Customer Images

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• See
  More

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Lights, Camera, and Action is caught on record

  • Tech Insider Network Member

  For the longest time, I have had a very simple motion activated floodlight setup for our patio in the backyard. I’ve often thought about wanting to keep tabs on our dogs, watch for any other wildlife, or keep us more secure while lighting up that area. Well, enter Ring’s latest version of the Floodlight Cam Pro. This newest iteration captures video in 4K as opposed to 2K on the older model. It also adds what is dubbed as Low-Light Sight to the continued Color Night Vision. This model also has the ability to work with WiFi 6 whereas the last model worked with WiFi 4. You get all of that along with those two super bright 2000 Lumen floodlights. The installation process was pretty straightforward. Having that existing area and connection helped out a great deal there, but I think the average person with some electrical knowledge could install this easily. I am certainly not an electrician, and I got it working just fine. Once installed, it was turning back on the power and then establishing the connection. As it has been with the other Ring products I own, that process went without hiccups as well. Once it was installed and set up, it was time to let it do its job. Since we have two dogs, this area is constantly heaving with activity. They are always running to the back of the yard to chase squirrels or from one side to the other to bark at people as they pass by the front of the house. The Ring Floodlight Cam Pro was probably 80/20 in catching them in the act. This seems to be the norm because I get similar results with the doorbell. I will continue to tinker with the settings to see if I can improve that though. When it did capture the movement, the video was crisp and clean during the day. Panning and zooming worked really well too. When it comes to the nighttime action, I found the night vision to be pretty incredible. We picked up some coyote action when they entered the yard, and that’s one of the reasons why I wanted this coverage. We want to make sure we can keep our family, kids and dogs, safe at all times. I’ve also tried things at different light levels. I am very happy to have that option with how much light these things can provide. I’m also impressed with that light schedule in the app as well. While I take issue with some settings within the Ring app, I think that light schedule is very nice. The last thing we need is those to turn on all day long. All in all, I am a big fan of this addition to our Ring household. If you are already using their products, I don’t think you can go wrong for your home security and lighting needs in an area that you want to monitor. Just remember to take the time to tinker with the settings in the app. The recording time, brightness of the lights, your zones to monitor, and alerts are the main ones that I think you definitely need to check and fine tune.

  ...See More
  • 
  • 

  This review is from Ring - Floodlight Cam Pro (2nd Gen) Retinal 4K for ultra-clear video, 10x Zoom, ultra-bright motion-activated floodlights - White

  Posted 1 month ago by Evolved1

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Happy With This Floodlight Cam

