Microdot Spy Cameras

Microdot Cameras are among the most intriguing tools used by intelligence agencies worldwide. Though subminiature and ultra-subminiature cameras were used during WWII, their uses really began to be exploited in the 1950's and they were used extensively throughout the cold war. The tiny photos they produced (called microdots) could only be seen with the aid of a microscope or microdot reader or sometimes via projection. Microdots are an invaluable asset in the craft of espionage because they are easy to conceal in and on everyday objects like documents, letters, post-cards, and under postage stamps or tape. Detecting a microdot with your naked eye is a near impossibility which is why they were so frequently and successfully used in important clandestine operations and missions. Microdots. Even today, microdots have many advantages over digital photos and electronically encrypted information which are often easily intercepted.

Any microdot spy camera is a very rare and a seldom find if one is so fortunate. The most sought after are the US CIA cameras and those of the Soviet KGB followed closely by German SS and East German STASI productions.