Parent ASIN for Stick Up Cam Plug-in
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "Camera performs as expected and works fine. I took away stars since this camera does not integrate with the ring alarm system. Currently there is NO WAY to get motion alerts or record motion ONLY when no one is home. You can schedule times but schedules change often. I don't need an alert and recording every. single. time. I enter a room...\n\nIdea that tons of people on the web are asking for: Have an option to record motion only if the ring alarm system is set to away mode! If this were available I would easily give 5 stars. If I had known about this issue I would not have bought the ring alarm system or the ring cam. I assumed a top tier company deeply invested in home automation would be on top of this.\n\nUpdate Jan 2020: The Ring team has updated the Ring app so the camera integrates better with the Ring alarm system. You can now choose when you want the camera to record video. For example, the camera can now be set up to record video and send motion alerts only when the Ring alarm system is set to Away mode which is what I prefer."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Updated review after 24 hours post-installation:\nI have to say, I am extremely disappointed with Ring’s new release. I pre-ordered this camera primarily due to the price and I now see why this model is $70 cheaper than the Gen 2 at regular price.\n\nTo start, mounting hardware is no longer included. Amazon is now selling a separate kit for mounting (security screws and screwdriver) for $20. To be fair, I feel like if someone is installing these cameras in their home, it’s a good saving to pass on to them.\n\nHowever, my biggest issue is the build of the Gen 3. Once you plug it in and run through the setup, you can tell that it is inferior to the Gen 2. The field of view in this new camera is a lot smaller as follows:\n\nGen 3 Stick Up Cam (this model) field of view\n110° horizontal, 57° vertical\n\nVersus\n\nGen 2 Stick Up Cam Wired field of view\n150° horizontal, 85° vertical\n\nTherefore, you have less coverage (e.g. if you are trying to see a big back yard) and require multiple cameras. The Gen 2 covered my entire back yard with its near fisheye view. I would require two of these cameras to provide equal coverage.\n\nMotion zones is no longer editable like it was in the previous model. The motion zones is similar to that of the first Gen Ring Doorbell. It is a semi-circle from the bottom of the screen and you can only make the circle bigger (extending motion zone) or smaller (shrinking motion zone). The top half of the screen is completely exposed and cannot be used to detect motion. The Gen 2 allowed me to have different motion zones and allowed me to customized the zones to cover anywhere on the screen I saw fit. This is important as I do not want my patio to be within the motion detection zone since we are relaxing out there quite often.\n\nMy issue with the lack of POE as stated in my quick review below stands.\n\nLastly, the quality of the image, while it is claimed to be 1080p appears to be less of that my Gen 2 with POE. It’s possible that the WiFi signal can be blamed (there is a noticeable lag during live view that I contribute to the WiFi), but the location of my camera is directly beneath my router (~3-5 feet away) therefore cannot be blamed for everything. I have up to 400 mb/s down and 25 mb/s up consistently.\n\nI wish these specs were easily available when the pre-order page was still present. I probably would’ve ordered more Gen 2 than these new Gen 3 had I known. Cost cutting is great and always welcomed, but it should NEVER be at the expense of quality on a once excellent product. Naming this camera as part of the Stick Up line is extremely deceiving since it is so different. I would’ve rather they kept the build and cost the same as Gen 2 since they also released the budget Indoor cam as well.\n\nOriginal quick review post-unboxing:\nI pre-ordered this stick up cam PLUG-IN without the solar power option and received it today. I am extremely disappointed that Amazon/Ring removes the POE input and replaced it with some type of DC plug. I am extremely disappointed and wish I had purchased some more of the second Gen cameras!! Do not buy if you want to use POE.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I would have liked to give this camera a better rating. While set up was made difficult due to the lack of a user manual, the video is excellent. But BEWARE it will cost you at least $30 annually to see your video after the 30-day trial period ends. Without the video, all you get is a notification of motion in the area of the camera. Who needs a camera for that? I would have expected at least some period of time for video retention to see the video and perhaps download it. This is a deal breaker ... you should look for another camera manufacturer.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "The new camera has a different setup for motion tracking. It doesn't use the boxes, instead it uses an Arc that doesn't even extend to 1/3 the image at MAX setting. It then has 3 zones within the arc that you can turn on or off. My Ring Doorbell senses motion at 4x the distance. and can be customized much more. I'm tempted to return this and just put another doorbell out there for better zone configuration."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'WOW, SO FAR THIS RING CAM HAS SURPASSED ANY OTHER SYSTEMS I HAVE USED BEFORE, SUPPER FAST SET UP WITH CELL, WIFI ECT. INSTALLED QUICK. UP N RUNNING IN 10-15 MINUTES FOR AN OUTSIDE INSTALL. UPDATED 10-31-19. I LOVE THE RING SYSTEM, ONE THINK IS AN OUTSIDE CAM I PUT UP WAS A BIT AWAY FROM THE ROUTER, IT SHOWED WEAK SIGNAL THEN WOULD NOT WORK, FOUND THIS OUT FROM A CALL I DID TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE LADY WAS SPOT ON IN FINDING MY ISSUE. I PURCHASED A RING CHIME WIFI BOOSTER, NOW NO ISSUES. GREAT SYSTEM.