Cameras document crime. They don't prevent it.
Footage gets watched the morning after — once the gate is open and the car is gone.
Make your cameras proactiveMake your cameras proactive.
It watches the cameras you already own and calls your armed response when something real happens.Cam Shield is a virtual security guard that watches the cameras you already own — 24 hours a day — and calls your armed response when something real happens.
Works with your existing cameras.
Your cameras are recording. Nobody is watching.
Motion alerts cry wolf.
A moth. A branch. The neighbour's cat. After the fortieth false alarm, you mute the app.
Your virtual guard can't fall asleep.
Humans behind screens lose focus, and are more expensive.
How Cam Shield works
You join. We do the setup.
Send us your details and we connect your existing cameras ourselves. Nothing to install, nothing to buy.
It watches, 24 hours a day.
Every camera, every hour. It doesn't get bored, and it doesn't take a night off.
Real incidents reach your armed response.
Not a motion alert. A description of what's happening — and a call to the armed response company you already use.
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You join. We do the setup.
Send us your details and we connect your existing cameras ourselves. Nothing to install, nothing to buy, nothing to replace. If your cameras can share their stream, that's all we need.
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It watches, 24 hours a day.
Every camera, every hour — through the night, through the workday, through the weekend. It doesn't get bored, and it doesn't take a night off.
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Real incidents reach your armed response.
Not a motion alert. A description of what is actually happening — and a call to the armed response company you already use, so someone is on their way.
We give you fewer alerts, and every one of them worth reading.
It judges behaviour, not motion.
A person walking past your wall is not an incident. A person trying to scale your wall is. Cam Shield is built to know the difference.
When an alert does come, it tells you what it saw — not “motion detected in zone 2.”
Before a break-in
Cam Shield is always watching.
- It watches your cameras, 24 hours a day.
- It spots people trying car doors and alerts your armed response.
- They can review the footage and intervene, even if nobody gets inside.
Catch the attempt early. Help prevent the next break-in.
Who Cam Shield is for
HomeownersHomeowners
You already have the cameras. This is the part that was missing — someone watching them.You already have the cameras. This is the part that was missing — someone watching them while you sleep, work, or travel.
Estates and complexesEstates, complexes and neighbourhood watch
Perimeters, entrances and common areas watched continuously — without adding a guard or a screen.Perimeters, entrances and common areas watched continuously, without adding a single guard or screen. One system across every camera on the property.
Businesses and commercial sitesBusinesses and commercial sites
Yards, warehouses and storefronts — covered through the night and the weekend, when nobody is looking.Yards, warehouses, forecourts and storefronts — covered through the night and through the weekend, when the building is empty and nobody is looking.
Armed response companiesArmed response companies
You're the ones we call. Contact our team to partner with us in giving your company an edge.You're the ones we call. Contact our team to partner with us in giving your company an edge.
Partner with Cam ShieldTiers
Alerts
You get the alert. What happens next is yours to decide.
- Every one of your cameras watched, 24 hours a day
- Real incidents flagged in real time
- Advanced behavioural alerts sent to your phone
- No armed response calls
Nobody is called on your behalf. The alert comes to you.
Sign upResponse
RecommendedIf your armed response partners with Cam Shield, they get the incident notification too.
Everything in Alerts
Your armed response is alerted for incidents:
- Damage, or forced entry
- Climbing a fence
- Tampering with the property
- Violence or weapons
This plan needs an armed response service you already have and pay for. Cam Shield is the extra layer that makes the most of that subscription.
Sign upResponse Plus
Someone loitering at your boundary goes to your armed response, not just to your phone.
Everything in Response
Your armed response is also alerted for:
- Loitering outside the property
- Sleeping or camping at your boundary
The behaviour that tends to come before an incident, handed to the people who can go and look.
Sign upYour footage is yours
Your camera feed is protected by industry-standard security protocols. Your personal information is never sold.
Footage from real incidents does help Cam Shield get better at recognising them. We’d rather tell you that up front than let you find it out later.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Do I need to buy new cameras?
No. Cam Shield works with the security cameras you already own. If your cameras can share their stream, that's all we need — and we do the connecting ourselves.
Will it work with my cameras?
Almost certainly. Most IP cameras sold in the last few years work fine, and we check yours when you join, before anything else happens. It runs over your existing internet connection and uses very little of it.
What happens during load shedding?
If the power is out and your cameras and router are off, there's nothing for Cam Shield to watch — the same as any camera system. If your cameras run on a UPS or inverter, as many already do, Cam Shield keeps watching straight through it.
Will I get false alarms all day?
No — that's rather the point. Cam Shield judges behaviour, not motion. Walking past, deliveries, cars coming and going, visitors next door: ordinary life on your property isn't what it's looking for. When an alert does arrive, it's because something looked wrong.
What if it misses something?
No system sees everything, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. What we will say is this: Cam Shield is watching every one of your cameras, every hour of the day. That is considerably more than an unwatched screen was ever doing.
Who's watching my footage?
Nobody sits watching your cameras — that's the whole reason this costs a fraction of what a guard does. Cam Shield watches automatically. When something is flagged, it goes to your own armed response company, who look at it and decide whether to act.
Is my footage used to train AI models?
Yes. Footage from real incidents helps Cam Shield get better at telling an actual problem from an ordinary evening — that's how it improves. We'd rather say so plainly than give you a comfortable answer that isn't true. What we don't do is sell your personal information.
Which armed response company do you call?
Yours. Cam Shield is built to work with the company you're already with — you tell us who they are when you join. They review what was flagged before anyone is dispatched, so a call-out stays a decision someone made, not an automatic reaction to an alert.
Does it only work at night?
No. Cam Shield watches 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Services that only watch after dark leave your property unwatched for most of the week.
What does it cost?
Every plan is priced per camera per month, so what your property comes to depends on the plan you choose and how many cameras you have. We'll take you through it when we call after you sign up, and nothing is charged until your cameras are being watched. Estates and commercial sites are quoted on their own.
How long does setup take?
You don't do it — we do. Once you join, we'll be in touch within one working day to get your cameras connected.
Make your cameras proactive.Make your cameras proactive
Who’s signing up?
Nothing to buy and nothing to install. We connect your existing cameras for you, and a real person is in touch within one working day.
What reaches you describes real behaviour on a property, not a sensor tripping. Leave your details and our sales team is in touch within one working day.
Prefer email? jacob@camshield.co.za