Buildcam by PhotoSentinel
PhotoSentinel keeps watch on the world's most demanding construction sites.
From remote infrastructure projects to inner-city high-rises, our rugged, solar-powered cameras never sleep.
5,600+ systems deployed across 55 countries since 2004
From the office, the beach, the mountains, or anywhere, from any device. See your site in real time.
Visualise any two dates over each other to verify progress and settle questions in seconds. Compress weeks of work into a quick video.
From the C-suite to the public and every stakeholder in between, create videos and share pictures with the click of a button.
A solar-powered camera that ships pre-configured and installs without a technician. A browser-based platform your whole team logs into, from the site office to the boardroom.
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Sentinel OS turns every frame your Buildcam captures into searchable evidence, automated timelapse, and stakeholder-ready intel.
Explore Sentinel OS
The company
For more than two decades PhotoSentinel has documented projects from remote infrastructure to inner-city high-rises, across 55 countries and more than 5,600 deployments.
Our rugged, solar-powered cameras never sleep, and Sentinel OS, our intelligent software platform, turns every frame they capture into evidence you can trust.
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Capabilities
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Scheduled 24MP stills, sharp enough to read detail across the whole site. No technical expertise required.
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Ships pre-configured. Mount it in under an hour and it captures the same day, with no technician.
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Solar-powered with battery backup, connected over 4G. No site power, no cabling, no IT.
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Slide any two dates over each other in Sentinel OS to verify progress and settle questions in seconds.
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Turn months of frames into a polished 4K timelapse automatically, ready for the client meeting or the bid.
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On Buildcam Pro, pull up a real-time 4K view of any site from any browser.
Getting started
Answer a few questions about your site. A specialist calls you back within the hour to confirm the details and the right camera for the job.
Platform linked and the capture schedule set before it ships. There is nothing to configure on site.
Mount it in under an hour, with no technician. It starts documenting immediately, viewable by your whole team from any device.
Testimonials
What contractors and photographers say about working with PhotoSentinel.
The image quality and stability of the product surpasses anything else on the market. The support you receive from this company sets them apart from others. Luke and his team are super responsive and have fixed every issue I've thrown at them.”
Seth Ray
US customer
From the field
Technology · 5 min read
A clear look at what high-resolution timelapse video adds to a construction project: better monitoring, stronger records, and a visual story worth sharing.
Product News · 5 min read
How the Sentinel OS Procore integration keeps your timelapse photos organized, accessible, and tied to the project record teams already work from.
Guides · 6 min read
A practical introduction to construction progress photography: what it is, why it matters, and how timelapse cameras are replacing manual photo logs on modern sites.
Technology · 5 min read
How the AI editing tools in Sentinel OS turn raw timelapse footage into shareable progress videos, so construction teams can report without manual video editing.
Common questions
PhotoSentinel keeps your project on record from day one to handover. Every frame timestamped. Every stage documented.
We'll call you back within the hour.
