The invention relates to a camera device for remotely obtaining a traffic accident. The camera device comprises a camera, an intelligent module and a user terminal, wherein the intelligent module and the camera transmit data to each other via Bluetooth, and the intelligent module and the user terminal wirelessly transmit data to each other via base stations in the surrounding. When the traffic accident occurs, the camera is started for shooting and transmits an image to the intelligent module via the Bluetooth, a vehicle owner reports the accident and notifies the serial number of the vehicle-mounted intelligent module, traffic police and staff of an insurance company use the user terminal to send a specified short message to the intelligent module, and the intelligent module receives the instruction and sends image information in the form of a multimedia message to the user terminal. When the traffic accident as rear-end collision occurs, the camera shoots pictures in 360 degrees and sends the pictures to the traffic police and staff of the insurance company, and drivers can drive cars away from the accident site and wait for handling or negotiation, thereby avoiding severe traffic jam; and the camera device is simple in technology and high in maneuverability.