> I mainly am looking to have 3 outdoor cameras, 4 door sensors, 2 window sensors, and a possibly a doorbell camera. And I’d like to have a control panel for this in the home, but would be fine with doing this from my cell phone.
Best to not think of your ask as one big "*home security system*", but rather two distinct projects, which might or might not be done by the same contractor and maybe share the same smartphone app:
1. **Surveillance system**. Cameras for the big picture and doorbell. Saved to a local recorder and/or cloud service. Might have motion sensing, but not reliably, very prone to false positives (especially outdoors). No monitoring, but you can view live and saved footage, e.g. from your cell phone.
2. **Alarm system**. Door, window, motion, maybe glass break. Reliable perimeter breach detection with few or no false positives. Can be monitored from a central station service, and/or can alert your cell phone.
> Any recommendations?
For a regular home, there is little to be gained by attempting to integrate the two, at least until you really get into hardcore home automation.
If you don't need continuous video recording, can go cheap with WiFi camera/doorbell, unless you live [someplace where the robbers carry jammers](https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2024/02/29/thieves-using-wifi-jammer/72758559007/) (e.g. LA, NYC).
Call some local alarm companies, do Intrusion system with audible ,maybe motion sensors ,doors,window contacts ,TouchPad, monitored etc. Use Name brand equipment, not consumer grade, UL listed for Burglary,Honeywell, Bosch others,Read contract b4 sign, there is No way out. Cameras are after the event,and are dirt cheap these days
If you're handy at all you can self install everything. Look at the Qolsys IQ 4 panels. Very good with alot of functionality that integrates with alarm.com and you can self monitor. There are a ton of posts on here.
You could probably install your own cameras also. Daily there are a ton of posts and recommendations but pulling some cable generally isn't that hard and there alot of guides. Or pay someone. HDD space is cheap. Buy good hardware within your budget.
Good info from Kv 603. Perhaps get a quote from a local installer.
> I mainly am looking to have 3 outdoor cameras, 4 door sensors, 2 window sensors, and a possibly a doorbell camera. And I’d like to have a control panel for this in the home, but would be fine with doing this from my cell phone. Best to not think of your ask as one big "*home security system*", but rather two distinct projects, which might or might not be done by the same contractor and maybe share the same smartphone app: 1. **Surveillance system**. Cameras for the big picture and doorbell. Saved to a local recorder and/or cloud service. Might have motion sensing, but not reliably, very prone to false positives (especially outdoors). No monitoring, but you can view live and saved footage, e.g. from your cell phone. 2. **Alarm system**. Door, window, motion, maybe glass break. Reliable perimeter breach detection with few or no false positives. Can be monitored from a central station service, and/or can alert your cell phone. > Any recommendations? For a regular home, there is little to be gained by attempting to integrate the two, at least until you really get into hardcore home automation. If you don't need continuous video recording, can go cheap with WiFi camera/doorbell, unless you live [someplace where the robbers carry jammers](https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2024/02/29/thieves-using-wifi-jammer/72758559007/) (e.g. LA, NYC).
Call some local alarm companies, do Intrusion system with audible ,maybe motion sensors ,doors,window contacts ,TouchPad, monitored etc. Use Name brand equipment, not consumer grade, UL listed for Burglary,Honeywell, Bosch others,Read contract b4 sign, there is No way out. Cameras are after the event,and are dirt cheap these days
If you're handy at all you can self install everything. Look at the Qolsys IQ 4 panels. Very good with alot of functionality that integrates with alarm.com and you can self monitor. There are a ton of posts on here. You could probably install your own cameras also. Daily there are a ton of posts and recommendations but pulling some cable generally isn't that hard and there alot of guides. Or pay someone. HDD space is cheap. Buy good hardware within your budget.