Security camera in Deus Ex
Security cameras are automated security devices that appear in all Deus Ex games. Security cameras are often part of security systems that may hinder the player's progression through game environments.
Deus Ex[]
- Main article: Security camera (DX)
Cameras in Deus Ex will trigger an alarm if the player (or other enemy) is detected and seen for a few seconds. Cameras are often used to activate turrets. Countermeasures to cameras include destroying them using high-damage weapons, and hacking a computer that controls the camera to disable the camera.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution[]
Cameras in Human Revolution work noticeably differently from Deus Ex. Although the basic principles are the same (including the brief warning period when the camera first spots the player), they can now detect bodies, and can be destroyed easily with any weapon (although though doing so automatically activates the alarm system). They can also be disabled for a few seconds at a time with the stun gun without sounding the alarm or alerting hostiles to Adam Jensen's location. EMP blasts also disable security cameras permanently, though EMP mines may be more effective to use than EMP grenades since they can be attached to walls, closer to the camera. Cameras can also be disabled discreetly from security hubs.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided[]
Cameras in Mankind Divided work similarly to how they do in Human Revolution. However, the player now has the ability to temporarily hack and disable them via remote hacking.
Trivia[]
- In Deus Ex: Human Revolution, security cameras have the model name "Big Bro" printed on their side. This may be a reference to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, where posters of the book's antagonist, a political party supposedly ruled by a figurehead named Big Brother, commonly displayed the words "Big Brother is watching you".
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution and the game Mirror's Edge share the same model name. Whether it is intentional or not is unknown.
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