Features:

  • Monitors indoor or outdoor areas at home in 1080p HD video and night vision with a slim design that mounts almost anywhere
  • Lets you see, hear and speak to people from your phone, tablet or PC
  • Sends notifications to your device as soon as motion is detected
  • Lets you check in on your home any time with Live View on-demand video
  • Works with select Alexa devices to launch real-time video with your voice
  • Connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet
  • Comes with all the tools you need to install and set up your device in minutes
Beautiful Camera -- Power Over Ethernet (POE) is the way to go!

This device is a thing of beauty. I'm using the wired version which is power-over-ethernet (POE). Would strongly advise going this route. I have 6 outdoor stick-up cameras, three indoor stick-up cameras (all 9 POE) and one outside doorbell (wifi). I had been experimenting with a Lorex system over the past month due to the 4K cameras, but ultimately decided on this new stickup cam (which is only 1080p) but plenty good. Here are the reasons overall: Also, see pictures for installation methods and some interesting ways to run the wires so they're less visible. 1. Ring has the best motion detection software I've ever used. They get the pre-recording right so you don't miss the very beginning of the motion. More importantly, no false motion alerts. The Lorex system would alert all night long due to insects flying in front of the camera because they were drawn to the infrared light. Ring software solves for that issue beautifully. 2. POE. Wow, this allows you to power the device via the ethernet cable and the data from the camera goes through your network via the ethernet cable. No more dealing with wifi, ever! Solves 99% of issues related to devices like this. Especially given how data intensive cameras can be. 3. Unlike Nest, these cameras do not record 24x7. That is fantastic as 99% of households could not implement a Nest solution as there is too much data moving over the wifi network to send data back back the next cloud 24x7. 6 cameras at 1.5Mbps = 9Mbps uplink speed. No cable or DSL lines have that kind of uplink speed for households. Just sending motion to the cloud is great as long your motion detection algorithms are excellent -- which they are on this Ring device. 4. The mounting bracket design is fantastic and very flexible. See pictures for various ways I installed the cameras outside the house. 5. Setup is a breeze. 6. Motion Zones - They make setting up motion zones easy. You simply draw a shape. You can adjust the shape to go around trees so they don't trigger motion alerts on windy days. If the shape becomes too complex, you can simply set up a 2nd and 3rd motion zone. This is all done from the app and takes 20 seconds to do. 7. App - It is well thought out. It's all you'll need to manage multiple devices. Make sure to go to the main menu and select the option for 'New Features'. Here you can activate some functionality that isn't on by default. The attached pic of the three camera views on one screen is an example of this new functionality 8. The cloud package is fantastic. $100/yr for unlimited devices at your home. I have 6 outdoor, 3 indoor and one door bell. All for $100/yr. Plus that subscription gives you 10% off all Ring purchases. Note, to use the wired POE version of this camera, you need a POE router or switch. I bought an inexpensive Linksys switch for $179 on Amazon that has 24 ports total -- with 12 of them being POE. Works beautifully!

Overall, a great security and monitoring camera.

After installing the ring video doorbells on my front and back door I ended up purchasing the home security system as well. The monthly monitoring for all those devices was the same as the monthly storage charge for my older single Canary camera so I decided to order this as soon as I saw it available on pre-order. I received it on the 18th and installed it the same day. Ring did not yet have the new stick up cam in their app so I had to redo the install once it was, but other than that it was easy and was much faster in the power on and update process than the Ring doorbells were. It took me longer to find a place to put it than it did to actually set it up. I like being able to use a single app for all my security devices and that was the main selling point for me (along with the monthly cost savings). The picture quality is good and comparable to the Canary. I would like Ring to consider adding some of the extra nice to have features that Canary has such as temperature and humidity alerts but that was not important enough to not go with Ring. My only real complaint with the product is that it was not available In black. Not every home has pale neutral paint and the white products really stick out on darker colored walls. The Canary was black and blended in quite nicely to where you did not really notice it. When the black wireless version comes out I will likely replace this one as the white cord is not attractive against dark oak wood and dark orange walls.

