Use iSentry to instantly turn your computer with web camera into a Internet-connected motion-sensing security system. Just launch iSentry, point your camera to the region you want to monitor, and prepare to receive a video or photo should any motion activity is detected.
With wide selection of settings, iSentry allows you to schedule the activation time, enable sound alerts and receive email notifications about the events detected. In addition to storing the pictures and video clips it takes on disk or in iPhoto album iSentry can upload them to a free image hosting site
I'm comparing this FREE program to a trial version of SecuritySpy $50 shareware. ISentry wins the price war. ISentry lacks a camera control panel for setting brightness, contrast, saturation, etc. ISentry camera selection was "hidden" in the menubar icon, while most of the controls are right on the preview image window. ISentry does NOT allow you to close the preview window. ISentry uses more processor power than SecuritySpy does.
I would like to see the ability to run the program with the preview window closed, One video file per day option, date/time/camera information overlaid on the recording, and better video file naming.
I was very impressed by the install, run, and done simplicity of this program with the MINOR issue of finding how to select from a different camera also connected to the computer.
One issue with the stability arose when I disconnected an, unrelated, USB item. ISentry switched back to the built in ISight.
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Use iSentry to instantly turn your computer with web camera into a Internet-connected motion-sensing security system. Just launch iSentry, point your camera to the region you want to monitor, and prepare to receive a video or photo should any motion activity is detected.
With wide selection of settings, iSentry allows you to schedule the activation time, enable sound alerts and receive email notifications about the events detected. In addition to storing the pictures and video clips it takes on disk or in iPhoto album iSentry can upload them to a free image hosting site imageshack.us .
Thegentleman reviewed on 18 Jan 2012
I would like to see the ability to run the program with the preview window closed, One video file per day option, date/time/camera information overlaid on the recording, and better video file naming.
I was very impressed by the install, run, and done simplicity of this program with the MINOR issue of finding how to select from a different camera also connected to the computer.
One issue with the stability arose when I disconnected an, unrelated, USB item. ISentry switched back to the built in ISight.