Thwart the Porch Pirates with a Surveillance Camera Installation

The holiday season is around the corner, and ‘tis the season for increased online shopping and store deliveries to your Seattle, WA home. With the holidays, though, comes travel, be it local for an evening get-together with friends, a day-trip to visit grandma, or a getaway vacation to warmer weather. This time away from home, in conjunction with an increase in packages sitting on your front porch, present prime opportunities for porch pirates.

“What’s a porch pirate?” you ask. A porch pirate is an opportunistic thief who takes advantage of no one being around when they spot a delivery package on your doorstep. One way to deter these would-be thieves and keep your home safe and secure year-round is to consider a professional surveillance camera installation for your property.

Keep reading to learn about video doorbells and surveillance camera solutions for your Seattle home.

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Video Doorbells

From Ring to Savant Entry Service, an audio and video-enabled doorbell completely changes the game for surveillance. These smart doorbells replace the standard doorbell and connect to your home’s network. When motion is detected on the porch, or someone rings the doorbell, you will receive a notification and can view a live video feed with the tap of a button on your smart device.

By default, you will be muted, but with a second tap you’ll be able to communicate effortlessly with whoever rang the doorbell or caused the motion alert. Whether you’re home or away, you’ll be able to see what’s happening on your front porch. Porch pirates steer clear of homes with a video doorbell because they know they’ll be caught in the act on camera. And if the pirate is brazen enough to approach your porch packages anyway, you can communicate with them as it happens and inform them that you’re alerting the authorities. The footage is available for download, and you can screen capture images from the convenience of your smartphone, too.

Surveillance Cameras

Surveillance cameras at critical vantage points on your property can also deter theft and keep your home secure. There are several varieties available to suit your needs, including pan-tilt-zoom and long-range, to list a couple. Some styles are meant to be an obvious deterrent to potential thieves, while other styles are meant to be more covert. A combination of surveillance camera types would work well for your property, and the feeds are all viewable from your smart device.

Beyond Cameras

Go a step further and integrate your video doorbell and surveillance cameras into one comprehensive smart home system that is operable and manageable from your smart device while you’re away for extended periods of time. And when you incorporate an alarm system and smart locks with your cameras, you can ensure your home is monitored, locked, and secure.

Distinctive Audio & Video is happy to discuss the possibilities of a surveillance camera installation on your Seattle property to keep your packages and your home safe from intrusion and theft. Call us today at (253) 353-4432 or use the Contact Us tab on the right of the screen to get started. We can’t wait to hear from you.