Easy Setup

This was the easiest Camera to Set up ever. I already had two other Ring devices and this was so simple to add into the App. Using the QR code practically did everything for you. I purchased the PoE camera which made things even easier. The camera produced a picture that is very clear and the construction of the camera and mount is very solid. The mount is very flexible and allows mounting on the ceiling, wall or table all with one Mount. The packaging is very complete including the security screwdriver used to protect the base and connection cover. Two things were disappointing, first is the new Stick Up Camera did not show up in the SmartThings app. My other two devices already show up in SmartThings, but not this new camera. ( 4/3/19 it showed up in SmartThings) I wanted to use the Stick Up Camera to trigger on/off some lights that are in the SmartThings App. My camera was one of the first to ship on the release day (10/18/2018) so I hope the Ring staff will get the SmartThing integration working soon. Second is a lot the extra wire that comes in the box. There is a bunch of wire for powering the camera using USB (see photo). There is wire/power supply for an interior installation of the camera and a water resistant set of wire/power supply for an exterior installation. To me this adds a lot of cost for the person that just wants to use the Power Over Ethernet (PoE) option. Maybe there should be two products, a PoE and a Powered over USB/120V. The good thing is, the USB options do offer some nice long cables.

*****REVISED! THE CAMERA WORKS!******

**********************10/26/2018 Revised*************************** I'm changing my review from 3 stars to 5 stars. In short, it was not the camera - it was my router. Ring contacted me not once but twice wanting to help me with my lack of movement sensitivity. I thought the last thing I want to do is talk with customer service - any customer service. I think I even read a review or two that Ring customer service was "bad". So I ignored the first email. A second one came that read like they sincerely wanted to help me. With a heavy sigh I set up an appointment knowing full well I'd done everything possible to trouble shoot already and assuming this would be a complete waste of time. Well I was completely wrong. Even though I have one of the best routers on the market - Jason (Ring Customer Service) was able to tell on his end that the data transfer rate just wasn't fast enough. The signal was going through too much house. Just now, to test this I used a 50 foot long Cat7 cable and put the router in the middle of the house and suddenly the camera works just exactly as it should. Jason was a wealth of knowledge, he was a wealth of ideas that I hadn't though of (I won't say what I do for a living - but I "think" I know all there is to know about computers and technology). Jason sincerely wanted to correct the issue (AND HE DID) and was as polite as anyone could possibly be. I'm 53 years old and I've never had such a positive customer service experience (possibly partly because I avoid customer service like the plague) AND now I know the issue is not the camera - its the distance from the router and the amount of house the signal has to penetrate - which I can correct. The slowness was causing gaps and a delay in triggering motion. And it's not just his theory. I just proved it to be true. Jason, if you're reading this - outstanding job!!! Now that my issue is resolved I'll probably pick up some more ring cameras. My goal is complete coverage of the outside of the house. I used to have a few inside D-Link cameras. They have all been disconnected and removed. I got to thinking, if the bad guy is looking at one of my D-Link cameras - he's already in the house and my family is already in danger. Better to have outside Ring cameras and avoid the break-in altogether. Product Idea: I would like to see some sort of Ring mount extension. It would be something like a foot and half long and the normal mount would mount to this extension allowing you clear some obstacle and see around a corner. It would be made of aluminum and have a three point mount that would be no wider at the base than a normal sized front porch post. It would come in white or black and be priced reasonably. Three points at the base for stability. Think about the arms you see cameras hanging from that are mounted on a pole. Original Review ================================================================================== It seems to me the software is different as far as how "movement" is detected between the older models and this latest model. I put movement in quotes because just turning on the porch light or a car driving by and the headlights sweeping across the yard will trigger an alert with sensitivity set to medium and the motion detection area set for only about half of the front yard ( the half closest to the house ). I installed this new one above the patio and under the second story deck. I never get an alert from that one unless I get within approx. 20 feet of it. I have sensitivity set to the max and the detection area set to everywhere but the under side of the deck. Turning on the patio light does not trigger an alert. Turning on the deck light above - which lights up the back yard pretty well does not trigger an alert. A large racoon getting within 10 feet and climbing up the deck post and on to the deck also does not trigger an alert. I wish it did. That was a big part of why I bought it. I just happened to view the camera and saw the racoon milling around, looking for something to eat and climbing the deck. I have an outlet out side. I could plug it in out there. However, I tested this. I can unplug it before it can send a video to the cloud. So I drilled a whole though the house and powered it from inside. The smallest drill bit you can get away with is 7/16 to accommodate the plug that goes into the camera. I thought about cutting the wire and running that though the wall and then reconnecting the plug but I didn't attempt that. Also, a little puzzled why there is such a large hole on the back of the camera. I the cord goes through this hole. I guess it's to accommodate the largest imaginable Cat6 cable plug. Additionally, the arm the camera hangs on doesn't seem stiff enough. There is a screw that can be tightened down. I tightened it. I tried shaking the camera a bit and the inertia would easily move the camera. So I installed it so the arm attached to the base at the top and the camera hangs off of it at the bottom. This configuration gives the smallest footprint horizontally. If there is too much to work with under a covered patio - you'll have a bird building a nest on it. My main complaints are it seems a little on the flimsy side. I don't trust the arm to stay put. The camera seems too heavy for it. There is a huge hole on the back of the camera which I imagine bugs my try to use as a hideout or maybe try to ride out the winter in. For some reason the sensitivity on max does trigger an alarm until a 235 pound 6 foot 1 man gets within 20 to 25 feet in full daylight. The night vision does not seem as good as the door bell. What I like: picture quality. Nice app. Would I buy it again? Yes, but just barely.

