CamShot will allow you to turn your computer into a monitoring system using an available webcam. A surveillance system could be very useful not only to detect intruders or robberies but also to monitor a patient’s room in a hospital or to collect evidences of domestic violence.
Although configuring a webcam to function as a closed-circuit system may seem a little difficult, this program’s interface will not pose great problems. In any case, you will be able to consult its comprehensive help documentation. The first step will be to set the intended web cameras. It is important to point out that several cameras can be added. After this, you will be ready to create rules, which is a basic concept to manage. These rules will allow you to decide on such aspects as: which camera to use, when to trigger an event or what to do in such situation. In this respect, you can set the program to generate an event at a definite time, or you can also configure it cause an event when a given level of motion is detected. When an event is triggered, the selected camera will take shots, which may be sent via e-mail, uploaded to an FTP site, posted to the built-in file server or saved to a local hard disk. It can also generate an audio alarm. The program will run hidden in the System Tray. What is more, it can be protected by password to prevent unauthorized access.
To sum up, CamShot may serve as an inexpensive alternative to costly video security systems.
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