There are many programs to create a video surveillance system via the webcam while instead of online services that are free, easy to use and that work without installing any program on your PC, simply by opening a web page, there are very few. In this article we see one of these services, a website that allows you to set up an alarm system via email or sound that is activated when an unexpected movement is detected in front of the webcam connected to the PC .
UPDATE: The site reviewed in this article no longer exists.
In other articles, the best video surveillance programs with the webcam including Yawcam to monitor an environment and receive alerts via email.
Those who want a nice home surveillance system using the computer can log on to Cammster.com and register for a free account to monitor one or more rooms in the home or office .
The system is really simple as an implementation and only requires that you open the web page of the Cammster application on the web browser.
Whenever movement is detected in front of the camera, Cammster takes a photo and sends an email to the address registered on the account.
No downloads or software installations on the computer are required to use the service.
Just sign up on the Cammster.com site with an email address to be confirmed and a password.
After pressing the Run Cammster key, you must configure the sensitivity of the detected movement which will vary according to the case.
The webcam acts as a security camera and will be sensitive to detected changes.
The detector sensitivity bar determines the abnormal movement level.
For example, if you take an environment where there is a plant in the frame that moves with the wind, you will have to set a greater sensitivity than an entirely immobile environment.
At level 14 (the default level) a paper handkerchief that flutters is also detected.
Whenever the service detects unusual activities, send an e-mail containing a link where you can see the photos taken by the online video surveillance service .
Each image has a caption with the date and the sensitivity level detected.
During the check you can also set an audible alarm that sounds just like an anti-theft alarm.
The service also allows you to view on the site at any time the history of all unusual activities from the account and all the images taken during the live detection.
The free version of cammster is a motion detection system that sends email alerts.
If you want to receive a text message, you must instead pay and top up.
The thing that makes this video surveillance service one of the most effective is that it can be used to control multiple webcams together by simply opening multiple tabs or browser windows on the Cammster site, always logging in with the same account, choosing a different webcam for each open page.
