2022 Best Indoor Security Cameras to Buy, with Videos and Guides

So many indoor security cameras for home too choose from, and it's hard for you to select the top one for your own.

This post guides you on how to choose the best indoor security cameras, with video samples.

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Factors to Consider
Top List of Best Indoor Cams

Factors to Consider When Choosing Best Indoor Security Cameras

The key point things or features to consider when you choose a best indoor security camera, are price, wireless vs wired, 1080p or higher resolution, audio, night vision, remote viewing, recording or local storage, etc.

Here are the details:

1. Price

Your budget, to a certain extent, affects the level of indoor home security cameras you would choose from.

If you invest inside security cameras for only, say, $20, big chances are that you would get a fake or low-grade camera, in many cases, with video loss, signal loss, and blurred images.

But don't get that wrong.

Many high-quality and top-branded indoor cameras are affordable (inexpensive) nowadays, just costing more than $50.

Here is the table of the 2021 indoor home security camera price list. You would see the best indoor security cameras under 100.

Camera Type	Price
DVR Security System	$99 – $800
NVR Security System	$120 – $1300
CCTV Camera	$15 – $200
P2P IP Camera	$40 – $300
Battery Security Camera	$40 – $150
Solar Security Camera	$40 – $200
Cellular Security Camera	$130 – $400
Monitored Security Camera	$180 – $300
4K Security Camera	$130 – $200
Hidden Security Camera	$60 – $150
360 Degree Security Camera	$35 – $180

Source: Security Camera Price: Smart Buyer's Checklist 2021, which details all the price things of security cameras.

2. Wireless vs Wired

Choosing a wireless security camera system for indoors or a wired one determines the placement and installation in your house.

For a wireless one that has no cables, say, Reolink Argus 2, you can put it anywhere indoors, without drilling and wiring, and can even use it as a hidden indoor security camera.

Here is the video guide showing you how to place the wireless WiFi security camera indoors and even outdoors.

Video sample to put Reolink Argus series cams indoors and outdoors:

For a wired indoor security camera, drilling and wiring are skilled tasks, but many of you can handle them.

Here is the video guide showing you how to install Reolink RLC-422, the wired security camera indoor. You may see the post: How to run wires for security cameras, for more tips.

Video sample to install a wired indoor camera:

3. 1080p Full HD or Higher Resolution

Always remember, in most cases, the higher the resolution, the clearer videos.

And 1080p (1920*1080) is the bottom line for the best wireless indoor/outdoor security camera.

And that resolution guarantees you will see details very clearly with the indoor wireless cam, especially when you put it in a badly-lighted room.

You can choose an indoor IP camera in higher resolution, like 5 megapixels or 8 megapixels.

Here are the video samples in 1080p, and in 8 megapixels.

Video by 1080p indoor security camera Reolink Argus 2:

Video by 8-megapixel indoor & outdoor home security system Reolink RLK8-800B4:

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4. Audio

There are 2 kinds of audio functioning for an indoor security camera:

2-way audio
1-way audio

2-way audio means you can listen in and talk back in real-time. Like, you can answer the door via your phone that's connected to the camera even when you're not there; and warn the uninvited to leave your property when you're on a trip.

Reolink Argus Series, Argus 2 and Argus PT, for example, are indoor wireless security cameras with 2-way audio.

Here's the sample video showing how the 2-way audio indoor security camera works:

1-way audio, on the other hand, only with a mic, enables you to listen to what's happening. And if you prefer this kind of indoor IP camera with audio, you may have a look at the best seller RLC-410.

5. Night Vision

Color night vision VS black and white night vision, that's another thing you need to think over when choosing an indoor security camera.

Most indoor security cameras do have the function to switch black/white night vision to color, and vice versa (yet, most of you might not know this tip; in this case, you may see my previous post: Night Vision Security Camera Buying Guide).

The key point is, however, if the indoor video surveillance camera comes with a common image sensor, then the color night vision would be blurred.

That's to say, if you prefer an indoor security camera with color night vision, choose the one that features a starlight image sensor (Reolink Argus 2, for example).

And if you want a black/white one (the indoor security camera with black and white night vision), you don't need to stick to ”starlight”. And this kind of indoor camera is cheaper, in most cases.

For example:

Product	Night Vision	Price
Reolink Argus 2	Starlight sensor with color night vision	$94.99
Reolink Argus Pro	Common sensor with black and white night vision	$79.99

6. Remote Viewing

Remote viewing means the security camera system for indoor uses can connect to your iPhone or your Android phone or your computer so that you can access and see the camera wherever you are.

All P2P cameras can do that.

The most important thing is, you should make sure the indoor camera has its official compatible App, and on that app, you can connect and access the camera within 1 second, and all the connections and data protection are under security levels including SSL encryption, WPA2-AES encryption, and SSL-TLS enabled.

7. Recording or Local Storage

You're not there but you need to see what happened and you need that evidence. Indoor security cameras with recording are designed for all that.

There are 5 options to store the indoor security camera recording:

Record motion events to an SD card
Record all the things to an NVR/DVR
Record the events to a computer
Record the events to an FTP server
Record the events to Cloud

I've covered all the how-to details in the post How to Record Security Cameras. Choose one indoor security camera recorder according to your needs. I do recommend the one with local storage.

Do remember to make sure the indoor security camera that supports at least 3 options above.

2021 Top List of Best Indoor Security Cameras

From the tests I've done with all the indoor security camera systems and from the reviews of the top media, I've summed up the best list:

It's a battery-powered wireless indoor security camera, which comes with a rechargeable battery that can be solar-powered, so you don't need to change or recharge the battery yourself.

And if you prefer the indoor security camera with pan and tilt feature: