Use your webcam as a surveillance system
Webcams are fun to use: you can have video chats with people all over the world, record videos of yourself to become a YouTube superstar and use special software to add hilarious effects to the video stream. But webcams can also be used for more serious purposes.
With Sighthound Video you can turn your webcam into a surveillance system for your office or home. It's easy to use and doesn't require you to buy expensive equipment! A standard computer with built-in or external webcam will be enough, as long as it has enough hard drive space to store the video stream.
When you run Sighthound Video for the first time, the program will walk you through the process of setting up your camera. As soon as you're finished, the program is ready to start recording. If you have any problems, you can take a look at the Getting Started guides published by the developer on the Sighthound Video website.
Sighthound Video works really well. It detected virtually every movement we made in front of the camera, even from some distance (about 6 meters), though sometimes it didn't recognize us as people and marked us as 'objects' or 'unknown', which is kind of scary. The program also lets you create a custom recording schedule and export recorded clips – only to MP4 though.
Sighthound Video lets you turn your webcam into a free, easy-to-use surveillance system for your business or even your home!
User reviews about Sighthound Video
by Anonymous
Does not work.
Version outdated and not working , redirects to a site with paid software.
by Anonymous
Good for a free app.
Good enough for something that is free. I've set it up on Windows 7 64bit with a Logitech Orbit. And it takes videos anytime it spots movement. So good enough for what I need it for.Doesn't also detect changing light as movement sometimes but it's better being over sensitive than not enough.Just need to put the PC in a cage and hide the camera better next.
Pros:
Easy to use and easy to setup. Most of all, free.
Cons:
Sometimes over sensitive when detecting changing light as movement. More
by Anonymous
Very impressed for the Price.
I am very impressed with this software. I have contacted them about some options that were not discussed in the review. Possibly looking to use this in our warehouse. More
by Anonymous
effective software.
I've downoladed free version today to evaluate the possibilities and I'm amazed now!
Very easy to set up and enough basic functions to assure access control to your property.
I've set up program to send email to my Email provider which assures also SMS generation and forwarding message to my mobile phone.
In this way I get instant information about alerts and can quickly check what's happening to viewing alert messages with pictures.
Pros:
easy to set up, user friendly
Cons:
low resolution in free mode More
by Anonymous
Inconspicuous and very effective!.
We feel protected with Vitamin D. We installed this on our computer and just leave the computer open on the desk. We are now confident that our nanny is doing a great job because we can keep an eye on her.
Pros:
Very easy to use.
Cons:
Takes up a lot of space, but it records on good video, so that's what I shoudl expect for good quality. More