Move Action is designed to allows your webcam to detects motion and set it up as a security camera.

This can be used to trigger a blocking mechanism on your PC or signal an alarm. Alarms can either be sent via e-mail or even text to warn you of intruders. The PC blocking function works by blocking your PC and requiring a password to access it again. It can also save webcam shots in JPG format and then send them submit them by mail or transfer them by FTP, play a sound file or run external applications. However, as impressive as this is, the most intriguing feature of this program is that it can compare two images captured at different intervals. This way you can monitor a site without having to look at the videos on the camera constantly. This saves you sitting there for hours on end monitoring and is great if you need to use evidence to prosecute or charge someone.

A great little program for those concerned with security although the configuration is rather complicated.

Download Move Action 2.5 in Softonic

If you need some basic surveillance for your home or small business but can't afford a professional system, Secure Cam may be the right choice.

As I said, it's a fairly basic system but it may work for you if you don't need advanced features. Secure Cam is also very easy to use: simply run it after plugging in your camera and you're ready to go. One tip: to open the program's settings menu, double click on the camera image – after spending a while looking for it, I'm still wondering why they didn't add a standard Settings menu.

This configuration menu allows you to select the motion detection threshold and set the program to take pictures whenever there's movement in front of the camera. You can also overlay a text on the image as a watermark, and flip or rotate the image.

Secure Camera works pretty well and takes pictures in the right moment. Also, it includes a special viewer where you can review all the captured images frame by frame. On the downside, it doesn't feature the possibility to capture video or warn you in any way (e-mail, text message) every time it detects movement.

Secure Cam is a basic surveillance system with which you can keep an eye on your home or office with the help of your webcam.

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UWatchIt is designed as a platform to control several security cameras at the same time on a single screen. In addition to collecting the image of the cameras, if the cameras support it, it can even detect movement which automatically triggers the recording mode. If necessary, the program can be configured to send a message via e-mail or the latest transmittable images to an FTP server.

UWatchIt has four operating modes - real-time vision, vision and continuous recording. Vision and recording are designed for when it detects movement, and vision and recording sequences are used to edit video before the recording has been completed. This program allows any organisation to set up their own security system with minimal fuss. It's particularly useful for shop owners or home owners who want peace of mind while they are away.

This is a superb monitoring program that allows anyone to take security into their own hands.

Download uWatchIt 5.0 in Softonic

SurveillizCam Lite is a light version of SurveillizCam and is a real free digital video surveillance software. It turns your PC and capture devices, such as USB webcam or video capture card, into a video surveillance system. It monitor your home and office by stably detecting motion and logging surveillance video into AVI.

Surveillizcam allows you to mask unstable areas in a channel for motion detection, which makes the detection more stable and reliable. Whenever there is abnormal motion in your place of monitoring, you will be notified via sound alarm or live video, and you can also configure the system to automatically record the motion video into AVI. All logged video can be played back with Windows Media Player or SurveillizCam's video management and playback system.

Download SurveillizCam Lite 1.16.1 in Softonic

Cerberus is an easy to use webcam monitoring application. Monitor up to ten webcams in realtime, in a fully configurable environment. Upload captured images from each camera to a seperate website/intranet/network/ftp site. Save images at regular intervals in a 'time lapse' sequence - or do all of the above - for each camera.

The application has many uses, monitoring the outside of your house, monitor your house while you are at work, keep track of a baby that is sleeping upstairs.

This is what Cerberus has to offer:

• Monitor up to ten cameras at any one time
• Captured images from each camera can got to separate locations
• Each webcam can capture at a different size and different interval
• Option to save every captured image in 'time lapse' mode
• Option to activate capturing at specific times every day
• Built in viewer / player for captured time lapse images
• Add overlay graphics to the final saved / uploaded image
• Motion capture modes
• Alpha blending on overlay images
• Rotate mode, cycles through available webcams

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With grabMotion you can detect movement, for example at home when you're at work or vice versa.

Features:

• Send e-mails attachement with image
• Send SMS alarm thru a gateway
• Save image on Hard Disk
• Sound alarm
• Answer to e-mail request by sending an email image attachement
• Easy tuning dectector (WYSIWYG)
• Schedule the detector activities for each day of the week
• Status bar on image top & bottom

Download grabMotion 1.0 in Softonic

VIDIS Lite is a remote video surveillance application using a PC running the Windows operating system and a webcam, digital camera or camcorder connected to the PC through a video capture card or an USB port. A permanent Internet connection (cable, DSL, ...) is needed for full functionality.

Download Vidis Lite 1.3 in Softonic

HSSVSS turns your web cam or cameras into an instant video and motion detecting surveillance system. It produces time stamped security Images of targeted zones.

HSSVSS is the orignal surveillance software for your webcam it enables your computer to operate as a security system. HSSVSS has an extensive set of features and is not a 30 day trial, it has no limitations on the length of the surveillance. Use the software for any length of time.

The software monitors video and capture images by using motion detection. HSSVSS monitors movement in the defined target zone and takes a picture of anything that moves in that area. Pictures of any suspicious activity are saved as JPEG images which reduce storage overheads.

HSSVSS is designed for use with USB cameras. Although you can only monitor two cameras at once you can actually have as many cameras as your hardware will support and switch between these. Useful hardware additions such as a USB hub and USB Active extension cable will extend the physical distance between your camera's and computer.

Download HssVss 1.0 in Softonic

Surveillance Scan II is a free webcam surveillance app, with motion detection. It also offers support forJPEG.

Download Surveillance Scan II in Softonic