- For the device used in Call of Duty: Ghosts' campaign, see Camera.
- "Remote camera view that is toggled on and off with "equipment" button."
- — Create-a-Class 2.0 description
The Camera Spike is an equipment item featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops, costing 
2000.
Call of Duty: Black Ops[]
Overview[]
The Camera Spike allows the player to see anything in front of it using thermal imaging in a box at the top left corner of the player's HUD, replacing the mini-map. While initially placing the Camera Spike will override the player's mini-map, the player can toggle to switch between mini-map and camera feed using the equipment button. The area that the camera covers is dictated by the direction the player's facing (both horizontal and vertical) when it is placed. The camera spike can be destroyed by melee, bullets, and explosions.
Players of all types will show up on the image when passing by the camera's picture, with no perk granting immunity to the Camera Spike. In that regard, the Camera Spike seems rather foolproof. However, the Camera Spike is heavily dependent on wise placement by the player, in addition to not completely discarding the mini-map when the Camera Spike is in use. The Camera Spike can be temporarily disabled either by a Jammer or a Concussion or Flashbang. Camera Spikes are also capable of being overridden by someone using Hacker Pro, and they can simply be destroyed. Hacker users can be particularly annoying to Camera Spike users, as the Hacker user can see the Camera Spike through the wall, and plan accordingly to pass around the Camera undetected, or simply destroy it through a wall.
In Hardcore, the Camera Spike is extremely useful, as the Camera Spike allows for additional situational awareness independent of mini-map availability. As access to radar is far more limited in Hardcore, the contextual information that the Camera Spike provides can be invaluable. More importantly, the Motion Sensor - another piece of detection equipment - is mostly useless in Hardcore unless the mini-map is brought up via a Spy Plane or Blackbird, and the Camera Spike is not reliant on either of those killstreaks being active for the Camera Spike to work.
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Trivia[]
- Players using the Ghost Pro perk will be undetected by the Camera Spike.
- Players can hack enemy's Camera Spikes and to use it for themselves through hacking it using the Hacker Pro Perk, but if hacked the player cannot choose to turn it off unless the camera is destroyed.
- In the first reveal trailer the Camera Spike was taller than it currently is. This change was most likely made to reduce exposure.
- To position the Camera Spike in a certain Y-axis direction, the player must simply look up or down according to where they want the camera to point.
- The Camera Spike, unfortunately, is not available in the Wii version, mostly due to RAM limitations.
- On the side of the box near the bottom of the camera, the word 'KampTek' is written.
- The Camera Spike's camera resembles the one on top of the Sentry Gun.
- While holding the Camera Spike, the player will sprint faster.
- If an enemy calls in Attack Dogs , the dogs will be undetected by the camera spike.