Great camera , installed in about 1 hour.

We’ve had the ring stick up cam installed for 3 days now and so far I lov3 it. Installation was easy and connecting to wireless network went super smooth. The video quality is excellent and all of the components seem to be really good quality. I’d tried a cheaper version before , ZMODO, and never got the cameras to work with my dual band router after wasting 2 days. The cameras were a third the price of Ring and the ZMODO customer support seemed good but in the end I didn’t have time to waste reconfiguring my routers and trying different things without success. The ring camera attached to my existing wireless network without changing anything and I really like the option of connecting via a lan cable if I d3cide I want a hardwired solution

Works great - better than expected!

Flexible mounting options are great - I cannot imagine a scenario where it couldn't be mounted. Dual power wire options (indoor/outdoor). Customizable alert area functionality is exactly what I needed for observing a room where two disabled kids are located - any funny business and I get an alert. This is awesome!

Jittering with Live View

[10/25/2018 UPDATE] I am changing from 1-star to 5-star. The tech support proactively reached out to me and scheduled a phone session to troubleshoot. Jason from Ring Support was very helpful and courteous, he and Ring's software team totally understood my issue by troubleshooting for about 10 minutes. They quickly found there was a bug in Apple iOS App that the Ring Stick Up Cam could send a video encoding that was not optimized for latest iPhone XS Max model. Then, they put out a fix and uploaded to App store in less than 24 hours after the troubleshooting session. And they FIXED it!!!! It's all working now, both on Wi-Fi and cellular! No more jittering! I am so impressed by Ring's support team and software team. Given Apple has waiting period for publishing any updates on the App, that means they worked really hard to get the fix out ASAP. Thank you Ring Team! You guys are awesome! I am very happy now! [Original Review] Oddly, only iPhone XS Max would have jittering when viewing "Live View". The live view video skips every 2 seconds. However, viewing any previous recordings of this camera is perfectly fine, sound and video are very smooth. My older iPad, iPad Pro, iPhone 8, and iPhone 6 wouldn't have any problem to do Live View. Not sure it's because iPhone XS Max's resolution is too high? Please help fix this. About viewing the recordings, the video quality is the best among all the Ring doorbells and cameras. (I have almost every generation of Ring doorbells and spotlight cams). I think Ethernet makes a big difference. The current doorbells and Ring cameras all use Wi-Fi, the video quality of these wifi cameras are not very smooth and clear. This camera really produces very smooth and clear videos especially when object is in motion. One important thing about security camera is to be able to clearly see the face when people move around. The video does not have any skipping or pixelation which most of the Ring cameras are doing occasionally. So, I like the camera except I cannot really do Live View. I really hope Amazon and Ring can fix this as soon as possible.

