1. An apparatus for detection and notification of door status events, comprising: a mounting bracket coupled to a peephole in a door; a camera apparatus coupled to the mounting bracket, the camera apparatus comprising: a camera positioned such that the camera is capable of capturing images or video through the peephole; a sensor capable of sensing a door status event at the door or in proximity to the door; a wireless transmitter/receiver capable of communicating with a wireless network and transmitting digital information via the wireless network; a central processing unit capable of storing and executing computer code to initiate operation of the camera to capture one or more images or video visible through the peephole when the door status event sensed by the sensor exceeds a predetermined level, and to transmit the images or video using the wireless transmitter/receiver to a predetermined destination on the wireless network.