Electronic surveillance comparisons for UK homes
Electronic surveillance here is the kit around a UK front door, a drive, a flat block or a room. That includes cameras and doorbells, door locks and door-entry systems, alarms, motion and presence sensors, and trackers for keys or a child.
Each card is one comparison of amazon.co.uk listings. It says what that product is for, how it is powered, and what the carton or the plan includes. Shelf prices and makers stay on the comparison. None of these pages is a laboratory test.
Electronic surveillance comparisons
ABUS security cameras
Monitor set, app camera, cube or lamp
Six amazon.co.uk listings, from about £96.47 to about £350.99: a monitor set, an indoor cube, a 4K outdoor model and two lamps. No laboratory test.
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Electronic door locks
Door match, a power cut and the weather limit
Twelve amazon.co.uk listings from £21.38 to £309, matched to the door you have, what opens it if power fails, and a weather claim that states its limit.
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Fingerprint door openers
Thickness and a second way in
Eight amazon.co.uk listings from £31.99. Thickness, a second way in and Wi-Fi. None is a euro-profile cylinder for a uPVC multipoint door.
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Indoor security cameras
Card or plan, pan-tilt or window
Twelve plug-in amazon.co.uk cameras: a card or a plan, pan-tilt or a window, a named night mode and a privacy control. No laboratory test.
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Outdoor security cameras
IP rating, power and clip storage
Twelve amazon.co.uk listings from £11.89 to £69.99 for a garden, drive or side passage. IP code, power and where clips are stored. No laboratory test.
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Security cameras
Place, power and a plan after the trial
Twelve amazon.co.uk listings from about £19.99 to about £69.99. Place, power, and whether saved clips need a plan once a free trial ends.
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Smart door locks
Nightlatch, lift-to-lock or euro retrofit
Eleven amazon.co.uk listings: a nightlatch keypad, a lift-to-lock handle, a euro-cylinder motor and fingerprint levers. None prints BS 3621 or TS 007.
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Solar security cameras
Panel in the carton, Wi-Fi or 4G
Ten amazon.co.uk kits from about £19.99 to about £69.99. Which list the panel, and which need 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi or a 4G SIM.
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Wi-Fi doorbells
Battery or wired, card or monthly plan
Six amazon.co.uk video doorbells from £9.34 to £109.99. Battery or wired power, and clips on a memory card or a monthly plan.
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Wireless doorbells
Radio chime, socket and open-air range
Eight amazon.co.uk radio chimes from £9.00 to £22.94, with no camera and no Wi-Fi. Socket, weather rating and a second receiver.
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1 apartment intercom system
Audio or video, and the lock release
Four amazon.co.uk kits for one dwelling, from about £64.74 to about £329.99. Audio or video, how the cable is run, and whether the electric lock release is in the carton.
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3 apartment intercom system
Monitors, audio or video, lock extra
Six amazon.co.uk kits for three flats, from about £194 to about £599.99. Monitor count, video or audio, and the lock as an extra.
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Alarm system with camera
Kit pieces, cameras and monitoring
Five amazon.co.uk kits from about £149.99 to about £329.99. What the box counts as sensors and cameras, and whether monitoring is a plan.
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Arlo camera
Battery or mains, and clip storage
Eleven amazon.co.uk kits from about £49.99 to about £299.99. Battery or a mains lead, the listed resolution, and whether saved clips need a plan after a trial.
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Arlo doorbell
Chime in the box, wired or battery
Five amazon.co.uk listings from about £45 to about £93.99. Whether a UK-plug chime is in the box, and battery or wired power.
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Bug finder
RF sweep or a lens check
Twelve amazon.co.uk detectors from about £9.99 to about £179.98. An RF sweep, a lens finder, or both, for a room you can walk.
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Camera detector
Hotel or car, RF or lens
Twelve amazon.co.uk detectors from about £5.99 to about £129.99 for a hotel room or a car. RF, a lens view, or both.
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Dome camera
Indoor Wi-Fi or a wired add-on
Twelve amazon.co.uk dome cameras from about £19.95 to about £129. An indoor Wi-Fi camera or a wired recorder add-on, and where clips are stored.
