Because scOS is actively analysing your cameras around the clock—not just recording footage for you to review later.
Traditional security cameras are passive. They record video to a hard drive and send you motion alerts. That's it. The actual work of watching, understanding, and responding falls entirely on you.
scOS is different. It analyses every frame from every camera, 24/7. When something happens on your property, scOS understands it in real-time—just like a human security guard would. Is that person a delivery driver or a stranger? Is that vehicle one you've seen before? Is this behaviour normal or suspicious? These aren't questions you have to answer yourself. scOS figures it out and responds accordingly.
How the AI actually works
MotionX, our first-line detection system, analyses every single frame from every camera, 24/7. It's trained on millions of real-world security images voluntarily contributed by existing scOS customers—learned from actual UK properties, actual weather conditions, actual lighting, actual threats. This continuous analysis is how scOS knows instantly when something needs attention.
What doesn't happen 24/7 is the deeper, escalatory analysis. When MotionX identifies something significant—a person, a vehicle, unusual behaviour—that's when the more intensive AI layers kick in: identifying who or what it is, recognising vehicles, understanding behaviour patterns, deciding whether to intervene, and compiling the information into your daily briefing.
This two-tier approach means scOS is genuinely watching all the time (not just recording), while reserving the heavier computational work for moments that actually matter.
What your subscription actually covers
The subscription covers the ongoing computational work of this continuous analysis:
- 24/7 frame-by-frame analysis — MotionX analysing every frame from every camera, all the time
- Two weeks of recording — Full footage retention at ingested quality, up to 4K
- Real-time AI analysis — Deep evaluation of every significant event
- Autonomous responses — Lights, speakers, and deterrents activated without you lifting a finger
- Daily briefings — AI-compiled summaries of what happened at your property
- Director conversations — Natural language interaction with your security system
- Continuous improvements — New capabilities shipped regularly, included automatically
This isn't a one-time software purchase because the work isn't one-time. Every day, scOS is actively protecting your property—watching, analysing, responding, learning. That ongoing protection is what the subscription provides.
The alternative is doing it yourself
Without scOS's AI doing this work, you'd have to do it yourself. Review the footage. Check every alert. Decide what matters. Scrub through timelines hunting for information. That's the hidden cost of "no subscription" camera systems—your time, your attention, your constant vigilance.
scOS does the watching so you don't have to. The subscription is simply how that ongoing service is paid for.