The Value of DIY Home Security Cameras

With ADT, homeowners and renters can install their own wireless home security cameras easily, offering high-resolution images, night vision, facial recognition capabilities, and other features.

The benefits of having wireless security cameras are well-documented. They help protect homes, condominiums, and apartments from break-ins and vandalism by deterring criminals. They also help detect unwanted intruders, sound alarms, and can send alerts to homeowners, even when they are not at home. 

These kinds of protection can also result in lower insurance premiums, occasionally even offsetting the cost of the security cameras themselves.

In this article, we’ll take a look at why it is so valuable to invest in a DIY home security system with cameras, and how easy it is to get started.

The Value of DIY Doorbell Cameras

A good doorbell camera allows you to monitor who comes to your door, speak with them, and decide whether to open the door. Not only does this help with security precautions, but also it provides convenience in daily living, allowing you to, say, admit a repair person even if no one is home or to check when your kids are home from school.

The Google Nest Doorbell (battery) lets you monitor your front door (or back), which is important since it is the source for 34% of break-ins. Unlike some old, grainy security cameras, this one provides high-quality video, with 1080p HD resolution and a 180-degree viewing range (and 9.8 feet of coverage) to capture whoever has approached your house. It also includes night vision so that you can get clear images in low light conditions.

With the ADT+ app, you can receive alerts when someone rings your doorbell or approaches your home, setting up customized alerts.. With face-recognition software, the camera can be trained to create a database of known friends and family who come to your house regularly. When the camera sees a visitor, it can quickly let you know if they are part of this database.  

The camera can also be integrated with Alexa, smart home personal assistant, and controlled with voice commands.

Your Choice of DIY Home Security Camera Monitoring Options

With the Blue by ADT home security cameras, you get a cost-effective DIY option with no long-term contracts and one day of cloud storage of videos. But for only an additional $19.99 per month, you can receive 24/7 professional ADT monitoring, automatically alerting emergency services and you as needed.

The solution includes:

• The first month free 

• Three interconnected and ADT-owned monitoring centers

• One-day cloud video storage

• Month-to-month payments (no long-term contracts)

• Three levels of protection, using Wi-Fi, a cellular signal, and text message

You can also choose to build your own home security system tailored to your specific needs, which can include:

• A base station

• Entry keypad

• A security yard sign and window stickers

• Extra home security cameras

• Door sensors

• Window sensors

• Motion sensors

• Fire safety sensors

• Glass break sensors

• Temperature/flood sensors

• Keychain remotes

As the leader in home security for 150 years, ADT has experts who can help you choose the easy-to-use equipment and features that you need. Also, if you decide that DIY is not the way to go ADT professionals can install your system for you. We can ensure that all components are working, explain how things operate, suggest other ways to secure your home, and conduct a security assessment.