Not quite ready to deck out your house with window, door, and motion sensors and hire an on-call monitoring service? Don’t fret! You can still keep your home secure without messing with your wiring by going with an indoor security camera or two. Knowing you can check in when you are away from home offers peace of mind, but these cameras aren’t perfect. There’s an obvious security benefit, but you expose yourself to privacy risks.
After years of rigorous testing, these are our favorite security cameras, and we’ve also got details on what to look for when shopping for one. Be sure to check out our many other guides, including the Best Outdoor Security Cameras, Best Pet Cameras, and Best Video Doorbell Cameras.
Updated September 2024: We changed our top pick, added cameras from Ring, Imilab, and Ezviz, a new slide on how we test, removed some older entries, and updated prices.
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