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': '***update*** changed to 5 star, if you set the camera to battery mode and then plug in the power outlet, it keeps the battery charged at 100% allowing the camera to use hardwire and battery power for backup in the event power is cut. This works as I intended, just need to figure out the setting*** Descent camera, but I am a little frustrated at a couple things. First, the inside camera allows you to mount upside down and then flip the camera view in the app. This was my install plan with the outside cam, but the outside cams do not offer the video invert option in the app. They claim this is for motion sensing issues, but I suspect it is so they can sell you the additional top mount. The biggest issue I have is that the stick up cams can be used with battery or plug in, so I bought the extra batteries thinking they would charge when the power supply was plugged in (nope) and that they would work as a back-up power supply if power is lost (also nope) the batteries have to be removed to charge and you have to manually switch between battery power or power supply within the app. I basically wasted $40 on batteries I’ll never use. I have an outside outlet on a timer I use for Xmas lights and I wanted to use the same outlet for the camera thinking when the timer kicked off the battery would kick in keeping the camera live, nope, camera will not automatically revert to battery backup. Apparently they just made it so they can sell the same camera as either battery or power supply.. no point in having both without them working together and being automated, which is not the case. I also tried to research this before purchasing the batteries and I could not get a clear answer anywhere which I think is intentional. Otherwise this camera is as advertised, works well, picture and night vision are good and other features seem to work as described. Setup was easy.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have a 2nd generation wired stick up cam. I decided to add a second camera and bought this new version of the stick up cam assuming that there would be some improvements over the older version. Boy was I wrong! The new camera is inferior to the 2nd generation in every way. The mount is a flimsy all plastic thing that can't be mounted overhead and allows for less adjustment than the old model. Instead of a dedicated outdoor power cord, this cam has a dual purpose cord with a connection in the middle that is guaranteed to allow moisture into the cord. The field of view of the camera is much smaller than the 2nd generation model and there's no way to adjust individual motion zones like you can on the 2nd generation. There's no option to set this camera to person only mode either. So if you adjust the motion sensitivity higher you get an alarm for every cat and bunny rabbit that cruises by and if you set the sensitivity lower you can drive a truck into the driveway and the camera doesn't see it. All in all this New version of the stick up cam is one big disappointment. I'd send it back if it wasn't so much trouble to uninstall the thing.\nUpdate: My opinion of this camera hasn't changed but I would like to say that Ring customer service is excellent. After my original review Jason at Ring emailed me and offered to help. He offered to replace my camera with the older version of the stick up cam and I gladly accepted. It's nice to do business with a company that believes in customer satisfaction."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I just installed my 3rd Gen Powered Stick Up cam. The motion zones are completely unusable. You can't select where you want to detect other than raising and lowering a half moon area. This means any area above the half moon can't be used to detect movement. I am going to send back."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' I have had the spotlight cams for two years in the backyard.\nI decided to purchase this for my driveway above the garage door. This is fully intergrateale with other cams and alarm.If this one gets motion the one inside the garage turns on too and any other cams in my system. By changing settings in the app.I used the powered one ran power from the inside of the garage. It sends notifications to my phone if I remember to pay attention to them.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Ring is basically a bunch of over priced junk with sleek marketing. I have a Ring Doorbell that seemed to work pretty good for the first year and a half, or so I thought, and I added the Ring Stick Up Cam. Having two cameras now made me aware of how much motion each camera was missing on a regular basis. The Ring Stick Up Cam is on my driveway and the Ring Doorbell is obviously at my front door. Often the driveway cam will pick up motion and when the person walks to the front door...nothing on the doorbell cam unless they actually press the button. This happens in reverse also. It’s very “hit and miss”. Lag time to answer on the app is ridiculously slow. Now my Ring Doorbell takes itself off line on the regular and recently started ringing at random times all by itself. There is no security if the cameras only randomly work. Today, we packed a car in the driveway and drove out....absolutely no motion detected at all, I checked the app and it was online and gave me a Live View so it wasn’t a connection issue. Both cameras are hard wired and have excellent WiFi signal. I’ve adjusted settings and everything else I could possibly do without success. My guess is Rings server is subpar. A yearly subscription fee for what? Odds are if an actual crime occurs these cameras won’t pick it up. Packages get delivered and Ring detects nothing, so obviously a thief could just as easily steal the package without triggering motion detection. So my advice is save your money for something else if you want a true security system....this isn’t it!'}]