  • Tech Insider Network Member
  • Top 250 Contributor

  The Ring Floodlight Cam Pro V2 is my first floodlight install and my first camera device from Ring. What drew me to the Ring camera is its 4K sensor and ability to record 24/7, two main capabilities that I’m very much used to with another brand of camera system. It was welcoming to hear that this is an option now and it made my decision to try Ring much easier. The Floodlight Cam Pro V2 sports a 4K sensor with a 140 degree horizontal wide field of view (85 degree vertical) and allows for clarity at up to 10X zoom. The floodlights themselves produce up to 2000 lumens at a warm 3000K. The camera offers two way talk and active noise cancelling. I opted to install my floodlight on the side of my house, an area that I actually don’t have covered by any type of camera system. It’s a case of “it was meant to be” seeing that I wanted a full-time wired camera and all that was on that side of a house was an outdoor wall light. Since the floodlight is a wired install, it was a perfect choice. Installation was fairly simple with the only concern being the hardware supplied. Ring is very generous about providing a variety of screws of different lengths to mount the main bracket to your current junction box. Unfortunately, none of them worked on my ancient junction box, but I was able to reuse the screws from the older wall lamp bracket. So make sure to hold onto your older stuff during the install…just in case. If you’re a seasoned light fixture installer or are very handy, the installation is self explanatory when you look at the 3 main parts. But for the rest of us, the Ring App will guide you through the installation process, including to make sure you have shut off power to the circuit you intend to install the floodlight on. Once the hardware installation is complete, the app will begin its onboarding process of the floodlight into your account. This included me being near the floodlight for the app to recognize it, choosing a wifi to connect to, and a 10-15 minute software update. In about 30 minutes, I was up and running in the Ring App and able to see my view of the side yard. From here, this is where the real fun begins. Ring does include a 30-day trial of its Ring Home Premium plan, its top tier plan that includes AI video analysis and 24/7 video recording, so I’ll continue to talk about this review with the Premium plan in mind and what you’ll need at a minimum moving forward. Out of the chute, the Floodlight Cam Pro V2 was recording my movements as I worked to adjust the camera point and lights to better fit my side yard. Seeing that I do have a clear view of my neighbors yard as well, I was able to go into the app settings and set detection zones so that I don’t trigger any unneeded notifications. I was also able to adjust the floodlight brightness settings that I felt worked perfectly for the space. There are some things you’ll probably have to do once you have yours installed. Viewing the camera can be done in three ways. You can live stream your camera by simply tapping on the thumbnail of your view. This will immediately bring up the Live View where you can turn the lights on or off, activate the siren, and even send precanned replies. This is probably the preferred way to view your camera live. Then there’s something called Timeline. It’s not an option readily available from your app dashboard view and can only be by tapping “End Live” when you’re in Live View. When in timeline view, you can scrub through the events back and forth by simply swiping your finger left and right on the timeline bar. Finally, there is a dedicated button for “History” from the dashboard where you can replay specific events that happened, up to 180 days in history. Now what I found is that 24/7 is not on by default and is something you have to turn on in the app. I’m a big proponent of 24/7 recording as it picks up even the tiniest of movements that sometimes the software doesn’t see as a detection. With 24/7 recording on, Timeline view becomes invaluable to a user as they can scrub through the recordings to notice things that weren’t automatically detected. That being said, 24/7 view is a luxury and only comes with the Ring Home Premium at a premium monthly cost. Also, it does tax the amount of upload bandwidth you have, especially this being a 4K camera. It’s obviously nice, but not a requirement to have to use this floodlight camera. The other thing I found that needed to be turned on is AI alerts, which analyze your events and provide a summary for you to read alongside the recording itself. I obviously turned it on for the sake of science (and unfortunately, it is also only offered as part of the Ring Home Premium plan), and it was like having ChatGPT on speed dial. It was pretty good about describing specific people and things. For example, I was given a “A person is opening the door and walking on the paved area” and even a “A person is opening the brown gate” on two different event occasions. My brown gate is the entrance to my side yard from the front of the house, so if I read this, I would immediately know that someone is accessing my side yard. Again, a very nice thing to have, but not a requirement to use this floodlight camera. But man, it is nice. From a quality and detection standpoint, the Ring Floodlight Cam V2 showed no problems with detection and what it was detecting. In my case… a skunk. Never in a million years would I have guessed that a skunk would use my yard as a routine path to wherever it needs to go at night. And get this….the AI alert told me it was a skunk! I was able to replay back the recording, and even zoom in to see the skunk’s features. It’s pretty darn good. The floodlights are very bright and I had to dim them a bit so I don't blind my neighbors. The floodlights do come on about a second late when it detects the initial motion, and that may be fine for most things like detecting a human being, but that skunk was moving pretty quick. And for something that small and quick, I give many kudos to the Ring team for their detection algorithm. Again, AI detection and 24/7 recording do come at a cost. Overall, I’m very happy with the Floodlight Cam V2 and its features. Now that it’s up and running, it’s a “set it and forget it” type of device that will do its job notifying me when things are happening. And depending on your situation, you can opt in or out of the 24/7 + AI features that the premium plan offers. I’d say I’d go for it if your camera faces a busy area, and not so much if the camera is pointed to an area that’s essentially boring.

  ...See More
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 

  This review is from Ring - Floodlight Cam Pro (2nd Gen) Retinal 4K for ultra-clear video, 10x Zoom, ultra-bright motion-activated floodlights - White

  Posted 1 month ago by softwareEngineer

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  The Best (and Brightest) Floodlight Camera!

