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[[File:Use Spoofer.jpg|thumb|The view from a recorder.]] | |||
'''Helmet recorders''', also referred to as '''helmet cameras''' or '''helmet cams''',<ref name="HE8">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #8''</ref> are standard field issue equipment for [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ground forces. They are used to record an individual combatant's point of view during operations for future evaluation and intelligence on the enemy. Because data on the [[Covenant]] is scarce, the helmet recorder is an invaluable tactical resource to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] and the UNSC forces, who often retrieve this data and then debrief the wearer about the audio and video data they recorded. They store their information in the processed [[M4 Field Disk|recorder chips]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref> | |||
[[ | The recorder is equipped with a night vision function, though picture quality is said to be poor.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 206-207''</ref> Curiously, it appears that these cameras stop recording when the user is incapacitated, such as when [[Wallace A. Jenkins|PFC Wallace Jenkins]] was attacked by the [[Flood]]. It may be that the impact simply caused an equipment malfunction. | ||
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The [[Spartan-II]]s and [[Spartan-III]]s routinely utilized recorders to document engagements during their missions. Prior to [[2547]], ONI's Section Two had kept many of their early recordings classified with top secret encryptions in an attempt to keep the general public unaware of the existence of the [[Covenant]] and the [[Spartan Program]]. | |||
[[Covenant]] [[Ossoona]]s are equipped with similar helmet-mounted recording units. | [[Covenant]] [[Ossoona]]s are equipped with similar helmet-mounted recording units.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 28''</ref> | ||
==Use== | ==Use== | ||
*During his time at [[Corbulo Academy]], Cadet [[Michael Sullivan]] hacked into mission recordings in order to uncover ONI secrets. He managed to decrypt a top | * During his time at [[Corbulo Academy]], Cadet [[Michael Sullivan]] hacked into mission recordings in order to uncover ONI secrets. He managed to decrypt a top secret footage of a rebel stronghold raid in which UNSC forces began to fight alongside Insurrectionists against an unknown threat. He also showed his [[Hastati Squad|squad]] a shot of a strange [[Fred-104|large armored soldier]]. | ||
*Members of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] were equipped with helmet cams during [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]]. Footage of their final moments on [[K7-49]] was later viewed by Colonel [[James Ackerson]], Chief [[Franklin Mendez]] and [[Kurt-051]]. | * Members of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] were equipped with helmet cams during [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]]. Footage of their final moments on [[K7-49]] was later viewed by Colonel [[James Ackerson]], Chief [[Franklin Mendez]] and [[Kurt-051]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 86''</ref> | ||
* During the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] was equipped with something similar to a helmet recorder in [[Côte d'Azur]]. A fiber-optic cable equipped with a camera, he used this device to record an [[Huragok|Engineer]] taking apart a car.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 183''</ref> | |||
*During the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] was equipped with something similar to a helmet recorder in [[Côte d'Azur]]. A fiber-optic cable equipped with a camera, he used this device to record an [[Huragok|Engineer]] taking apart a car. | |||
*During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], SPARTAN-117 got his first glimpse of the Flood while watching a recording he found in Private First Class Jenkins' helmet. | *During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], SPARTAN-117 got his first glimpse of the Flood while watching a recording he found in Private First Class Jenkins' helmet. | ||
*Following the [[Halo 4|Master Chief's return]] to [[Earth]], the [[UNSC Security Council]] reviewed footage taken by John-117's helmet cam to determine whether the [[Ur-Didact]] had been killed during the [[New Phoenix Incident]].<ref name="HE8"/> | |||
*Following the [[Halo 4|Master Chief's return]] to [[Earth]], the [[UNSC Security Council]] reviewed footage taken by John-117's helmet cam to determine whether the [[Ur-Didact]] had been killed during the [[New Phoenix Incident]]. | |||
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Sensors]] | [[Category:Sensors]] | ||
