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Posted: 2017-11-26 13:00:06

Indoor home security cameras to safeguard your stuff

Amazon Cloud Cam

Belkin NetCam HD+ Wi-Fi Camera

Canary Flex

D-Link DCS-2630L

D-Link Komfy DKZ-201S

D-Link Omna

D-Link Pan & Tilt Day/Night Network Camera

Ezviz Mini Plus

Ezviz Mini 360 Plus

Flir FX

Foscam Plug and Play Wireless IP Camera FI9826P

Guardzilla

Homeboy

Honeywell Lyric C1

Honeywell Lyric C2

IC Real Tech Allie Home

Immedia Blink

Ion the Home Wi-Fi Video Camera

iSmartAlarm iCamera

iSmartAlarm iCamera Keep

iSmartAlarm iCamera Keep Pro

iSmartAlarm Spot

Kidde RemoteLync

Kodak Video Monitor CFH-V20

Logitech Circle 2

Lucis NuBryte

Manything

Nest Cam Indoor

Nest Cam IQ Indoor

Netatmo Welcome

Netgear Arlo

Netgear Arlo Pro

Netgear Arlo Pro 2

Netgear Arlo Q

Nokia Home

Oco1

People Power Presence

Reolink Argus

Salient Eye

Samsung SmartCam HD Plus

Samsung SmartCam HD Pro

Samsung SmartCam PT

Samsung Wisenet-SmartCam A1

Sentri

Tend Secure Lynx

Zmodo Pivot

A home security camera can go a long way toward securing your peace of mind, and these DIY indoor models offer simpler installations and better prices than their contract-based counterparts.

Amazon's $120 Cloud Cam's 1080p HD live feed, responsive motion alerts, free 24-hour clip storage and simple app make this indoor home security camera among the best we've reviewed. 

$120 coverts to roughly £90 and AU$155 at the current exchange rate. 

This is a solid entry-level camera with an affordable $130 price tag (£105 and AU$170 converted).

Its biggest issue is a fee-based system for storing video clips.

Canary's $199/£159/AU$260 Flex security camera is designed for both indoor and outdoor use.

Rely on the rechargeable battery, which is supposed to last for up to two months -- or simply keep it plugged in. A number of optional accessories, including a Verizon 4G LTE mount, give you a ton of options.

The D-Link DCS-2630L offers a 180-degree wide angle view, but the camera itself is much too large for discreet home security.

Record video locally to a microSD card up to 128GB (the card is not included with your purchase).

D-Link's Komfy is an in-wall light controller with a built-in security camera.

The Komfy's design is a little unwieldy, but the camera does a good job capturing activity in a room or hallway.

The D-Link Omna is the first security camera that works with Apple's HomeKit platform.

The camera works fine, but sound alerts aren't available, and there's no Android app. It really is HomeKit or nothing with the Omna.

D-Link's security cam works well for basic real-time video monitoring, but its notification system is too unreliable.

Ezviz Mini is a true bargain at just $80 per camera (roughly £60 and AU$105 converted).

Not only that, but it also offers 1080p HD video resolution, motion alerts and local as well as cloud storage. 

The Ezviz Mini 360 Plus security camera costs $80 (about £65 or AU$105) and has a 340-degree panning angle and an 80-degree tilting angle.

You can adjust the camera's angle manually in the app or opt in to its "auto-tracking" mode that follows motion activity around a room. Unfortunately, it didn't do a good job of tracking my movements unless I walked very slowly.

The indoor/outdoor Flir FX is one of the most versatile cameras around today.

The problem is that it delivers a ton of phantom alerts, the video recordings take a while to load and the app was generally glitchy.

The technical specs of this one are great: 300-degree panning, 120-degree tilt and 3x optical zoom. You can also store clips locally or via Foscam's cloud service.

The software is badly in need of a mobile-era update, however. This one is only for PC users.

At just $100, £80 or AU$130, the Guardzilla is one of the least expensive security cameras we've tested. Unfortunately its performance wasn't on par with its peers'.

It has a 640x480-pixel VGA live-streaming resolution and it snaps photos rather than recording video clips.

The Homeboy is a rechargeable home security camera. It doesn't offer live streaming or HD video, but its wire-free design makes indoor home security mobile.

Honeywell's Lyric C1 Wi-Fi security camera offers free cloud storage, local storage, motion-detection zones and geofencing tied to your phone's location. 

The Honeywell Lyric C2 is very versatile in terms of storage.

It comes with an 8GB SD card, free cloud storage, an optional fee-based cloud storage upgrade and optional professional monitoring.

At $599, £419 or AU$845, IC Real Tech's Allie is expensive for a standalone DIY security camera.

The cool part is its dual cameras, which allow for a 360-degree view and related VR capabilities. But the Allie is very limited in terms of security features.

The Immedia Blink is a $99, £69 or AU$140 battery-powered 720p high-definition security camera.

