Question

I just bought two Floodlight Cams and one Floodlight Wired for my backyard, I have a few neighbors fairly close and now I’m worried the floodlights may be too bright and can’t be dimmed. It’s going to cost quite a bit to get these three installed since I’ll need new wiring and junction boxes installed by an electrician. Should I return these and get different floodlights that are dimmable and also “smart lights”? Am I going to regret getting these Ring lights installed?  

Answer 1

Spotlight with Battery and get a solar attached so you save on electrician

Comments

@lemur why are you laughing?  

Answer 2

So I’ve had bad luck with other solar powered lights, they fade and loose brightness and don’t hold a charge. I wanted the wired camera lights so they never die or have to be recharged. Also I found out the battery powered Ring cameras are limited in recording length but the wired cameras are less limited.  

Answer 3

Don’t do battery! You can adjust where the light shines easily on the FLC and FL wired. I own 3 FLC & 2 FL wired and they work great.  

Comments

@atherosclerosis728 yes, I know. I was responding to his post about whether he would regret them. He would regret getting battery.  

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@atherosclerosis728 someone above mentioned battery lights, hence why I said it. There are actually battery smart floodlights though. FLC comes in hardwire only, smart floodlights come in hardwire and battery.  

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@atherosclerosis728 I have one battery cam running on solar and it’s only to help trigger the doorbell early. Every other cam is hardwired. only way to go, IMO.  

Answer 4

The floodlight cam lights are easily adjusted. I recommend waiting until night to aim them so you can see where the light shines. Luckily my floodlights are near the windows on the second floor, so I was able to adjust through the window.  

Answer 5

My floodlights stay on all night. My neighbors all know about the recent inventions of curtains and blinds.  

Answer 6

You can turn off sections so that motion to the sides do not trigger the lights.