Best Home Security Cameras With Professional Installation
Somewhere in Indiana tonight, a motion light is going to click on and somebody is going to stand at a window in their bathrobe, squinting into the dark, trying to determine whether that shape near the garage is a burglar, a raccoon or a lawn chair that has finally learned to move on its own.
There’s a better way to find out.
State-of-the-art video options from Smithville turn “I think I heard something” into “I know exactly what that was.”
But here’s a key point: not all cameras do the same job, and buying the wrong one for the wrong spot is a little like using a flashlight to mow the lawn.
Smithville offers a wide variety of surveillance and smart camera options, and this article is your guide to finding the best options for your needs.
Best Home Security Cameras With Professional Installation
Before we jump into the camera details, there’s something important to note about each of our cameras: they are all professionally installed by local Smithville technicians.
No DIY disasters. No struggling with wires, ladders and app nightmares. Our team will set up and connect your camera and show you how it works with the Total Connect App before they leave.
Now, let’s talk about the cameras. Here’s a useful summary of our best home security cameras and where each one earns its keep.
The Video Doorbell: The eyes and ears outside your door
The Video Doorbell is where most people start, and for a good reason. The front porch is the busiest, most package-covered square footage on your property.
Consider this example. You’re three hours into a workday and your phone buzzes. It’s your front door. A delivery driver is setting a box on the mat. You tap the notification on your phone, see it live, and say remotely to the driver: “Thanks. Would you mind tucking that box behind the post?” The driver hears your voice via a two-way audio option. Things get moved. The box is now sitting safely out of plain view for the next six hours.
Or perhaps a little more meaningful instance: it’s 3:20 p.m., and the notification from your phone is your twelve-year-old getting home from school. The good news? You didn’t have to wonder. You just saw it.
A video doorbell captures a wide, vertical view — head to toe, plus whatever’s on the ground. It records clips you can pull up later, and sends alerts to your phone through the Total Connect app. It’s the difference between “we think it happened around Tuesday” and a timestamped clip you can hand to someone. You can add a Video Doorbell to your Smithville Wi-Fi+ connection or your Smart Home Security system.
The Outdoor Camera: the one that knows a deer from a person
Outdoor Cameras cover wide-open views: driveways, barns, side yards, and the long gravel run between the road and the house.
The best feature on Smithville’s Outdoor Camera is the advanced event detection. It can tell the difference between people, vehicles, packages and animals. You can adjust the camera settings so you get an alert when a person walks up the drive at 11 p.m., but you don’t get one every time a possum has an opinion about your trash cans. Anyone who’s ever silenced a camera app at 2 a.m. because a moth found the lens knows exactly why this matters.
Think about this scenario. You’re at the lake for the weekend. Your phone pings with the message: vehicle detected. You look, and it’s your neighbor’s truck pulling in to check on things, exactly like he said he would. Ten seconds of reassurance, and the weekend goes back to being relaxing.
As a Smithville customer, you can add Outdoor Cameras to your Wi-Fi+ connection or Smart Home Security system. Our local team will professionally install your camera where you’d like more visibility of your property.
The Indoor Camera: For busy households, pets and peace of mind
Indoor Cameras answer the questions that keep low-grade static running in the back of your head all day while you’re on the go.
Did the dog get on the couch? (Yes. And he is not sorry.) Did the HVAC tech make it out to the utility room? Is Mom moving around like normal this morning? Did the kids actually start homework?
Even when you’re home, an Indoor Camera is useful to keep an eye on kids and pets in another room. While you’re working from home or relaxing on the couch, you can check anytime without getting up.
A good Indoor Camera gives you a live view any time you want it, plus recorded clips of the moments that matter, all in the same app that runs the rest of your Smart Security system. Point one at the kitchen, the main hallway, or in the basement. It’s less about catching someone and more about not having to guess.
The Motion Viewer: The unsung hero of the detached garage
This is the one you might not have heard of, and it’s quietly one of the smartest add-ons on the list.
A Motion Viewer is a motion detector with a camera built into it and it’s available as an add-on to your Smart Home Security system. When it senses movement, it doesn’t just trip your alarm — it also captures a short video clip of what caused it. That clip goes to you and to the 24/7 Professional Monitoring center, so a real person can determine if it’s a break in and call first responders.
Think barn, workshop, pole building, storage room, back stairwell. All the places where a break-in would go unnoticed the longest and where a full camera setup isn’t practical. And the beauty is, you can customize your security schedule for when you want the motion detection on, or off.
NEW Outdoor All-Stars: CX4 Smart Cameras
Starting this month, Smithville offers three new Smart Cameras. They are part of the First Alert CX4 video camera series – professional-grade AI cameras with 8MP resolution, a 125° field of view, and 120 dB wide dynamic range, which is the technical way of saying they can still show you a face when the sun is blasting straight into the lens.
All three models detect people, animals, vehicles and packages, record both on-camera and to secure cloud storage, carry an IP67 weather rating, and operate from -22°F to 140°F. That’s comfortably past anything a frigid February in southern Indiana can throw at them. Best feature: AI Smart Search inside Total Connect 2.0. Type “man in red shirt,” and it finds the clip. No scrubbing through four hours of footage of your own driveway. Here are more details about each one:
Smart Turret — a ball-and-socket design you can fine-tune after mounting, with reduced glare and a built-in mic. Perfect for entrances, stairways and well-lit areas.
Smart Bullet — long-range coverage with 98 to 165 feet of infrared range and a visible, deterrent-by-design profile. Good for driveways, perimeters and long approaches.
Smart Dome — discreet, vandal-resistant, wide-angle, with a built-in microphone. Blends into a ceiling and covers a lot of room.
You can add these new Smart Cameras to your Smithville Wi-Fi+ or Smart Security package.
Not sure which camera is right for you? No worries — your Smithville technician will recommend the best solution for your space while they’re onsite for your free, professional installation.
Protection and peace of mind: Start where you need it most
All the cameras offered by Smithville are excellent options. But we also know you may not need every camera on day one. Start with the spot that nags at you most and build from there.
Whether you’re simply looking to add a Video Doorbell with our Wi-Fi+ Camera Essentials package, or prefer Smart Home Security with whole-home safety and 24/7 professional monitoring, we have a solution for you.
Every system is installed and supported by people who live and work here in Indiana.
Want to talk with our local expert? Contact Laura, Smithville’s Smart Home Security Advisor.
