Use iPhone as a surveillance camera - how it works

In the meantime, you no longer need to buy expensive surveillance technology: we will show you how you can use your iPhone as a surveillance camera. At least for short-term recordings, it is always enough.

Presence: iPhone as a surveillance camera

With the free Presence iOS app, you can turn your iPhone or even iPad and iPod into a surveillance camera.

• If you use multiple iOS devices, you can access active surveillance cameras from all devices using one account.
• This also automatically sends a push notification to the other devices when there is movement in the area of ​​the surveillance camera.
• Great feature: In an emergency, you can automatically start a kind of video call and transmit video and audio in both directions.

Get even more out of it than a surveillance camera with Smartcam

The iVigilo Smartcam app, which is also free, goes one better and scores with successful features such as facial recognition:

• This allows you to have your iOS devices send an alarm not only when there is movement, but also with certain people. For example, you know when your family members come home. The picture taken is automatically sent to your other iOS devices or by email or tweet to you.
• Another good function is the live transmission of the surveillance camera on the Internet. This means that you can also follow your live images in the office after logging in.
• And to monitor your computers and office rooms, the manufacturer offers the right Mac app with which you can convert your Macs into surveillance cameras.

So that your iPhone surveillance camera also monitors the correct area, we present 3 good tripods for the iPhone.