1. A monitoring system comprising: a camera unit configured to capture images of an area corresponding to a location of the camera unit; a remote monitoring server that is located remote from the camera unit and that is configured to process image data captured by camera units associated with multiple, different customers of a monitoring company; a gateway that is configured to communicate with the camera unit using a short range wireless protocol and that is configured to communicate, over a network, with the remote monitoring server; and at least one processor configured to perform operations comprising: detecting an event that is indicative of potential physical activity within the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit; in response to detection of the event that is indicative of potential physical activity within the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit, controlling the camera unit to capture one or more images of the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit; analyzing the one or more images captured by the camera unit to determine whether the one or more images captured by the camera unit include image data that is indicative of relevant physical activity within the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit; and handling the one or more images captured by the camera unit based on the determination of whether the one or more images captured by the camera unit include image data that is indicative of relevant physical activity within the area corresponding to the location of the camera unit.