert cameras, pole cameras, and digital video formats
-The elements of video continuity
-How to document surveillance for domestic and foreign terrorism, narcotics trafficking, auto theft operations, murder-for-hire investigations, and human trafficking
-Automatic and manual focus
-Optical and digital zoom
-Safely shooting surveillance video and other forms of uncontrolled action
-Daylight exterior practical exercises
-Low-light exterior practical exercises with night vision and IR illumination devices
-Recording quality audio from covert body receivers and other audio sources
-Using interchangeable (35mm format) video lenses with compatible video cameras
-Safely using and recording with covert video systems
-Using video evidence during pre-operational briefings

Training Dates: 06/29/2026 - 07/01/2026

Prerequisites: None Specified

Registration Dates: 06/29/2025 - 07/04/2026

Available Seats: 21

Hours: 24h 0m

Fee: None Specified

Training Location: NC Justice Academy - Edneyville
3971 Chimney Rock Road
Edneyville, NC 28727

Resources Required: The instructor carries enough video camcorders, covert video cameras, and night vision equipment for the entire class to complete all required surveillance exercises. Students will get hands-on time with a variety of modern cameras and recording devices.

While not required, students are encouraged to bring agency-provided video cameras, night scopes, or night recording devices, as well as covert audio and video recorders. The instructor will help students maximize the recording capabilities of their current equipment.

Reporting Instructions: Must enroll with the Midwest and Northeast Federal Counterdrug training center to receive credit. Email wloucks@ncdoj.gov for the link to complete your enrollment.

Housing is optional: Check-In 06/28/2026
Check-Out 07/01/2026

Signup Details: The course is provided by both the Midwest and Northeast Federal Counterdrug training centers. Email Bill Loucks at wloucks@ncdoj.gov for the link to complete your enrollment. To note: Just enrolling in Acadis does not guarantee you a seat in the course.

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