CCTV & Video Surveillance
Clear footage exactly where you need it, smart enough to tell you what actually matters.
Camera systems built around your property's actual sightlines
Cameras dropped in generic spots rarely capture what you actually need — a car pulling into a driveway, a face at a cash register, a license plate at a gate. We design layouts around your entrances, parking areas, loading docks, cash-handling zones, and any blind spots the property already has, then choose the camera type and resolution that job actually calls for.
Most of the systems we install today run on a locally-managed camera platform — a single application for every camera on the property, with no per-camera monthly fee for local storage. It's a different ecosystem than the Alarm.com app we use for alarm and monitoring, so for most installs your cameras live in their own dedicated, full-featured app rather than being folded into a third-party monitoring platform.
- Camera placement mapped to your property's real problem areas
- Resolution and lens choice matched to the distance being covered
- Storage plan sized to how long you actually need to keep footage
The right form factor for the job
Bullet cameras
Long, cylindrical outdoor cameras with a visible presence — often chosen specifically as a visual deterrent for driveways and perimeters.
Dome cameras
Low-profile, vandal-resistant domes that hide the direction the lens is pointed — a common choice for retail interiors and lobbies.
Turret cameras
A ball-and-socket style camera that resists the IR reflection issues domes can have behind a dome cover — good for close-range night coverage.
PTZ cameras
Pan-tilt-zoom cameras that can be steered remotely or set to auto-patrol — suited to large open areas like parking lots and industrial yards.
How much detail actually matters, by distance
Higher resolution isn't automatically "better" — it also means more storage per camera. We help you match resolution to what each camera is actually watching.
| Resolution tier | Good for | Storage impact |
|---|---|---|
| 2MP (1080p) | General coverage, short-range areas, budget-conscious installs | Lowest |
| 4MP | Entrances, mid-range areas where faces need to be identifiable | Moderate |
| 8MP (4K) | Large open areas, parking lots, license-plate capture, digital zoom after the fact | Highest |
General guidance only — actual detail also depends on lens choice, lighting, and distance to subject. We'll recommend specifics for your property during the walkthrough.
Cameras that tell you what matters, not just that something moved
Detection isn't a single generic "motion alert" — you build the specific rules that make sense for each camera, and the system does the filtering before it ever pings your phone.
AI smart detections
Built-in recognition for people, vehicles, and animals, with license plate recognition and package detection available on supported cameras — so a passing car doesn't get treated the same as a person walking up to your door.
Custom detection zones
Draw the exact area each camera should watch — include your driveway, exclude the public sidewalk and road, and set different zones for different detection types on the same camera.
Custom alarms & automations
Build your own trigger-and-response rules across your connected devices: a person detected at the back door after hours can sound a chime, switch on a floodlight, and push a notification to your phone — all without a monitoring contract. We help design the rule set around how you actually want to be alerted.
Doorbell & two-way talk
Video doorbells and select cameras support two-way audio, so you can speak to a visitor or delivery driver directly from the app, plus quick-reply and pre-recorded message options.
License plate recognition
Available on supported cameras for gated entrances and parking lots — capture and log plates on vehicles entering or leaving, and trigger alerts on specific plates.
Where footage lives
Local recording, no per-camera subscription
Footage is stored locally on a recording console sized to your camera count and desired retention, with no recurring per-camera fee for local storage — a meaningful, ongoing cost difference from subscription-based camera systems.
Optional cloud backup
Critical clips can also be backed up off-site, so key footage survives even if the on-site recorder is damaged, stolen, or fails.
Night vision & low-light
Standard infrared for clear black-and-white footage after dark, or color low-light sensors that keep color detail visible in near-darkness where identifying clothing or vehicle color matters.
Audio detection
Built-in audio detection can recognize specific sounds — including a smoke detector or fire alarm sounding — and send you an alert. It's a helpful extra layer of awareness, not a substitute for a monitored fire alarm system.
One ecosystem, not a bolted-on connection
Because we install our camera and access control lines as a matched pair, they share the same console and app natively — this is a manufacturer-level integration, not a third-party platform stitching two separate products together.
With access control
Every badge swipe can pull the matching camera clip, sometimes called "video badging" — so you have visual confirmation of who actually used a credential, not just which credential was used.
With gate systems
See who's requesting entry at the gate before you buzz them in, and log video of every vehicle that comes onto the property.
Note: this native integration is specific to matched equipment from the same manufacturer. Cameras are generally a separate system from Alarm.com-based alarm monitoring — ask us which setup fits your property.
From walkthrough to a live system
Assess
Walk the property to identify blind spots and priority areas.
Design
Camera types, placement, and storage plan mapped out before install.
Install
Clean cabling and mounting, plus a full walkthrough of the app.
Support
Ongoing service if a camera needs adjusting, replacing, or adding.