Guardian cam
Guardian cam is an Android application, which allows you to use your old phone as a remote camera with an optional motion detection feature.
How to
Install the app on at least two android devices, the first one is used as a camera and the second one is used as a monitor.
Main features
Camera / Microphone remote access over internet (Wifi, Cellular such as 4G/5G...)
Motion detection and notifications
Support multiple camera devices and multiple monitor devices
Auto turn off motion sensor when a monitor device is nearby, to avoid false alarms
Record video when motion is detected or all the time
Upload recorded video to Google Drive (Optional)
Talk back to camera device
High motion sensor customization level
Zoom / Scroll on camera stream for every android device
Very low battery usage while idle (no motion sensor / no camera web stream)
Typical uses
Remote camera
Security camera / property surveillance
Pet / baby monitor
Why choosing this app instead of a wifi camera ?
lots of people have an old unused phone
a phone has always a battery and is resilent to power outage
a phone has always a sim card slot and is resilient to internet outage
there is no expensive monthly subscription
privacy is better since videos are saved locally on the phone, and optionally uploaded on your own google drive and not on a propretary cloud
a phone has always a flashlight
