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Plus, Ring's app has a neighborhood watch feature, which lets you see what's happening in your hood from other Ring users, as well as police and fire departments. Unfortunately, to view recorded video, you'll need to subscribe to Ring's cloud storage plans, which start at $30/year. Read our full Ring Floodlight Camera review. 53 View at Amazon$215. 99View at Best Buy$249View at Walmart?For those looking for a less expensive outdoor security system, the Arlo Pro costs just $189 for a single camera/base station setup; the newer Arlo Pro 2 is $299. The main tradeoff?The Arlo Pro records video at 720p versus 1080p for the Arlo Pro 2. Otherwise, you get a generous storage plan, a two way audio, a weatherproof camera and an excellent app with a lot of features. Read our full Arlo Pro review. Reasons to BuyExcellent audio, daylight videoReasonable cloud storage plansSimple to use, flexible softwareReasons to AvoidBlurry night videoMobile app not optimized for tabletsCord isn't fully weatherproof$94. 99 View at Amazon$99. 99View at Walmart$99.

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Photo by Abode Systems — The Washington PostAnother DIY option is the Abode Essentials Starter Kit $229, which includes one door/window sensor, a battery powered security camera and motion detector, and a key fob. The system integrates with Amazon Echo, Google Home and other home automations for voice enabled arming and disarming. 3 options for professional monitoring systems With its Nest Secure alarm system, Nest offers professional monitoring through Brinks Home Security for an additional monthly fee. Photo by Nest — The Washington PostMany self monitoring systems offer professional monitoring services for an additional monthly or annual fee. With its Nest Secure alarm system, Nest offers professional monitoring through Brinks Home Security; a three year agreement costs $19 monthly and a month to month contract that's $29 a month. Frontpoint is a highly rated monitoring provider, according to security system review websites SafeWise and A Secure Life. The price ranges from $34. 99 to $49. 99 monthly — a tad pricey, but the system runs on cellular technology, which means you don't have to worry about cut wires, loss of Internet connection or power outages. Depending on where you live, you could choose a local security company for a couple of reasons. "A local company will usually respond quicker to issues with the security system than will a national company, and local monitoring will have a better understanding of local crime trends than will a national monitor," Walters says.

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Stand Alone Security Camera SystemsThe control functions and appearance of this security camera system is similar with the standard VCR recorders. System crashes can be prevented because the video processing is done by the hardware and the video in digital format is also stored in the hardware. Linux is the usual operating system that is impossible to corrupt or overwrite. The reliability and performance is far better as compared to the PC based system. Moreover, there are other factors to consider in installing security camera system. You should pay great attention to the monitoring capability of the camera.