August upgrades all Doorbell Cam owners with 24 hours of free video recording
August on Thursday announced that all versions of the iPhone-connected Doorbell Cam, including the current Doorbell Cam Pro, will automatically get free video recordings of activity detected in the last 24 hours.
The perk falls under a new Basic August Video Recording plan, August said. Previously people without a paid subscription could only watch a live feed, or see snapshots of detected motion, whether in iOS/Apple Watch notifications or the mobile app's activity history.
Doorbell Cam Pro owners have the advantage of a floodlight, and HindSight, which saves the few seconds before an activity alert to ensure complete events are captured.
Free recordings have not yet rolled out to all owners. Paid plans are still available, costing $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year for a 30-day video history.
The Doorbell Cam Pro comes in black or silver for $199 -- shoppers should check house compatibility before buying. Future Apple HomeKit compatibility is likely, but not yet announced.
The perk falls under a new Basic August Video Recording plan, August said. Previously people without a paid subscription could only watch a live feed, or see snapshots of detected motion, whether in iOS/Apple Watch notifications or the mobile app's activity history.
Doorbell Cam Pro owners have the advantage of a floodlight, and HindSight, which saves the few seconds before an activity alert to ensure complete events are captured.
Free recordings have not yet rolled out to all owners. Paid plans are still available, costing $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year for a 30-day video history.
The Doorbell Cam Pro comes in black or silver for $199 -- shoppers should check house compatibility before buying. Future Apple HomeKit compatibility is likely, but not yet announced.
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Of get real Camera's!!! Camera's that plug into a DVR that you can access from anywhere. You can then mount the Camera's anywhere you want. Maybe one up high pointed to the door, and another near the door up high pointed away from the door. You can then see a person coming and going. Many of these will alert you of motion. You could then view. You put camera's around your place recording 27/7 of everything and some signs up. No one is going to mess with your house. They'll go someplace else. You can just about put the DVR Box anywhere out of the way. You can install into a LOCK BOX if you're really paranoid. Have it plugged into a UPS so it's recording even if power is cut. If your Internet is cut, it's still recording internally.
Forget these toy systems.
It replaces a porch light instead of a doorbell. LiveView is enabled in Homekit.
I hope this gets everyone else in the smartcam market to offer better choices.