Possible concealment
“Man in red cap places a can in his jacket pocket in aisle 2.”
An AI alert is not proof. Review the clip before you act.
BMGodsEye by BigMerchant
The eye that never sleeps.
Smart cameras on site, AI in the cloud, alerts on your phone. GodsEye flags theft at the shelf and the till as it happens, and shows you how your shop, office or warehouse is running when you can’t be there.
Built for Nigerian businesses. Works with ShopKeeper POS, or on its own.
- Amber ball joint355° pan · 90° tilt
- Status haloGreen · online, watching
- 12 MP wide lensHDR · autofocus
- HD loop on SD3–5 days, on site
v1 targets. GodsEye goes on sale when every one is met in a 30-day pilot across at least five real shops.
- ≤10sfrom a flagged event to the owner’s phone (p90)
- ≤1false alert per camera per day after two weeks of tuning
- ≤15minfrom unboxing to the first live view, set up by the owner
- ≥90minon the Cam’s built-in battery when the power goes
For owners who can’t be on site every hour
Existing CCTV only records. Nobody watches it, and footage gets checked days after a loss. GodsEye watches for you.
- Small retailSupermarkets, provision stores, pharmacies, phone shopsTheft at the till and shelves, cash control
- HospitalityRestaurants, bars, lounges, hotelsStaff activity, cash handling, opening and closing times
- Multi-branch owners2–10 outletsOne dashboard, branch comparison
- WarehousesStock rooms, depots, distributorsAccess after hours, loading activity
- OfficesSchools, churches, clinics, SME officesAttendance, restricted rooms, visitor activity
Live detection
Every alert is checked before it reaches you
Fast models watch every frame. Rules decide what looks wrong. A vision-language model reviews the clip, and only a confirmed event reaches your phone. Unsure clips go to a review queue instead of a push alert.
Simulation
- PerceptionEvery frame, 5 fps
Person 0147 tracked in aisle 2. Hand moves from the shelf to a jacket pocket.
- RulesZones, schedules, POS
Aisle 2 is marked high-value. The movement matches the concealment rule.
- VerificationVision-language model
An 8 s clip goes to the vision model. Verdict: yes.
- AlertOwner’s phone
Push alert to the owner with a snapshot and the clip.
- OnPush notificationEvery confirmed event
- OnWhatsApp with clipAfter-hours entry, till fraud, camera tampered
- OffSMSFallback when the owner has no data
- On, 9 pmDaily digestIncidents, footfall, opening and closing times
Hardware
Two devices, one family
An Onyx matte shell, a gloss-black eye, and amber on the part that moves or lives. Start fresh with the Cam, or make the cameras you already own smart with the Hub.
GE-CAM-01
GodsEye Cam
The eye that never sleeps
BigMerchant’s own smart Wi-Fi camera. For shops with no CCTV, and for the till of any shop.
- Covers
- 1 camera, itself
- Connects by
- 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi or USB 4G dongle
- When power fails
- Built-in battery, 1.5–3 h
- Size
- 88 × 58 × 42 mm
In the box
- GodsEye Cam
- Ceiling or wall mount and screws
- 1.5 m USB-C cable
- 5 V / 3 A adapter, 3-pin plug
- Quick-start card with setup QR
- CCTV sticker for the shop door
GE-HUB-01
GodsEye Hub
Make your old CCTV smart
A relay box that connects the Hikvision or Dahua-type cameras you already paid for to GodsEye Cloud.
- Covers
- Up to 8 existing cameras
- Connects by
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi or USB 4G dongle
- When power fails
- Runs from the shop inverter or UPS
- Size
- 104 × 72 × 28 mm
In the box
- GodsEye Hub
- 1 m Ethernet cable
- USB-C cable
- 5 V / 3 A adapter, 3-pin plug
- Wall-mount screws
- Quick-start card with setup QR
Status colours
Green Online and watching
The same five colours on every device. Pick one to light both.
Specifications
Thin on the wall, smart in the cloud
The devices capture, encode and stream. They do no AI on site, so they stay cheap, cool and simple to replace. Detection runs on BigMerchant’s GPU servers.
