Do You Need Video Cameras For User Testing?

Anonymous Technical Documentation Updated May 08, 2024 IEC 62366
We’re currently planning our IEC 62366 - compliant Summative Usability Evaluation, which means that we’ll be doing usability testing with our software. We’ve got a group of test users and have prepared a protocol which lists the steps they need to perform. Now we’re wondering what the requirements for documentation of this user test are - do we need video recordings? Screen recordings? That would make things more difficult. We want to get it right the first time and minimize the risk of having to re-do user tests.

1 Answer

Accepted answer
Dr. Oliver Eidel
Dr. Oliver Eidel Founder & CEO, OpenRegulatory
No, you don’t need video and screen recordings.

Long Answer


There are no hard requirements for user testing. At minimum, you need some sort of proof that you did it, which steps were performed and any usability problems you encountered (and whether you solved them). The minimum viable implementation of this would be a simple protocol per user test which includes the steps performed, whether they were performed successfully and which problems were encountered.

Video and/or screen recordings are nice to have for your internal purposes but not a must from a regulatory perspective.

Don’t forget to have a sufficiently large number of users (at least five).

Good luck! :)
Want to add your answer to this question?
Write an answer under your name by logging in or signing up, or post anonymously.

Still have a question? Ask a question here publicly - for free!

Or would you like to talk to one of our consultants? First calls are free. Check out our services and prices here.

And if you're looking to automate your regulatory work, check out our eQMS, Formwork. It's for lean, founder-led companies. It automates your compliance, and there's even a free version for you to try out!