As President Obama looks to pour tens of millions of dollars into suiting up more police in body cams, local police departments are still deciding whether they’re a good choice.

While Tampa police are close to starting a pilot program in January. Sixty officers will be fitted with personal cameras. Other departments like St. Petersburg and Clearwater are still mulling over the idea.

Clearwater Police Chief Daniel Slaughter is still on the fence.

“Although we would promote the cams as having a transparency of our own operation,” says Chief Slaughter, “it really is intrusive for some of the video of when citizens are at their most difficult moments interacting with police. And having to see those things displayed out in the public for people's entertainment. That's a big concern for me.”

Tampa’s pilot program is part of a study being conducted by USF. A similar study is almost completed with the Orlando Police Department. USF officials say, results from that study could be released by April.