New Tasers being issued to ACT police officers will have video cameras fitted to help ensure the weapons are used appropriately.

The cameras will record the moments leading up to when a Taser is used, and the footage will be used by authorities as part of regular reviews.

The move is designed to silence critics of the devices by providing great accountability.

ACT Policing has been considering the Taser-cams since it first issued Tasers to frontline officers.

Last year the Commonwealth ombudsman also recommended the cameras be fitted to help ensure the weapons are used appropriately.

Jim Torr from the Australian Federal Police Association says the cameras will provide protection for officers.

"It highlights their professionalism in situations where you're dealing with the public," he said.

"Reference to their conduct at a later point has been of benefit to our members because they behave professionally, they're under scrutiny, they're aware of that, and we have no objections to it."

He says it will show the situation officer's are confronted with before resorting to Tasers.

"Rather than relying alone on witness statements or statements from a person who is accused and been subject to the use of those weapons," he said.

The new Taser-cam which will record high-definition video.

Mr Torr says it is important the technology is top class and the association wants to be involved in the rollout.

"It needs to be comprehensive enough that it can't be subject to editing. It has to show the full picture. It can't just show a few seconds before the actual event," he said.

"If we're going to use these devises and video their use, we're going to have to demonstrate to someone - a judge, a magistrate, a professional standards investigator or the public at large - the whole of the activity with the lead-up and the actual use of the device."

ACT Policing says the Taser-cams will not be rolled out until guidelines are developed and officers undergo training.

Police Minister Simon Corbell says the cameras will improve the way Tasers are used and protocols will ensure any footage is used appropriately.

"The oversight of Taser recordings will be at a very high level. There are well established protocols in other jurisdictions around the country that have already deployed cameras on Tasers," he said.

"I expect ACT Policing will learn from those experiences in other jurisdictions and put in place the appropriate governance protocols."

'Good news'

The ACT Greens say the move is good news but they still want to see evidence to justify the original rollout of the Tasers.

Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury says processes around their use need to be more transparent.

"I have asked the AFP for the studies and evidence they used to justify the original rollout. I've not been able to get that information to date. The last letter I had from the Chief Police Officer was that he was seeking legal advice as to whether he could release it to me," he said.

"So I think there are still transparency issues around the fact that information that justified the initial rollout has still not been made available. So I'd want to see that before we see a further rollout."

Canberra Liberals spokesman Jeremy Hanson says the cameras are a good idea.

"I support the Chief Police Officer in doing this. It provides the comfort to the police officers that vexatious claims about Tasers will be produced, and I think it also provides confidence to the community that the police will use Tasers in the correct fashion," he said.

Tim Vines from Civil Liberties Australia has cautiously welcomed the plan.

"Our concern though is that technology is only one small part of ensuring that Tasers are used appropriately.

Mr Vines says he is concerned about reports that police interstate have been told to hold the Tasers in a way that covers the camera.