This Free Video Surveillance and Live Webcam software for Windows is extremely easy on system resources, and does not contain unnecessary bloat. It is fast, light, and versatile enough to meet all your security needs while still being very user friendly and able to run on even the most moderate systems.
Only three easy steps are necessary to setup a camera:
Decide for the usage (security surveillance, live snapshot webcam or manual records / snapshots)
Enter a friendly camera name, choose the web appearance & language (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Russian, Slovak, Czech, Dutch, Bulgarian, Polish, Vietnamese)
Configure how long to keep the files on your hard disk
Features
Supported from Windows XP SP3 up to Windows 10
CCTV Security Surveillance with motion detection and 24 hours digital video recording (DVR) ContaCam
Motion detection events presented as animated thumbnails in web browser
Motion detection actions like FTP upload, send email (SSL/TLS or STARTTLS support) with attached movement file or run an external program
Live webcam with possibility of history tracking
Manual records and snapshots (video game captures, movie recording,...)
Integrated web server with password protection (internet or intranet)
Supported are Webcams, WDM and DV devices and MJPEG Network cameras (IP cameras)
Remote watching by enabling port forwarding or using Dropbox
Unlimited parallel cameras setup
Can be started as a Windows Service
Audio support for USB webcams, capture cards and Axis ip cameras
Has all the FreeVimager features for snapshots editing