That's a good price for HD, but Blink doesn't have many features.

The $130 (about £105 or AU$170 converted) Ion the Home Wi-Fi Video Camera is priced to compete with entry-level models such as the $130 Belkin NetCam HD+.

But Belkin's cloud storage starts at $10 per month, whereas Ion the Home has a free, rolling 24-hour cloud storage option.

iSmartAlarm is another crowdfunded home security system.

With packages starting at $199 (about £260 or AU$260) and no required monthly fees, this is a decent DIY option -- just not if you want a good camera. We had a really hard time getting it to work.

iSmartAlarm's previous iCamera was clunky and tough to set up. This upgraded version is much easier to recommend, but it doesn't currently offer auto-recording or save clips for later review.

iSmartAlarm's new iCamera Keep Pro can pan 350 degrees and tilt 40 degrees.

Similar to the Zmodo Pivot, it's designed to change position to capture motion activity.

The iSmartAlarm Spot is designed to work either alone or with iSmartAlarm's broader home-security system.

It's a tiny cam with solid specs that can even detect the audio frequency of most mainstream smoke detectors and send you a related alert.

The Kidde RemoteLync has the same hardware as the Homeboy security camera.

The RemoteLync is battery powered and doesn't offer a live video feed. Instead, this siren-equipped model is supposed to alert you if any unexpected activity takes place.

The $150 (£120 or AU$190 at the current exchange rate) Kodak Video Monitor is priced well for what it offers -- 720p HD video quality, a 180-degree field of view, night vision, motion detection and two-way audio.

It's also compatible with USBs, so you can attach a battery pack for use on the go.

Lucis' NuBryte is a wall-mounted panel designed to handle a variety of functions room-to-room.

Control your lighting, pull up a calendar or view the built-in camera's live feed. It's similar to the Wink Relay, but Lucis wants you to install the NuBryte in every room in your home -- a pricey proposition considering its $199 price tag (about £260 or AU$260, converted).

While this technically isn't a camera, this Android and iOS app can turn an old phone into a connected security camera for free (BYO stand). The image quality is not as good as that of most dedicated cameras. Again, though: free.

The Nest Cam Indoor is Nest's Dropcam Pro replacement. And although it looks similar to the Pro at first glance, this version offers full 1080p HD live streaming, a rotating stand and a magnetic base.

It also offers "Person alerts" with a Nest Aware cloud service subscription. Person alerts let you know if the camera thinks it sees a person. It can't tell you who it sees, though.

Nest's pricey $299/£299 Nest Cam IQ has an 8-megapixel, 4K image sensor and improved 12x digital zoom for access to a 24/7 live video stream. A hardware upgrade improves the audio quality of Nest's two-way talk function.

The Netatmo Welcome is only the second security camera we've reviewed with face recognition technology. The first model, the ArcSoft Simplicam, is no longer sold. 

Netgear's Arlo security cameras are battery powered and rated for both indoor and outdoor use. That means that you can stick one in your foyer and another on your back porch to see what's happening in and around your home.

Netgear's $250/£300/AU$325 Arlo Pro security camera looks very similar to the original Netgear Arlo (still sold in stores).

But this model adds in rechargeable battery power rather than the pricey CR123 batteries that go in the first-gen model.

For $220 (about £170 or AU$280 converted), the Netgear Arlo Pro 2 offers:

  • 1080p high-definition live-streaming
  • Powered by rechargeable lithium ion battery or cable
  • Rated for indoor and outdoor use
  • Seven-day free event-based cloud storage 

The 1080p HD Netgear Arlo Q holds its own alongside the Nest Cam Indoor.

It has motion and sound alerts, two-way audio, night vision and activity zones. It offers free event-based cloud storage, and you can pay a monthly fee for continuous recording.

The Nokia Home costs $200 --roughly £150 in the UK and AU$275 in Australia. It has some interesting features, like a sensor that detects volatile organic compounds in the surrounding air.

It also offers a 24-hour time-lapse of activity, a two-day event log and optional continuous video recording for an additional fee.

This model replaces the original Withings Home, after Nokia purchased Withings in 2016.

The Oco1 HD Wi-Fi Camera costs $79 in the US, £60 in the UK and AU$105 in Australia (converted).

While the Oco1 has the same design as ArcSoft's Simplicam, it is missing some advanced features like face recognition.

The Presence app lets you use an old Android or iOS device as a security camera. Simply download the app and follow the instructions to get set up in mere moments. It's easy and, best of all, free, but it doesn't have an IFTTT channel like Manything.

The indoor/outdoor Reolink Argus is an affordable security camera. It costs $100 (roughly £75 or AU$130 converted) and is powered by four CR123A batteries.

Salient Eye competes with the Manything and Presence apps. Where its counterparts let you live-stream for more of an on-demand/webcam experience, Salient Eye is for home security only. It has a ridiculously loud siren and lets you arm and disarm the system and set email or text alerts as needed.

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