Although Jimmy wasn't a specialized surveillance team member, he had done practical surveillance exercises many times before and had no issues using a camera. However, he was alone this time, without an assistant, so he didn't bring a telephoto camera but rather a regular digital camera. Although he could adjust the zoom, it was different from professional telephoto tracking photography, with discrepancies in clarity.
Jimmy captured images of Badger and his friends, and now he got footage of Jesse getting into their car. This was the relational evidence needed for a complete evidence chain. Jimmy drove and followed them, right hand on the camera, ready to take pictures whenever they stopped. The distance was a bit far, but since he had followed Badger's group here, if someone was watching near Jesse's motel, they likely wouldn't notice anything unusual about Jimmy's car.