The best option for home security cameras currently available

I needed a security camera for my back door, and I won't get into the reason. So, I went to look at systems available. First, at Costco there are 12 camera wired systems which record 24x7 onto hard drives, require complex installation and are very expensive. Strike that. Then, I looked at the wireless cameras available, and decided that is how I want to go. However, I don't really want to trust my security to WIFI, so I decided I wanted something in the middle. I needed a simple installation and something that would be wired ethernet, and that is when I found the PoE (Power over Ethernet) version of the Ring Stick-up camera. This means that I only have to run a single ethernet cable to both power the camera, and get the video signal from the camera at the same time. I have a Ring at my front door, and the WiFi is actually a bit of an issue with HiDef video, even though it can easily handle the signal, it seems to have latency, and dropped frames where the wired cameras don't. So, I found a $34 PoE switch which will power 4 cameras, and I connected it to the main switch in my basement. I ran the ethernet cable from the switch to the back door, and put a single hole in the wall. The mount that comes with the camera is great, they give you everything you could possibly need, and it goes up with a few simple screws. I used caulk to make the hole waterproof, and the camera was up and running. Next, I setup the alert zones. The camera will notify you if it sees motion in these zones, only. Anything else is ignored, an it actually does a really good job. Night vision is incredible, too. I setup two zones, one in front of the door, and one on the stairs to my deck. There is no getting in where this camera won't see you. It only stored video when the zones are tripped, or if you ask to see the camera live. Also, if someone is there the camera acts as a two-way intercom, and if you really don't like the person you see, you can set off a siren from the camera itself. The kit comes with a standard Micro-USB and wall plug, if you want to power it that way, and use WIFI. It also comes will a LONG version of this, with an outdoor power supply that is mounted to the wall, and water proof. However, if you use PoE these are useless, and I left them in the box. If you like this, and you think it would work, but you are scared of the PoE option, do not worry, it is incredibly simple. If you have any wired ethernet at home you are already setup for this. You just add either a single PoE injector, or a switch like I got, connect up to your existing Hub/Switch, and to the camera, and you are done. The injector/switch will require a power plug itself, but all switches and hubs do, this is not something special. This is the PoE Switch that I purchased "BV-Tech 4 Port PoE+ Switch". This will power 4 of these stick-up cams. It is also fast enough for the bandwidth for the 4 cameras, too. Easily. The PoE is only 100Mbit, not 1000Mbit. So, I only plug in things that need the power into this switch, everything else in my house runs at 1000Mbit. But, even if the camera took 10Mbit, you could run 10 on this switch. The camera really only needs about 2Mbit, so this is plenty. I will add a separate review for the switch later. In summary, if you need a camera, you can't go wrong. You will get pop-up alerts on your smartphone if there is motion, and you can answer it and speak with the person you see. You can also start a siren, if you don't want the person there. If you can run ethernet you should definitely use the PoE option, but you can run this camera on WiFi with the included power cables until you have the PoE setup. So, you don't have to wait to buy this camera.

Great for indoor use!

We're so excited to have an indoor camera to keep an eye on my pets. we have set it up on a table and it works great. The zoom feature was definitely my favorite as i was able to see clearly if my dog at all her food. This also helps communicate with the family to remind them of tasks. I was also able to see if I had left my stove on and gave me that peace of mind!!

Using PoE on this cam is the only way to go (avoid WiFi)

This new Ring cam comes with a PoE (power over ethernet) port -- use it! I now own 15 Ring cams and by far the biggest problem with Ring cams is reliable WiFi (being too far from your wireless router, or WiFi congestion/interference). And network quality directly affects Ring video quality, so you want the BEST internet connectivity you can get for your cam. And that means using the PoE port! All you need is a PoE (or PoE+) ethernet switch (attached to your Internet router), and a Cat5 cable running from the PoE switch to your Ring cam, and you are all set. The cam is then powered via that Cat5 cable AND the cam accesses your network/Internet via that same Cat5 cable. Using a Kill A Watt device, it appears that the cam uses around 4 watts of electricity over PoE (with IR on). So far, video quality has been excellent. Downloaded MP4 video recordings show around a 3.0 Mbps video bitrate, which results in a high quality result.

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