Feasibility study of wearable cameras: GoPro Hero7, Panasonic HX-A500 and Patriot F850 glass camera for anal surgery recording. A video demonstration

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Capturing a clear surgical video is important to share novel surgical techniques and to achieve effective training for surgical residents and students. The ideal recording camera should be able to obtain high-quality images, highly portable, comfortable and price-friendly [1]. In this decade, the progress of the digital and optical technology has made available several types of wearable camera, which medical professionals can use for surgical recording as first person’s field of view (FOV). These small and light-weight wearable cameras with high-quality video recording enable surgeons to record videos during surgery easily without high costs, a bulky camera system, or a professional video team. The notable wearable cameras invented for surgical recording include GoPro Hero series [2], Panasonic HX camera [3] and Google Glass [4], which have been widely used in most fields of surgery such as general surgery, urological surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery and maxillofacial surgery, with the exception of anal surgery. Anal surgery has several special considerations including the deep and narrow surgical space in the anal canal, short distance from eye to surgical field and inadequate lightening [5], which make proper video recording difficult. …