- Processor
- Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM
- Camera
- 12 MP Sony IMX708 sensor, 120° diagonal field of view, autofocus, HDR
- Video
- Hardware H.264. AI stream 640×360 @ 5 fps (about 250–400 kbps). Local HD 1080p @ 15 fps
- Storage
- 32 GB high-endurance microSD, 64 GB option. About 3–5 days of rolling HD
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 4.2 LE for setup, optional USB 4G dongle
- Power
- USB-C 5 V / 3 A
- Backup power
- Built-in 18650 Li-ion cell, 3,000–3,500 mAh. 1.5–3 h runtime target
- Typical draw
- About 1.5–2.5 W while streaming
- Status
- RGB status halo, a light ring around the lens
- Button
- Recessed setup button. Hold 5 s for Wi-Fi setup, 15 s for factory reset
- Mount
- Swivel arm on an amber ball joint: 355° pan, 90° tilt. 1/4"-20 thread, ceiling or wall plate
- Dimensions
- 88 × 58 × 42 mm (H × W × D), without mount
- Weight
- About 110–140 g with battery
- Operating temperature
- 0–45 °C ambient, passive cooling through vent slots
- Enclosure
- Onyx or Ivory matte ABS/PC, gloss-black eye panel, indoor rated (IP40), Torx security screws
- Security
- Unique device keys from the factory, encrypted SD card, signed firmware
- Night version
- NoIR wide lens with a ring of 6–8 × 850 nm IR LEDs, switched by a light sensor. Planned
- Warranty
- 12 months
How it works
From the shop floor to your phone
Each device opens an outbound, encrypted tunnel to GodsEye Cloud. It works behind 4G networks, with nothing port-forwarded and no open ports in your shop.
Your premises
GodsEye Cloud · GPU servers
GodsEye CamCaptures and streams. HD loop on the SD card
GodsEye HubRelays existing CCTV, up to 8 cameras
Wi-Fi, 4G or Ethernet
WireGuard tunneloutbound only · no open ports
IngestEncrypted streams in, decoded on the GPU
Perception · 5 fpsObject detection, anonymous tracking, pose
Rules engineZones, schedules, POS match
VerificationA vision-language model checks each flagged clip
ShopKeeper POSSales, voids, refunds, drawerFeeds the rules engine
GodsEye AppAlerts, live view, playback, reportsGets only verified events
- Boots to streamingin under 60 s
- Heartbeatevery 60 s, keepalive 25 s
- Firmwaresigned A/B updates with automatic rollback
- ClockNTP-synced, every frame stamped in UTC
ShopKeeper POS
Video suggests. The till record proves.
GodsEye reads every sale, void, refund and drawer event from ShopKeeper and checks it against what the till camera saw. Each till terminal maps to one camera and one till zone, with clocks less than a second apart.
ShopKeeper, Till 1
±30 sSale #4470Drawer open
Till camera
Customer at tillNo-sale drawer open
14:01:3014:02:0014:02:3014:03:0014:03:3014:04:00
| POS event | What the camera checks | Flag raised |
|---|---|---|
| Sale completed | Count items crossing the till zone | More items seen than rung up |
| Void or line delete | Is a customer in the customer zone? | Void with no customer |
| Refund | Are a customer and the goods present? | Refund with no customer or goods |
| Discount or price override | Staff and customer present | Unusual discount pattern |
| Cash drawer open | Matching sale within ±30 s? | No-sale drawer open |
| Shift open or close | Till zone occupancy | Till left open unattended |
Alerts link to the receipt in ShopKeeper, and receipts link back to the clip. Not on ShopKeeper? GodsEye runs in video-only mode.
Power and connectivity
When NEPA takes light, GodsEye keeps recording
Every Cam has a battery that takes over with no reboot. If the internet drops, the device records to its SD card and uploads flagged events when the link returns.
Power
GridBatteryGrid
Internet
OnlineOfflineOnline
Halo
GreenAmberGreen
Recording
Continuous HD to SD
10:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:00
- 13:20The Cam switches to its battery with no reboot. The router has no backup, so the halo turns amber and video keeps recording to the SD card.
- 14:55Power returns. The Cam reconnects within 30 seconds and uploads the events it flagged while offline.
Example day. Put the shop router on an inverter or a small UPS and the internet lane stays online too.
Ways to connect
- Shop Wi-FiStable fibre or broadband on siteThe Cam needs 2.4 GHz
- Bundled 4G MiFiNo internet, or Wi-Fi you can’t rely onCan come with the subscription and a data plan
- USB 4G dongleSingle-device sitesPlugs straight into the Cam or Hub
- EthernetRetrofits with existing CCTVHub only. The most stable link
Data per camera, per month
- 25–60 GBMotion-only streaming (default on 4G)Varies with footfall
- 80–130 GBContinuous AI stream, 640×360 @ 5 fps0.25–0.4 Mbps
- 1–3 GBEvent HD clips, 10–15 s eachPer event
Motion-only streaming is the default on 4G, so a two-camera shop fits a typical monthly data bundle. The app tells you when a device has been on battery for more than 30 minutes.
