Ring Spotlight Cam Pro, Battery | 3D Motion Detection, Two-Way Talk with Audio+, and Dual-Band Wifi (2022 release) - White

The media could not be loaded. Spotlight Cam Pro is, so far, a good camera with some nice features. Installing it was rather simple. When you setup the camera, you just scan the QR label with your phone and follow the steps.The spotlight feature is pretty useful for smaller areas, but it won't light up a large area. You'd probably need the Floodlight Cam Pro if you need to add light to a larger area, but those need to be hardwired to function. The audio recording is pretty good, it picks up voices and footsteps from 20ft away. The video quality is nice too, it's not 4k but the 1080p is still good. The birdseye view works, although I don't quite understand the full scope of what it could be used for. Also, the Pre Roll function is strange. It pre records motion, but the quality is like that of a Playstation 1. Super grainy and pixilated. And once the "Pre Roll" ends, the quality clears up. But at that time, the person or vehicle or whatever caused the recording to begin is too far away to be recorded in good quality. So, again, I don't quite understand what the "Pre Roll" function is useful for.These cameras also come with Enhanced Colored Nightvision and HDR. I can't say I'm super thrilled with the way these cameras handle the light. It's dusk at this very moment, and there's still some light in the sky, but the Pro cameras are already in Nightvision mode while a couple other Camera Plus cameras I own still show a colored Live View. I included pictures of the Pro Cam and my Video Doorbell Plus, at the same in the evening, and you'll see what I'm referring to.You can set schedules for camera motion and the cameras lights, and you can also create light groups if you want to turn on certain lights on certain cameras. So I have 2 Cam Pros on the front of my house in a group, so I can turn on those cams lights independently of the other cameras I have installed in the back of my house. Then I have the rear house cams in a group to turn them on at the same time if necessary.You can talk to people through the camera as well, just like with the Ring Doorbells. There is also an alarm you can activate if you ever need. There is also an Emergency Services function in which you can call police or the fire department through the Ring app, in case you witness anything on your property that requires an emergency response.One thing I noticed, which may or may not mean much, is the boxes in which the Spotlight Cam Pros came in. One of the boxes is fancier. All the lettering is silver, and raised, the blue background used for text is darker, and it has the signature of the inventor on the side of the box while the others don't. So I don't really know if that means anything. I don't know if the cameras have anything different going on internally in terms of the quality of hardware used or if it means one camera is older and/or newer than the others or what.Overall I'm very pleased with the purchase of all these cameras along with the Ring Doorbell Plus. They're all functioning the way they were meant to and I would recommend them to anyone trying to add some protection to their homes.

Good

Was easy to hang and has amazing quality. I love the dark mode so I can see better at night if someone comes into the zone I set up

Overall, I'm happy with this camera. I have it installed on my patio, which faces a commercial corner. The one thing I'm not happy about is the dual-battery. I assumed that when the first battery was depleted, the camera would switch over to the second battery, but that's not the case. When the first battery gets too low, the camera shuts off. That makes zero sense! What's the point of having a second battery? That said, I purchased a second set of batteries so that I can change them out quickly. Otherwise, charging the depleted battery takes about four hours. I have to change the batteries out every 2-3 weeks. Also, every time I change the batteries, the Ring app shows one battery as missing--it takes the app several hours to recognize both batteries again.

Easy to install, nice setup with update of course, works great. Camera is high quality very nice picture quality. The birds eye view is a little confusing, since I have a big tree in my viewing area, but it does work using what I assume is google earth views, since the tree has leaves, and it does not right now. Very novel idea. The lights function but could be brighter. Very nice night vision. It replaced the earlier version, and I am very satisfied.

Great purchase, decent video. Easy install. I just don't understand why the power cord has to have an annoying small brick inbetween plug and camera...it's annoying. Otherwise it is still SUPER.

1. range is not that great 2. good luck replacing the battery! 3. not as easy as they say to install and set up...4. the battery compartment, you know the part you have to remove in order to get to the battery it is extremely yes EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. AND SERIOUSLY if you don't have issues with your hand and wrist, YOU WILL NOW!TOOK 3 people i kid you not, to remove the cover and then here again GOOD LUCK getting the battery out to replace it. (and it had nothing to do with the set screw) Not to mention while you are trying to remove the cover to get the battery out, THE UNIT COMES OUT, so it's not just twist and turn to remove the battery cover, you end up having to reinstall it back into onto the base. Also, once if you ever get the battery out, now you HAVE TO REPOSITION IT to where you had the angle set for viewing to in the first place, oh and now you also have to wipe it clean because camera part is now dirty from all that handling of the unit to get the battery out and then have to reposition it to where you had or want it to be for perfect viewing. AND ANOTHER THING! seriously now, you get the camera hooked up, battery installed etc. and now you have push the set up button and where is that set up button? ON THE TOP, where else would it be.. of course in a hard to get to area specially if you have it set up high, and now you need the ladder, oh wait, it's kinda close to the roof or over hang because that was the best spot, but NOW YOU HAVE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE BASE, in order to find the setup / reset button to push so you can either set up or RESET the camera!NOW if I had an outlet or what ever to hard wire this in, I would have but then again I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED A RING! in the first place!Reliability? NOT really video quality ??? so sowould i recommend this product? NOPE not in a million years.!!!!!!!!! because of this one product...and WHERE IS THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT ON THIS?????? it's an AI bot assistant.. NO LIVE PERSONAND what is with the "pre roll" it's a useless feature, not needed!RING DID NOT THINK THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH HERE.... THEY NEED TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD..