This camera, though not cheap, is effectively two cameras in one, which results in ultra-wide 180˚ degree coverage of a location. Read more: Ring Indoor Cam review (opens in new tab) There’s even a Solar HD option for the outdoor version, and a special app, Neighbors by Ring, to build a neighborhood watch group. A really nice touch is that the camera is offered as a basic model at a price to beat its competitor from Nest, but if you want extras – like battery backup or weather protection – you can choose different models with similar styling (though, oddly, ever-so-slightly narrower fields of view). The system is backed up by an integrated cloud service, of which you get a 30-day free trial, called Ring Protect, and offers phone alerts when it spots motion in an area of the camera’s view you define from the 140˚ field of view. You’ll also need to provide decent bandwidth (if your Netflix looks OK, you should be fine).Īmazon’s Ring series of cameras – offered in black or white to fit any room – are simple to install, and not only can you see a live view via a phone app but if you have an Echo Show (Alexa with a screen) you just need to ask. The latter two might be stored locally or on the cloud – but expect a subscription fee. You need to think about video in terms of ‘live view’ (what you can see by logging into the camera via an app or hub device), ‘events’ (moments that camera’s motion or sound sensors are activated and a short clip is recorded) and 24/7 video history. While traditional cameras needed something (like a DVR) to connect to, IP offers options including the cloud. As well as keeping things tidy, it brings all the internet’s advantages, like the ability to remotely connect to the cameras and live view from anywhere. IP is how most data travels around us – over ethernet and wi-fi – and it makes perfect sense to use the same network to carry security video. In the movies at least, you’d also need a dejected old man haplessly watching numerous screens through a night shift. Old-school security networks involved running co-axial cables (and probably power) around the site being secured.
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