Question

What do y’all think of the Ring - Spotlight Cam Wire free camera?  

Answer 1

So the battery ones. bought 3 a month ago. I’m not sure what exactly is setting them off, but I’ve set them to “People Only Mode”, but still get notified and when I check, nothing is there. The motion zone is adjusted like the doorbell, so you can’t modify it to certain areas. Overall, I wish I just spent a bit more for the floodlights.  

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@kurt43666 I have all of mines angled weird and not centered, so I can’t be for sure (partial view is of my cement wall), but coverage is decent. You don’t get motion zones with the spotlight unfortunately, but centering it will make the most use out of the limited flexibility of the motion zone. I’ll show you images I found on google.  

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This is the spotlight’s motion zone setting. That’s why I mentioned centering it will give you the most coverage compared to me angling mines and not getting full coverage of my backyard if we’re talking about motion trigger zone.  

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This is the floodlight and what I really wanted the spotlight to provide me. Being able to set multiple zones anywhere in view.  

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@kurt43666 personally, I would get more than one. Front and back. Maybe you need 2 for the front. Another pro I would think besides no wires is once you sync it to your phone and battery is charged, it works right out the box. So you can view it and adjust before you actually drill it to the wall/driveway.  

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@erminois I have a spotlight mount and it does this. Just got a new wired stick up and it doesn’t.  

Answer 2

Wired  

Answer 3

Don’t have option for wired.  

Answer 4

I have one and love it but the wired of definitely better, obviously you don’t have to keep recharging the batteries and the wired has better motion zone settings

Answer 5

I like it, motion zones are better on my wired.  

Answer 6

Buy 4 extra batteries, 6 if you can afford it. Each cam comes with one battery, but can hold two. Keep extras charged at all times to swap out when one is depleted.  

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@vigor67968 I have one with a solar panel attached and never need to add another battery, or swap out for a fully charged one.  

Answer 7

I have it. You will need two batteries. Works well. You might want to add solar panel to it. But works very well

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Matias, with these is the motion best side to side or head on? Thinking of putting two up on either side of the garage

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@kurt43666 Best motion detection is not directly towards the camera.  

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@kurt43666 I put one up on one side of my back porch and it covers the entire thing very well. Using two would be nice. Definitely get two batteries. I’m adding a solar panel next week.  

Answer 8

I like mine but get two batteries, I only Change them every few months

Answer 9

Definitely buy another battery. I bought mine for like 150. Price Seems high to me

Answer 10

Not a bad price as it’s for 2 cameras

Answer 11

I like mine but that price is not great. They have gone on sale for $250 the last two Black Friday’s. I have both battery and wired - the wired performs better but the battery provides for a cord free and much easier install. Definitely get an extra battery if you go that route.  

Answer 12

Get solar if you cant wire

Answer 13

That's a lot of money for a wire free. You could almost buy two solar panels and wired for that price. I have a single battery that has been up for about 4 months without a charge.  

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@astir760 it’s a package of 2.  

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Yeah I saw that. But then as someone else mentioned, you also have to buy additional batteries. So. add another $60 if you buy the minimum number of extra batteries. That shoots the cost to $400. Buy one spare for each camera, now $460. So, almost as expensive as what I mentioned above.  

Answer 14

I have 4. Surrounding my house since november. Love em. App sometimes stinks. Like it will take forever to load my timeline to look at stuff sometimes but overall good. Get solar panels. I had to charge mine 2 times a month. Yes it was cold winter but i got a panel for each one and havnt charged them since. They maintain 100% and on occasion make it down to 95% but within the next day bacl to 100

Answer 15

I wouldn’t put a battery operated one anywhere where there is lots of traffic

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@floozy they work fine with the solar charger  

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It was the battery that was issued it was that it kept going off Due to the lack of custom zones

Answer 16

They are great but get the solar charger  

Answer 17

I bought the spotlight cams with battery then bought the power cords on amazon - that way i have power and back up battery. i like my cameras

Answer 18

I bought 3 of them, they all works like a charm. The setup and installation was a breeze to set up as well.  

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@heyde Crosby hows the motion alert and picture?  

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@kurt43666 it's clear, it does the job I guess. I'm happy with them for now.  

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@kurt43666 I purchased 3 extra batteries as well. They take forever to charge like 5hrs or so

Answer 19

So at $170 each, not bad. However you will need either a second battery or Solar Panel. We went with the solar panel because it's a hassle to keep changing the battery (especially if it's cold). With the Solar Panels, they recharge the battery so they are always at 100%. They have limitations. They don't to come on as fast as floodlight cams or wired but that's because of battery issues. The image is also not as clear in the night - but that's cause of the lights. So if you accept them, then they work.  

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@heyde Vega Don’t but I hate mine. Light stays on for only 15 seconds like every 2 minutes.  

Answer 20

I have 3 around outside of my house. It's fine. I'd suggest getting solar panel, keeps battery fully charged. Only need one battery

Answer 21

I have one. Works great. Get an extra battery

Answer 22

Run a solar panel. I actually run 2 batteries and a panel, I don’t NEED a second battery but I already had it so they’re both always topped off.  

Answer 23

I have 7 of them w/ 2 batteries and a solar panel. They work great and haven't touched them in 2 years after installation.  

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@commie motion good on them? Alerts come into your phone fast?  

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For mine yes! I have Google mesh and a gig of internet speed that performs constantly in the 700 - 800 range upload and download. A strong wifi system is key to how well Ring performs. Then you'll have to learn to adjust settings to get that perfect alert you are looking for. It took me a minute but I'm highly satisfied.  

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@commie what speeds are you paying for as I’m wondering if I need to pay hit more. I pay for 175 and get 200 except in dead zones.  

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I have AT&T 1 Gig speed for $70/mo. No dead zones due to the Google Mesh.  

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You can see how far the one is mounted on the back fence. Normal operation of a single access point from the ISP in my garage (network panel) would not reach, but because I have the Mesh system with 4 points spread throughout the house, I am totally covered.  

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BTW, your speed is fine. You should look into a Mesh system to eliminate dead zones. The cameras only need 1Mbps.  

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@commie Awesome. Thanks

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@kurt43666  

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@commie question. This set up looks professional. Is this centrally placed?  

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Yes, I had a IT guy come and network the house so the phone jacks are now ethernet RJ45 jacks. Unfortunately we could only pull the wiring back in the house where the garage is. So it's not centrally located the way I wish, but the mesh points fixes that problem.  

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Living room point that serves the front of the house.  

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2nd floor point

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Dining room point that serves the rear of the house.  

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The main point is connected to the ISP box in the garage.  

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The mesh system is easy to setup. Just download the app and plug the first mesh into the wall for power, then the ethernet to the ISP box. Then add the remaining points in strategic points of the house. The remaining points are wireless, you will only need power. Then run a test to make sure they all connect.  

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@commie nice. I’d like that set up. Hmm.  

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@commie so you hung it on the ceiling. What about just putting it on a table? Does the ceiling work better? And you’ve got it plugged in?  

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@commie is ok to have one wireless point in the garage and another in the bedroom above the garage?  

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The ceiling works better upstairs because there is only 1 point. I do have a point on the table in the dining room and it does just as well for the backyard.  

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@kurt43666 depending on the layout of the house, yes. I just so happened to have a L shaped house because the master is on the main.  

Answer 24

I rather have wired.  

Answer 25

@these7227 wired is the preferred route due to increased functionality, but if there is no power, solar is the way to go.  

Answer 26

Wire is better video quality; even though they are both 1080p

Answer 27

We have 3 of them and love them. They work great for us.  

Answer 28

Anyone need charger for this Ring, it is free.