T3 - UK (2020-08)

Kitting out your home with some surveillance

equipment is no longer the expensive, involved job

that it once was – these affordable, easy-to-use,

compact cameras will very happily keep an eye on

your property, your pets and your kids while you’re

away from home (or just upstairs).

They all come with the same basic functionality,

which is to ping your phone if motion is detected in

front of the camera. On top of that, these cameras

add all kinds of additional features, including

two-way audio (for putting off dodgy characters or

admonishing naughty pets), night vision, people

recognition (so a person triggers an alert but a

passing car doesn’t), as well as sirens and spotlights

if you need them.

The majority of cameras on the market come with the

option of an extra subscription package on top, which

typically gets you benefits like long-term cloud storage

for your video recordings, and additional features like

custom zone monitoring – so you can have your camera

focus on a door or a window rather than an entire scene.

This is something to weigh up while you’re browsing for

the best camera for you.

You also need to consider whether you’re going to put

your camera indoors or outdoors – not all of them are

suitably weatherproofed – and whether you want to rely

on mains power or battery power. Battery-powered

cams give you more flexibility in terms of positioning,

but they usually tend to lack the extended recording

features that the mains-powered cameras can offer.

You might think one security camera is much like another. But

these smart sentries offer no end of extra features

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