In this article, we discuss the usage of action cameras in research. First, we elaborate on the idea of the camera providing a first-person perspective, possibly giving access to the research participant’s subjectivity, and discuss this critically. Our discussion of these issues is based on data that was produced in two different research settings where action cameras were distributed to groups of students; one setting was an outdoor museum and the other a classroom. Second, we examine how using the action camera in research creates different hybrids involving the camera, the person carrying it, and both present and absent others. These hybridisation processes become evident in different ways. We argue that the camera is treated as a hybrid in four different forms. Arguing with these hybrids enables us to more adequately highlight aspects of the research process than understanding the action camera as providing a first-person-perspective.

在本文中，我们讨论运动相机在研究中的使用。首先，我们详细阐述了相机提供第一人称视角的想法，可能使研究参与者能够了解主观性，并批判性地讨论这一点。我们对这些问题的讨论基于两个不同研究环境中产生的数据，其中运动相机被分发给学生组；一个场景是室外博物馆，另一个场景是教室。其次，我们研究了在研究中使用运动相机如何创造不同的混合体，包括相机、携带相机的人以及在场和不在场的其他人。这些杂交过程以不同的方式变得明显。我们认为相机被视为四种不同形式的混合体。