Operations
It also tells you how the day went
The same cameras that catch theft count visitors, time your queues and log when you opened. You get one summary on WhatsApp every evening.
- At launchLive view and playbackEvery camera on phone and web. HD pulled from the device on demand
- At launchOpening and closing timesLogged daily from the first and last activity
- Soon afterFootfallVisitors per hour and per day, per branch
- Soon afterQueue at the tillAn alert when the queue passes the number you set
- Soon afterCounter left unattendedTill zone empty during opening hours
- Soon afterDaily owner digestSales against footfall, incidents and open/close times on WhatsApp
- LaterStaff presenceHours a staff zone is occupied, with no identity
- LaterAsk the camera“Show me when the delivery van arrived yesterday”
Your shop, Thursday
Opened 07:52 · Closed 21:08
Visitors 412, busiest 5–6 pm
Receipts 186 from 412 visitors
Queue over 5 people 3 times
Incidents 2 confirmed, 1 false alarm
Open the report in GodsEye
21:00 ✓✓Privacy by design
Watching what happens, never who someone is
GodsEye handles video of customers and staff, which is personal data under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023. You are the data controller and BigMerchant is the processor.
- No faces, no identitiesNo facial recognition, no biometric matching and no tracking of a person across businesses.
- Tracks that forgetPeople are anonymous IDs that expire when they leave the frame.
- A person decidesEvery incident is reviewed by a human. The app never labels anyone a thief.
- Privacy masksBlack out toilets, a neighbour’s window or any area you choose during setup.
- Audio stays offMicrophones are off by default and not offered in v1.
- Short memoryEvent clips are kept 30 days and the device loop 3–5 days. You can shorten both.
- Locked downWireGuard from device to cloud, TLS to the app, encryption at rest, no open ports on site.
- Every view loggedRole-based access, an audit trail of every clip view and download, two-factor login for owners.
Every kit ships with a CCTV notice sticker for your door, and the app reminds you to display it. GodsEye does not replace guard services or alarm-response companies.
Kits and plans
Hardware near cost. The service does the work.
Buy the devices at cost, or rent them on a 12-month plan with nothing upfront. Every device needs a GodsEye Cloud subscription, priced per camera. Monthly prices are set during the pilot, once the real cost per camera is measured.
Small shops
GodsEye Starter
2 Cams
Starter plan
- Till
- Entrance
Supermarkets
GodsEye Store
4 Cams + installation
Business plan
- Till
- Entrance
- High-value aisle
- Stock room
Shops that already have CCTV
GodsEye Retrofit
1 Hub + 1 Cam over the till
Business plan
- Up to 8 existing cameras
- Till
| Plan | Hardware | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Hardware at cost | Alerts · Live view · 7-day clip history |
| Business | Hardware at cost or rented | Everything in Starter · ShopKeeper POS matching · 30-day clips · Daily digest · Multiple users |
| Multi-branch | Custom | Everything in Business · Branch dashboard · Branch comparison · Priority support |
Roadmap
Pilot in Q1 2027, paid launch in Q2
Each phase has a gate that must be passed before the next one starts. Dates are proposed and firm up once hardware is ordered.
- Nov–Dec 2026Now
Prototype
- 1 Cam to server
- Detection and zone alerts
- 3D-printed enclosure
Gate: 72 h stable through power and 4G cuts
- Jan–Mar 2027
Pilot
- 5 shops, about 20 Cams
- POS matching live
- False alerts tuned
Gate: Every v1 target met in the pilot
- Apr–Jun 2027
Launch v1
- Paid plans open
- GodsEye Hub ships
- Installer partners
Gate: 100 paying cameras
- Jul–Dec 2027
Scale
- Moulded enclosure
- Night (NoIR) version
- Branch dashboard
Pilot, January to March 2027
Put GodsEye in your shop first
Five shops, about twenty cameras, ShopKeeper merchants first. Pilot shops tune the alerts with us over the first two weeks and run staged theft tests in their own aisles and tills.
CCTV technician? Installer partners earn a setup fee plus a revenue share.
Email us to join
or write to hello@bigmerchant.co