Audio & Video Recording:

Ohio is a one party consent state.  That means that if you are recording a conversation, only one person in that conversation has to consent.  If it is an interaction between you and an officer, as long as you consent, you can film the whole thing.  You can also film anyone who is in or at a place where they do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.  Here is a better explanation I found online:

Ohio Wiretapping Law:

Ohio's wiretapping law is a "one-party consent" law. Ohio law makes it a crime to intercept or record any "wire, oral, or electronic communication" unless one party to the conversation consents. Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.52. Thus, if you operate in Ohio, you may record a conversation or phone call if you are a party to the conversation or you get permission from one party to the conversation in advance. That said, if you intend to record conversations involving people located in more than one state, you should play it safe and get the consent of all parties. 

Additionally, consent is not required for oral communications (e.g., in-person conversations) where the speakers does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the communication. See Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.51. This means that you are free to record a conversation happening between two people in a public place such as a street or a restaurant, so long as you are not using sensitive recording equipment to pick up what you otherwise would not hear.

Here is where all of this is found in the ORC:
2933.52 Interception of wire, oral or electronic communications.

(4) A person who is not a law enforcement officer and who intercepts a wire, oral, or
electronic communication, if the person is a party to the communication or if one of the parties to the communication has given the person prior consent to the interception, and if the communication is not intercepted for the purpose of committing a criminal offense or tortious act in violation of the laws or Constitution of the United States or this state or for the purpose of committing any other injurious act.

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