Traditional CCTV is a passive observer; it records your Fowey home being burgled but does nothing to stop it. scOS is a proactive intelligence system. While standard cameras rely on 'motion detection' that triggers for every passing seagull or swaying branch, our MotionX technology focuses only on 'important activity.' It understands the difference between a tourist and a stranger loitering by your property. Most importantly, scOS doesn't just watch—it intervenes. By using property boundary detection, it knows exactly where your land starts and can trigger lights or voice warnings the moment an intruder crosses the line, often stopping a crime before it happens.

Absolutely. scOS is designed to be brand-agnostic, meaning it can transform your existing 'dumb' cameras into an intelligent security network. We work with most professional-grade wired IP cameras, including brands like Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, and Reolink. During our professional UK installation—which typically takes 4-6 hours—our engineers will assess your current setup. We bypass the limited software on your old cameras and link them to our scOS Intelligence Hub. This hub provides the local processing power needed for MotionX and boundary detection, effectively giving your old hardware a 'brain' transplant and bringing it up to modern AI standards.

scOS uses a sophisticated three-layer deterrent strategy to keep Fowey properties safe. The first layer is Presence Simulation; when you're away, the system mimics natural human activity inside your home—turning lights on and off in a realistic pattern—to make the property look occupied. The second layer is our MotionX detection, which identifies a threat the moment they step onto your property, regardless of whether they are wearing a mask or trying to hide. The final layer is Active Intervention. If an intruder persists, scOS triggers external IoT speakers to deliver a clear voice warning and illuminates the area. This escalating response removes the intruder's anonymity and makes your home a 'hard target.'

Your privacy is our priority. Unlike many international brands that ship your footage to overseas servers, scOS is 100% UK-based. All initial intelligence processing happens locally on your scOS Intelligence Hub within your home. When a potential threat is detected, encrypted data is escalated to our secure UK-based cloud for further analysis and to ensure you can access your footage from anywhere. We are fully GDPR compliant, and we never sell your data to third parties. You have total control over your recordings, which are stored for up to two weeks, ensuring that your security data remains private and secure.

A video doorbell is essentially a digital peephole; it tells you who is at the door once they've already arrived. In contrast, scOS is a whole-property intelligence system. While a doorbell has a limited field of view and often misses activity at the side or rear of the house, scOS monitors your entire perimeter. More importantly, doorbells are passive—they might send you a notification while someone is kicking your door in, but they won't stop them. scOS identifies the threat at the boundary of your Fowey property and uses proactive warnings to stop the criminal before they ever reach your front door.

Fowey has many second homes and holiday lets that are unoccupied for parts of the year. scOS is the perfect solution for these properties. Our Presence Simulation is highly advanced; it doesn't just use timers, but mimics real human activity patterns to make the home look genuinely lived-in. If a 'scout' is checking the property, the system can detect their presence and issue a voice warning, letting them know the home is actively protected by AI. You can manage everything remotely via our app, giving you total peace of mind even when you're hundreds of miles away from Cornwall.

Fowey’s narrow streets and unique waterfront geography can be challenging for traditional security. scOS is highly adaptable. Our professional installers are experts at positioning cameras to cover difficult angles and narrow access points. Because scOS uses MotionX, it can distinguish between a person walking down a public street and someone stepping onto your private quay or driveway. We also use wired connections, which are far more reliable than WiFi in Fowey’s thick-walled stone buildings, ensuring your security never drops out.

Devon & Cornwall Police cover a vast area, and response times in coastal towns like Fowey can vary. scOS provides a proactive first line of defence that doesn't wait for the police to arrive. By using voice warnings and lights, the system often deters intruders immediately. If a crime is attempted, scOS provides high-definition, AI-verified evidence, including vehicle registrations and behavioural analysis. This high-quality data is far more useful to the police than standard CCTV, helping them to identify and pursue suspects more effectively.