Door Cams – the advantages

Door Cams advantages

Right now, video door cameras are being advertised heavily across the radio; The Ring system from America is making big strides into the UK market, but there is a British brand that is just as good. The ERA door cam looks a lot like its American cousin, but is made here and links into the ERA complete security system giving you the top rated wireless smart system in the country. With cloud-based storage for free initially, it really is the way to go? What are the Door Cam advantages?

But what do you actually get from a door cam? Well, for a start, you can answer your door from anywhere in the world, so if you are on holiday in Spain, and a delivery arrives, you can talk to the delivery person and tell him/her where to leave your parcel. The door cam will also automatically record anyone who comes within the field of vision, meaning you have a log of everyone who approaches your door whether they ring the bell or not, night or day. This means you can look back through files to see if any suspicious people are scouting your property for a later burglary. There is nothing to stop you fitting one of these door cams to your back door as well. One of the summer scams is that a decoy person will ring your front doorbell and distract you with some sales ploy while their accomplice will be ready to dive in your open back door and steal whatever they find. Having a door cam on the back door destroys their chances of doing this. Even if they damage the camera, it will have filmed them approaching and sent the images straight to the cloud.

There is another hidden advantage to the door cam. Increasingly, they seem to capture people doing silly things and the footage finds its way onto the internet. So, if you want to be an internet sensation, you can always fall over in front of your door cam!

Door cams are promoted as easy to install, but it very rarely goes as easy as expected. They do not tell you that you will be required to do some electrical wiring when hooking the bell up to your existing built in doorbell. If you don’t already have a mains powered doorbell, there are extras you will need to buy. Having your local locksmith install the door cam takes all the potential hassle out of the equation and guarantees every bit. A good local locksmith will do a free survey and quotation for you. It might cost a bit more, but it is a much easier approach.

AC Locksmiths Norfolk is proud to be an ERA recognised installer able to answer any questions you may have on this British product.

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