  • Tech Insider Network Member

  Ring’s newest model Floodlight Cam Pro is every bit the upgrade you’d like, and I think one of the best options for a hardwired camera with flood lighting. Here are some of the biggest selling points for this newly upgraded model: It has 4k video, providing a level of clarity even if zooming you couldn’t hit on their older models. It has dual band WiFi, allowing for either 2.5Ghz or 5Ghz connections. The WiFi is also capable of WiFi 6 connectivity. Both will allow for better live viewing of the 4k quality video feed. As someone with a 2K battery powered camera, I honestly think that going from 2k to 4k isn’t the most necessary thing. However, this is highly subjective, and one would need to take into consideration the location of the camera and distances you may intend to see from this camera’s position. Installation is straightforward if you’ve ever replaced any outdoor lighting fixtures. If you are not replacing an existing fixture with this, you’ll likely need far more experience or an electrician. If you are replacing a fixture and you’re comfortable working with electrical, this is not hard to do and comes with nearly most of the tools you’ll need. Installation involves shutting off power, removing the existing fixture and hardware, and installing the new fixture. You start with the mounting bracket in the existing electrical box, with a plentiful selection of screws to meet your needs. You place the mounting plate up, routing the wires through, and cleverly using a hook to hold the main unit up while connecting the wires, using the supplied wire nuts for the three wires (black/white/green, aka hot, neutral, and ground). From there, you fully place the unit against the wall and screw it in. You will need to get weatherproof caulk for this installation – something that the box and instructions don’t tell you up front. Speaking of instructions, there are none in the box. You will use the Ring app to guide you through installation – when I found out I’d need to purchase caulk. Personally, I’d prefer printed instructions (which are on their website, but in not as much detail), as I find that easier to deal with, especially when I’m on a ladder and don’t want to risk dropping my phone. Frankly, the instructions aren’t much more detailed than what I wrote above. Again, it’s not difficult if you have ever replaced any fixtures or outlets or light switches before – and your electrical wiring is straight forward (my first choice of location had a mess of wiring far beyond my understanding). Once installed, the app connects to your phone and then WiFi, updates, and guides you through settings easily. If you’ve ever installed any WiFi connected smart devices in the past few years, it works very similarly. It’s worth noting that you don’t have to but will likely want a Ring subscription plan. This is necessary, but if you want to view recorded videos, save them, or share them, you’ll have to have their subscription. There are a few tiers and that will largely depend on the number of devices you have. As someone with several Ring devices, adding on this new unit did not affect my plan since I have it set up for unlimited cameras at $99.99 yearly. The camera settings aren’t much different if you’ve used any ring camera. There’s a variety of notification settings, alert settings, and motion control settings. In my case my camera overlooks part of a neighbor’s yard. I was able to adjust it to not only have motion disabled if they walked in their own yard and into part of the cameras view, but also create that as a private zone, so I won’t even be able to see what’s there on the video feed. There are also several lighting settings. The lighting by default, is incredibly bright and you can adjust the brightness. You can also adjust when the lights come on (motion, time of day, or both), conversely when they do not come on, how long they’ll stay on for when motion activated and more. You can also use this and your other newer ring outdoor cameras to adjust a “bird’s eye” view of your property and the motion that has it set up. I don’t have enough cameras around my parameter for this to have been more helpful than just the normal settings, but it’s a neat feature that works with satellite imagery to give you a high level overview of activity on your property. Beyond the monthly or yearly fees, I can’t speak much to the other known and talked about negatives of using Ring – your data privacy. This is a highly debated issue that I’m no expert on. I do know there are several features, such as an AI description/summary of videos, that do notify you that your data and recordings will be sent into Ring to process. Personally, I don’t find that convenience worth the privacy concern. It should also be noted that any WiFi connected security cameras that involve a live service could have potential security issues. That’s not specific to Ring, but if you are that privacy minded, you don’t use any WiFi based security solutions. Overall, I think the Ring Floodlight Cam Pro (2nd Gen) was the perfect camera for the area I needed it placed. I needed a camera and I needed better lighting. This accomplished both and was an easy installation. The quality of the video is fantastic, and the brightness of the lights make that part of my yard feel like daytime at night. Personally, with this being hardwired and as someone who can handle basic electrical work, I’d encourage anyone looking between Ring models to go for this one as the newest and most “future-proof” model currently available.

  ...See More
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 

  This review is from Ring - Floodlight Cam Pro (2nd Gen) Retinal 4K for ultra-clear video, 10x Zoom, ultra-bright motion-activated floodlights - White

  Posted 1 month ago by Eric