Security Cameras For Mac

SecuritySpy can capture from multiple cameras continuously or in response to motion detection, audio level detection, or external triggers. It can send notifications to your phone or email upon motion detection, and its remote monitoring features allow you to view and manage your system over the internet from anywhere in the world. With hardware-accelerated video processing, multi-threading and other optimisations, SecuritySpy can take full advantage of the power of your Mac, providing high performance with large numbers of cameras.

SecuritySpy's user interface is meticulously designed and easy to use: If you are building a video surveillance system from scratch using network cameras, we can help you choose the right hardware to suit your needs. If you have an existing system using analogue cameras, SecuritySpy will enable you to upgrade to a digital system while still retaining your existing cameras and cabling. SecuritySpy integrates with virtually all IP cameras on the market, including devices from these brands.

It’s never been easier to keep an eye on your home or business remotely. There are dozens of security camera systems available, many of which run on your Mac and can be monitored remotely from another computer or even your phone. Fancy keeping an eye on the cleaner, or checking that the kids have got home safely? Or perhaps you’ve gone away for a few days and want to check on your house occasionally. We’ve listed 10 apps below which are all available in the Mac App Store. Many make use of your Mac’s built-in camera (or an external USB one) so you can check what’s going on while you’re away. ISentry Price: £FREE Link: iSentry is another simple (and free!) app that uses your webcam record what’s going on.

Mac compatible security camera and video monitoring surveillance systems. Simply plug in and select this device from the pull-down menus in iChat, Yahoo Messenger, Skype, ISPQ, Screenflow, iShowU. Fast, easy integration with excellent low light sensitivity and stereo microphone. Designed specifically for the Mac. Here at mac-compatible-web-cam.com we've primarily focused on USB web cameras for personal video chat and group conferencing on Mac OSX. The Apple security camera market is sadly so huge and complex, it's an entity unto itself that it's really worthy of a separate, dedicated site. Shopping for a Macintosh and Apple compatible wireless security webcam for home or business? Certain Apple computer users needing remote monitoring and surveillance capabilities are in the market for IOS OSX compatible wireless camera products that are easy to install.

Just like Home Watch, it can be triggered to send you a video or photo whenever motion is detected. There are also various settings to control the activation time, sounds, alerts and email notifications. Images can be uploaded to various hosting sites, so you can view them from literally anywhere. Any movement near your Mac triggers a photo or video 3. IWatchU Price: £5.49 Links:, iWatchU is one of the most feature-rich of the surveillance applications we’ve covered, and just like most of them, it features some pretty advanced motion detection algorithms and can record video whenever an intrusion is detected, and let you know by sending an email.

Every event is recorded to its history so you can easily look through all the events, which can be saved as either images or movies. The app supports unlimited USB or Firewire cameras simultaneously – handy if you want to monitor multiple rooms at once. Perhaps it’s best feature (and something the other apps don’t seem to offer) is that you can stream live video of the action! View everything on your iPhone and iPad too with the freely available companion apps.

IWatchU certainly provides all the features you could ever need to make sure your Mac is safe and sound! One of the most advanced and feature-rich surveillance apps we've seen, including streaming 4. My Webcam Broadcaster Price: £FREE Links:, My Webcam Broadcaster is another pretty decent free app, but it doesn’t have very many features – however the basics are covered well. It’s compatible with the built-in Mac iSight camera and many external USB ones, and can its snaps be viewed on the web, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch (you need to download the iOS app first). It takes regular snapshots to create a time-lapse video, which you can make public or keep private. Simple features but the time-lapse video lets you see everything that's been going on 5. OpenEye Remote Price: £FREE Links:, OpenEye Remote is a little different to the other apps listed, because you need to have one of the remote controlled OpenEye professional cameras for it to work.

Check out the OpenEye website for the full range of cameras – once you’ve got the correct one, you can view them remotely even pan, zoom and tilt! The app is free but of course you need to splash out on the hardware A brilliant app to monitor multiple cameras - however you have to buy an OpenEye camera first! Security Camera Price: £2.99 Links:, Security Camera is another basic app, but it’s simple to use and setup is a breeze.

Every time your computer wakes, it silently takes a pic and saves the photo into the folder of your choice. You’ll be able to see who’s been using your Mac without your knowledge with this little app installed Pictures can be uploaded to a Dropbox account for remote viewing, so even if somebody steals your Mac you’ll probably have a picture of the thief. It’s password protected, so nobody can disable it or delete the photos. Who's been using your Mac whilst you've been away? Comsol multiphysics alternatives for mac.

Spy Cam Price: £6.99 Links:, Another app by Alice Dev Team, Spy Cam has more advanced features and capabilities than Security Camera. Videos are saved in 320 x 240 resolution, and can be triggered at intervals between 1 and 30 minutes with video lengths of between 5 and 60 seconds. Every video is compressed to save space on your Mac’s disk, and the developers claim that it doesn’t take up much system resources as it quietly runs in the background.

Like most of the others apps, a password ensures that nobody can interfere with it, and videos are automatically sent to your Dropbox account. Not bad for just £6.99 and greater peace of mind that your beloved Mac is safe Save videos and photos to find out who's been rummaging through your Mac. Tattletale Price: £2.99 Link: Tattletale only works with the Mac’s iSight camera, but most Macs (except the Mini and desktop Pro) have one built-in anyway. The app silently runs in the background and takes snapshots whenever someone logs onto your account, or wakes up your computer.

Images can be saved to any folder and sent by email, and location information is included (such as the IP address and Internet Service Provider), which could be quite useful to help recovering your Mac. If there’s any built-in positioning capabilities (which required Wi-Fi), these details are also used to pinpoint your computer’s location even further. Caught in the act! Third EYE Price: £3.99 Link: Third EYE uses advanced motion detection to determine whenever somebody moving is near your Mac. Most of the apps use similar principles (a combination of image processing and the Mac’s ambient light sensor), but Third EYE claims their system is particularly advanced – the benefit of better motion detection is that you videos and photos are only activated when there really is movement in the room. Third EYE includes two modes – either continuous recording of photos and videos which can be sent by email, or it can record them only at the time of intrusion – the output can be sent by email to a mobile phone or computer.

Monitor several rooms at once with Third EYE 10. Who’s Looking Price: £2.99 Link: Who’s Looking also has two modes – continuous pictures taken at defined intervals (it has a built-in thumbnail image viewer so you can browse them quickly), or it will take a snap when your Mac wakes up. Every image is only accessible within the application (which is password protected) so nobody disable it or delete vital evidence! Dropbox is supported and it’s one of the few apps that supports external USB cameras in addition to the default iSight camera – great for multiple room monitoring. Upload the pictures to Dropbox and check remotely who's been on your computer.