
It’ll capture photo snapshots throughout the day, too.īut there are drawbacks. And it’s not short on smarts, offering motion-detection zones, customisable person alerts and photo preview notifications for quicker info when triggered.
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You get 1080p footage, a 110° horizontal field of view and infrared night vision. Ring’s upstanding cylinder competes with a lot of the top cams when its comes to recording specs. So keep your ladder handy, unless you pair your camera with Ring’s optional solar panel. And like many of the best outdoor security cameras, you’ll need to unmount the main part to recharge the battery. Instead, like most of the best outdoor security cameras, you’ll need some screws to fix the backplate in place.

Shell out and you get continuous cloud clip history, but you’re still locked into the Google ecosystem: there’s no native HomeKit support.ĭespite its name, the Ring Stick Up Cam Battery doesn’t attach to walls with Spidey-like ease. Full HD footage is clear enough for most people, but you’re limited to 3 hours of event-based history without a Nest Aware subscription (from £5/ $6 a month). There’s night vision, but no spotlight (for that you’ll need the wired Nest Cam with floodlight). And if the Wi-Fi goes down, it’ll store up to an hour of footage offline.Ĭlever as it is, the Nest Cam is not without its limitations. Fire up the Google Home app and you can view a live feed, zoom in and talk to intruders (or your tabby). It can tell the difference between people, pets and passing cars, meaning you won’t need to panic every time your moggy goes outside for a stretch. And once it’s fitted to one of your four walls, the weatherproof watcher does all the smart stuff you’d expect. Which means you can install it in a jiffy, no wiring necessary (although the optional weatherproof cable lets you hard-wire if you want).

A dinky detector fit for inside and out, Google’s neat Nest Cam is back with battery power.
