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** In the [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 sequel]], as part of the [[DownloadableContent Omega DLC]], either Commander Shepard or Aria T'Loak shoot a camera used by the BigBad.

* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'': in the "Johnny Escape From Bling-Bling Island", Bling-Bling does this when he realizes there is a video camera recording him breaking into the lab and stealing Susan's shoes.

* [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' why disabling security cameras while trying to quietly infiltrate a heavily-protected facility is a bad thing.
-->'''Rick:''' Stealth Rule #1: turning off three-hundred cameras draws more attention than changing outfits.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': Kevin does this to the hidden camera that Ed placed to spy on him. Problem is, the camera was hidden ''right outside his front door'' with a stick taped to it as camouflage.
-->'''Eddy:''' Where did you hide the camera?!\\
'''Ed:''' ''(menacingly waves the coathanger used as a hook-hand)'' Only the Claw knows!

** In the [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 sequel]], as part of the [[DownloadableContent Omega DLC]], either Commander Shepard or Aria T'Loak shoot a camera used by the BigBad

* One of the alternate missions in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' is to destroy all the TYGER security cameras of Arkham City.

* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidGroundZeroes'' was the first game to have guards ''react'' to a downed security camera, where shooting one out will result in the enemy's MissionControl sending guards to investigate. However, the camera will remain down and the guards will soon leave, as they lack the ability to fix it and the manpower to leave a sentry near where the camera was.

* ''Fanfic/{{Spider-Ninja}}'': When Petra and the Turtles are staking out Avengers Tower, Raph puts a sai through the screen of every security camera he finds so the group doesn't have to worry about being seen. The cameras didn't record him at all because Mikey killed the monitors. Coulson all but states that they do this before every crime they stop.

* Downplayed in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'' when Arnold sneaks into the security camera hub room to steal a videotape of [[BigBad Scheck]] [[DestroyTheEvidence burning the tomato incident document]] [[EngineeredPublicConfession so he could illegally destroy Arnold's neighborhood]] after his ancestors failed to do so. One camera is about to spot Arnold, but Arnold disables it by throwing chewing gum into the lens, allowing him to get the evidence needed to prove Scheck's guilt. Moments after Arnold retrieves the evidence, Scheck returns to his office and notices one camera is out and immediately replaced. This later prompts the chase to stop Arnold and his friends before they stop the bulldozers.

* ''Fanfic/{{Spider-Ninja}}'': When Petra and the Turtles are staking out Avengers Tower, Raph puts a sai through the screen of every security camera he finds so the group doesn't have to worry about being seen. Coulson all but states that they do this before every crime they stop.

* Possible in ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'' and ''VideoGame/PAYDAY3''. Destroying a security camera will prevent it from spotting any heisters or other suspicious activities, but in some cases, the camera operator will send a guard to check the area. Titan cameras on higher difficulty levels defy this with a damage-proof shield. In most cases, if you find the camera operator and take him out, the cameras will no longer pose a threat.

A common piece of FridgeLogic that stems from this trope is the assumption that once a camera is out of commission, it can't raise suspicion. In reality, a guard is at least as likely to notice a blanked-out screen as a video of someone acting suspiciously. On the other hand, this can be justified if the goal is to prevent incriminating recording (though footage would still have been recorded up to the moment the camera was destroyed) or at least to prevent the cameras from getting real-time updates on the situation.

* Possible in ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2''. Destroying a security camera will prevent it from spotting any heisters or other suspicious activities, but in some cases, the camera operator will send a guard to check the area. Titan cameras on higher difficulty levels defy this with a damage-proof shield. In most cases, if you find the camera operator and take him out, the cameras will no longer pose a threat.

* ''Fanfic/{{Spider-Ninja}}'': When Petra and the Turtles are staking out Stark Tower, Raph puts a sai through the screen of every security camera he finds so the group doesn't have to worry about being seen. Coulson all but states that they do this before every crime they stop.

* ''Fanfic/{{Spider-Ninja}}'': When Petra and the turtles are staking out Stark Tower, Raph puts a sai through the screen of every security camera he finds so the group doesn't have to worry about being seen. Coulson all but states that they do this before every crime they stop.