Traditional CCTV is a passive observer; it records a crime so you can watch it later. scOS is a proactive digital guard. Using our proprietary MotionX technology, the system doesn't just see movement—it understands it. It ignores the swaying trees of the Lyn Valley or seagulls on your roof, focusing exclusively on 'important activity' like a person approaching your property. Because it understands the context of the movement, it can intervene automatically, triggering lights and voice warnings to stop an intruder before they ever reach your door. It’s the difference between having a witness and having a deterrent.

Absolutely. scOS is designed to be brand-agnostic, meaning it can transform most existing wired IP camera systems—including brands like Hikvision, Dahua, and Reolink—into an intelligent AI powerhouse. During our professional UK installation, which typically takes 4-6 hours, our engineers will assess your current hardware. By connecting your existing cameras to the scOS Intelligence Hub, we give your 'dumb' cameras the ability to detect property boundaries, recognise suspicious behaviour, and participate in our proactive deterrent ecosystem without needing a full hardware replacement.

scOS uses a sophisticated three-layer approach to stop criminals. First is Presence Simulation: the system learns your home's natural activity patterns and replicates them while you're away, making the house appear occupied. Second is MotionX detection: our AI identifies people even if they are crawling, disguised, or hiding their faces. Third is Active Intervention: if a threat is detected, scOS triggers escalating responses. This starts with instant illumination and moves to authoritative voice warnings delivered via external IoT speakers, making it clear to any intruder that they have been spotted by an active intelligence system.

We take your privacy incredibly seriously. Unlike many security companies that store data on international servers, scOS is 100% UK-based. Your data is processed locally on your Intelligence Hub and then securely backed up to our UK-based data centres. We are fully GDPR compliant, ensuring your footage remains your property and is never sold or shared. You have 24/7 access to your recordings, which are stored for up to two weeks, allowing you to review activity from anywhere in the world with total peace of mind.

A video doorbell is a reactive tool that usually only covers your front door; it tells you someone was there after the fact. scOS provides whole-property intelligence. It monitors your entire boundary, detecting threats long before they reach your porch. While a doorbell might show you a package being stolen, scOS is designed to prevent the thief from even stepping onto your driveway. With professional wired installation, scOS is also immune to the 'jamming' techniques that can easily disable wireless doorbells, providing a much higher level of professional-grade security.

Living in a coastal environment like Lynton and Lynmouth means your cameras often face sea mist, heavy rain, and salt spray, which can cause 'ghosting' or false alarms on standard systems. Our MotionX technology is specifically engineered to filter out environmental noise. It ignores the movement of fog, rain, or even spiders spinning webs across the lens, focusing only on human-shaped activity. This ensures that when you get an alert on your phone, it’s a genuine event that requires your attention, not just the North Devon weather.

Many residents in Lynton and Lynmouth own second homes or holiday lets that remain empty for weeks at a time. scOS is the perfect solution for remote management. Through the scOS Director, you can ask natural questions like 'Has anyone been to the back door this week?' and get an instant summary. Our Presence Simulation also ensures that your property never looks like an empty holiday home, as it intelligently cycles lights and internal activity to mimic a lived-in environment, significantly reducing the risk of targeted seasonal theft.

Yes. While scOS uses external IoT speakers to deliver AI-generated voice warnings to intruders, it does not use two-way audio. This is a deliberate security choice. Two-way audio often requires you to be glued to your phone to speak to a visitor. scOS is autonomous; it delivers the right warning at the right time based on the threat level it perceives, ensuring your home is defended even if you are asleep, out for dinner at a local pub, or have no mobile signal.