Video security has changed a lot recently, especially where home security systems are concerned. Smart devices have altered how homeowners monitor and protect what is theirs, and people are loving the viral videos of crimes busted with the simple devices you can buy. To get an idea of how various devices are changing the way you monitor your home while you are away, here are a few of those devices and what they can do in terms of home and video security.
The Smart Doorbell
Smart doorbells are gaining wild popularity because they can record everything that happens at your front door. Certain ones will also allow you to speak through an app to those trying to break in, and then you can make the intruders think that you really are home. At the very least, they know that you are watching and recording them, and that you have probably called the police by now. If they continue to try to break into your home, they may find the police waiting for them when they exit.
The doorbells alert you via their connected mobile apps that someone is at your front door. The doorbells detect movement, which triggers them to alert you and then ask if you want to record what happens next. These simple but affordable devices help alert you to package deliveries and "porch pirate" thefts as well as possible intruders. If answering your door when you are home makes you incredibly nervous, then these smart doorbells act as a one-way "peephole" for anyone not wanting to go near the door.
Motion Detectors and Mobile Apps
There are also motion detectors that connect to mobile apps. You can set up these motion detectors to detect anything from a rabbit on the lawn to any motion on or in your house. Adjust the sensitivity levels so that any motion around your windows and doors is detected by these devices. Then you can switch on cameras to check out what is happening. It is akin to having CCTV on your phone or tablet.
Night Cameras
It takes a brazen criminal to try to break into a home in broad daylight. Most criminals will case a house and then try to break in at night. That is where night cameras come in. You can either buy the cameras that only detect heat signatures, or buy the ones that record live footage of someone breaking into your home.
To learn more about video security systems, contact a company in your area like Videotec Corporation.