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Door intercom
App station or a wired monitor
Eight amazon.co.uk door stations from about £28.99 to about £161.49. A phone app or a monitor on the wall, wired or wireless.
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Doorbell extender
Voltage window and a second chime
Eleven amazon.co.uk extenders from about £5.99 to about £39.99. The voltage the existing bell uses, and a second chime you can carry.
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Dummy camera
A housing that does not record
Twelve amazon.co.uk housings from about £7.99 to about £21.54. They are shaped like cameras. None of them records.
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Eufy camera
Solar or plug-in, local storage
Nine amazon.co.uk cameras from about £39.99 to about £155. Solar or a plug, and whether clips stay on a card or a base station.
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Eufy doorbell
Chime in the box, wired or battery
Eleven amazon.co.uk listings from about £43.99 to about £165.89. A chime in the box or not, wired or battery, and where clips are stored.
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Flush PIR sensor
Ceiling cut-out and the zones
Nine amazon.co.uk flush sensors from about £9.99 to about £21.99. Ceiling cut-out, detection zones, and flush or surface mount.
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GPS key ring
Phone network, keys and luggage
Twelve amazon.co.uk tags from about £7.99 to about £34.99. Which phone network they use, and whether they suit keys or luggage.
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GPS tracker for kids
GPS or Bluetooth, and a SIM
Ten amazon.co.uk listings from about £16.99 to about £66.79. GPS with a SIM, or Bluetooth, and what a school run needs from the listing.
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GSM security camera
SIM camera or home Wi-Fi
Ten amazon.co.uk cameras from about £31.99 to about £79.99. A SIM and a data plan, or a camera that needs home Wi-Fi.
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HomeKit camera
Indoor or outdoor, and recording
Six amazon.co.uk cameras from about £39.99 to about £216. Indoor or outdoor, and whether recording needs a plan.
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Key finder
Radio chime or a phone tracker
Twelve amazon.co.uk finders from about £7.99 to about £29.98. A radio receiver that beeps, or a Bluetooth tag on a phone.
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LED floodlight with motion sensor
Lumens, IP code and the lead
Eleven amazon.co.uk heads from about £9.99 to about £99.99. Lumens, dusk control, the printed IP code and the lead length.
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Motion sensor socket
UK plug, or a wired PIR switch
Five amazon.co.uk plug-ins from about £8.54 to about £9.40. A UK socket face, and how that differs from a wired PIR switch.
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Multi-apartment intercom system
How many monitors, lock extra
Five amazon.co.uk wired kits from about £147.99 to about £499.99. How many monitors the listing states, 2-wire or 4-wire, and the lock as an extra.
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Path light with motion sensor
Solar or mains along a path
Nine amazon.co.uk solar kits from about £16.99 to about £49.99. A path or a drive, and solar against a mains light.
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Presence detector
Still occupancy or a PIR
Ten amazon.co.uk sensors from about £15.03 to about £54.99. A radar presence sensor that can see someone sitting still, against a PIR.
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Reolink security camera
Local storage, Wi-Fi or 4G
Eight amazon.co.uk kits from about £49.99 to about £189.99. Local storage, Wi-Fi or 4G, and whether a chime is in the box.
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RFID chip
Stickers, cards and chip memory
Ten amazon.co.uk packs from about £5.69 to about £9.99. Stickers and a writable card, chip memory, and metal surfaces.
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Ring doorbell
Battery or wired, and a plan
Twelve amazon.co.uk listings from about £29.99 to about £89.98. Battery or wired power, and whether saved video needs a plan.
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Security camera set
Boxed kits, wired or wireless
Ten amazon.co.uk kits from about £39.99 to about £275.49. Indoor packs and wired recorders, and what the box stores without a plan.
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Security camera with monitor
A screen in the kit
Four amazon.co.uk kits from about £149.99 to about £299.99 with a screen in the carton. Wireless or wired, and how many cameras.
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Single household video intercom system
One house, wired or Wi-Fi
Eleven amazon.co.uk kits for one house, from about £58.03 to about £231.61. A phone app or a monitor, wired or Wi-Fi, and the lock release.
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Smart home hub
Sensors, cameras or a display
Nine amazon.co.uk listings from about £25.49 to about £149.99. A hub for sensors and cameras, or a display that also shows them.
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Home CCTV guides
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