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title: Cameras & security articles
url: "https://relaypoint.ca/blog/category/security"
site: RelayPoint Technologies
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# Cameras & security

IP cameras, NVRs, access control, alarms, and what actually matters when you buy them.

- [Security cameras without a monthly subscription: what you actually give up](https://relaypoint.ca/blog/security-cameras-without-subscription.md) — Local recording costs more up front and nothing after. Here is an honest comparison with the subscription brands, including the things local systems do worse. (2026-08-05)