RingOutdoor Camera Battery (Stick Up Cam) | HD wireless outdoor Security Camera 1080p Video, Two-Way Talk, Wifi, Works with Alexa | alternative to CCTV system | 30-day free trial of Ring Home

Although not designed by the Amazon team this camera shares the same intensity of design. It works well and has a mounting bracket that can be fitted in one of two locations allowing mounting to horizontal or vertical surfaces. There is a connector to accept power from a wired DC power supply. The battery packs have an internal charge controller. They can be charged from any micro usb plug. Concept works well in practice. Effective within the constraints of finite battery capacity.Update: the exchangeable battery pack is a great boon.the camera is very significantly more than in battery mode. As a backup, the battery are two isolated sets of firmware and possibly even two different processors for the two modes. The battery back feature is still useful but not as flexible as one might niavely expect.Above review for Outdoor Camera Battery.Following review for Outdoor Camera PluginThis actually has the same camera unit as the above Battery model, the difference being this is supplied with a flexible mains adaptor and lead rather than a rather good portable battery pack and USB charging cable. The user can switch power mode within the Ring App. An undocumented feature is that you can add a portable battery pack to the plugin model to allow it to operate for around 20 hours in the event of mains failure (whilst in 'plugin' mode). The battery will be charged when the mains feed is available. Also the option to take snapshots every minute is the default because there is not the concern about wasting valuable battery power. So far so good. However there is a major installation problem that will defeat many users. The connector to provide DC power to the Camera unit is an angled barrel plug so that it does not get in the way of adjusting the viewing angle of the camera, fair enough, but if you need to route the cable through a wall to reach a mains socket you need to drill a hole of about 23 mm in diameter. In wood this is within the scope of a DIY enthusiast but in concrete or brick this is a major problem requiring a very large and often long masonry bit (£15?) and possibly the hire of a low speed, high torque, large chuck hammer drill. A lot of folks will need to hire a handyman. This represents a major goof and a rethink of the DC supply cable is required so that it will pass through say a 4mm hole.Anyone hitting this installation brick wall (literally) can get round the problem by buying a Ring portable battery pack and recharging it about once a month.I respect the millions of dollars that go into the development of Amazon/Ring products, it shows, I wish I was part of the design team, but this time, sorry, you overlooked a significant practical issue on the plugin model. A technically excellent product that many will struggle to use as designed.Update on the plug-in plus battery standby mode: in wired mode the power consumption of the camera is many times that if battery mode. In the evebt of a power failure the backup battery pack only lasts 24 hours. The obvious solutionvis to change over to battery mode until such time power is restored. However you need to be next to the camera and go through a full network configuration process again to change mode. It seems there are two sets of firmware and possibly even two processors. Nevertheless the battery backup mode is useful for anyone that experiences frequent power outages where the camera is mounted.You can also run the camera in battery mode and use the plugin power system to change the battery when mains is available. You loose some performance but gain long term integrity.to provide continuous use in the event of a power failure and will charge it in-situ. However there is a problem, in wired mode the power consumption of

Ring never fails. Great video quality and easy to use. Very functional and fits perfectly. Clear sound on both sides. And secures my home.

Picture quality good day and night, very easy to install and set up on your phone can recommend this camera.

Good cameras that work well. Easy to install. Wide angle for large viewing area. Gives peace of mind that house is more secure. I bit expensive if a recording package is required. Sound quality is ok. Batteries last a reasonable time.

Great camera easy to install & set up

Brilliant easy to charge clear pictures. Battery lasts a while

Easy to set up and to integrate under the Ring network. Reliable with excellent picture quality.

I have spent over £150 on 2 stick up cameras and a door bell camera. Door bell camera does what it should, and recommend this. As for the Stick up Camera... Dont bother.They are easy to install and that's it. They take forever to get in the right place. Then it's very hit or miss if the cameras pick up any motion. One minute they will pick up everything, the next they won't pick up nothing. I found I am spending all my time trying different ways to use these.I've tried setting different motion zones, I've tried different sensitive settings, I've tried moving the cameras this way and that way, up and down, to no avail.Then when you think you have cracked it... the things won't pick up a big lorry pulling up outside my house.Taking the battery out to charge is really difficult, totally knocking the camera out of position.Yes I can get solar panels for these, but that is another £100.I wanted these to protect my home.. but they are so unreliable, they are not fit for purpose.On top of this, I'm paying £8 a month for a plan which is giving me a 50/50 chance of having evidence if I ever need it.Unfortunately I am stuck with these now as I can't afford to get another system. But if you are looking to get home security.. shop about, maybe spend a little more to get something that actually works.