- "Holocams are like bureaucrats. They're everywhere. Can't escape them, so you ignore them."
- ―Iella Wessiri Antilles
A holocamera, or simply holocam, was a device that could record holographic images and sound. Some holocams were often fitted with small repulsorlifts and limited artificial intelligence. Holocams could often be used in security applications and would come in all manner of all shapes and configurations.
These cam droids served as roving cameras for covering large events, and were used to record anything from Senate sessions to podraces.
The Boonta Eve Classic was filmed by fast moving cams that transmitted imagery of the podrace to small hand-held viewscreens carried by spectators. Furthermore many law enforcement agencies used holocam droids to record incidents involving their officers, including the Sector Rangers.[1]
Appearances
Sources
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin
- The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- Death Star Technical Companion
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- Death Star Technical Companion, Second Edition
- The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Cracken's Rebel Operatives
- Platt's Starport Guide (as holo camera)
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition (as holocam)
- Heroes & Rogues (as holocam)
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids (As "holocam")
- Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 10 (DAT2, Datapads)
- Visual Guide Chapter 4: Artoo's Mission, Image 24 on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Visual Guide Chapter 4: Artoo's Mission, Image 32 on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Bespin: Action Tidings" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Aargau: For All Your Banking Needs" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Holocam in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Suns of Fortune
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition