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Neos SmartCam | Wi-Fi SmartHome Security Camera, Works with Alexa, 1..

  • Works with Alexa ask Alexa to show your kitchen lounge nursery ..
  • 1080P Full HD with live stream and 8x digital zoom 2 8mm Focal..
  • Motion & noise detection with alerts when motion or noise is de..
  • Free cloud storage Videos are stored for 14 days for free and s..
  • Night vision with F2 0 aperture ir-cut filter and four 850Nm in..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 2.0 Inches,
  • Height: 2.2 Inches,
  • Weight: 0.2 Pounds,
  • Length: 2.0 Inches,
  • Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

39.7% 11.6% 48.7%

Senti Score  [51.3%]

Ring Floodlight Cam | HD Security Camera with Built-in Floodlights, ..

  • Works with select Alexa devices to launch real-time video with ..
  • Lets you see, hear and speak to visitors from your phone, table..
  • You'll get a notification as soon as movement is detected.
  • Requires hardwired installation to mains electricity.
  • Monitors your home in 1080p HD video with infrared night vision..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 5.9 inches,
  • Height: 5.9 inches,
  • Weight: 3.0 pounds,
  • Length: 9.8 inches,
  • Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

64.3% 11.1% 24.6%

Senti Score  [75.4%]

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Neos SmartCam | Wi-Fi SmartHome Security Camera, Works with Alexa, 1..

excellent frustrating brilliant absolute waste useless absolutely brilliant excellent great poor ratings annoying poor frustratingly useless great amazing smart excellent love cheap

Ring Floodlight Cam | HD Security Camera with Built-in Floodlights, ..

best expensive great least very disappointed horrible experience brilliant poor extremely frustrating weak cheap absolutely perfect love works perfect excellent absolutely brilliant

Compare Cons

absolutely useless in both products

"well it recorded what happened before and after the gate opened so was absolutely useless to find out who entered my garden"
88.9%

only gripe in both products

"my only gripe is that the free clips are too short"
74.9%

only issue in both products

"my only issue is i can not turn the cameras off"
74.9%

major issue in both products

"this is a major issue which they promised to address somehow but it's unclear if this feature will be free or if this will come with a sub based system or similar"
74.8%

practically useless in both products

"bought to use as a nursery camera and it's been practically useless"
74.8%

more expensive in both products

"for my purposes i only bought the camera because it was a cheap way to find out if i really needed a better and probably more expensive one"
74.8%

biggest issue in both products

"this was probably the biggest issue i had with this product"
74.7%

only problem in both products

"the only problem i would say is the microphone isn't the greatest and the night vision is reasonably ok but apart from that i can't fault it!"
74.5%

false alerts in both products

"sound and motion sensitivity has to be dialled right back otherwise you will be inundated with emails from false alerts"
73.4%

main problem in both products

"the main problem being is you don't realize you are not getting notifications until you haven't got any!"
73.0%

overly sensitive in both products

"however there are a number of points for improvement: the supplied usb cable is too short to reach the level of power sockets if the camera is ceiling mounted the 10 second recording time is too short to be very usable the motion detection is overly sensitive it will often record passing car headlights and on one occasion even a moth in the room"
69.8%

does not work in both products

"have this in my living room now i know where all my cats sleep when i’ve gone to bed disappointed with the neos boost have paid for the subscription but it does not work"
69.1%

stopped working in both products

"i have lowered the rating on this camera due to the fact that a few weeks after installing it and buying another one the live stream stopped working"
67.8%

absolute waste

"absolute waste of money!"
99.9%

poor ratings

"check the google play store and you'll see the poor ratings"
99.8%

frustratingly useless

"frustratingly useless"
99.8%

total waste

"total waste of time now having to return it and ask them to delete my account didn't setup correctly was poorly packaged and i was not comfortable giving them so much personal information and having no means to delete the information afterward"
99.8%

fiendly waste

"more than night vision stays on even the system is disabled and live view is not in use not echo fiendly waste of energy intrusive"
99.7%

shockingly poor

"shockingly poor piece of kit"
99.7%

extremely annoying

"the fact you can buy it directly from neos company for only £20 is extremely annoying that i paid £25 for it here"
99.7%

worst thing

"the camera seems ok but the app for it is genuinely the worst thing i've seen in ages"
99.5%

without this

"we wouldn’t be without this kit"
99.5%

extremely poor

"ok i have extremely poor eyesight but still find it very difficult on a 10 inch tablet"
99.4%

embarrassing unable

"tried several times again this evening and had a multitude of issues ranging from time outs "i'm sorry this is really embarrassing unable to generate a qr code unknown error" messages still not connected to alexa still not working"
99.0%

takes forever

"fed up of a blank white box appearing on screen some sort of missing error message and have to restart the app fed up with autoarm function takes ages to detect ive left home hours sometimes likewise takes forever to detect your return home"
98.8%

extremely short

"i thought this neosmart cam would be a great replacement but although the sound and picture is very good it does not automatically record except for extremely short clips triggered by either the sound or motion sensor"
98.4%

most awful

"also there is no was to turn off the audio feed so if you are in the same room as your camera with the app operational on your phone you get the most awful feedback"
98.4%

useless cameras

"so i have three useless cameras"
98.2%

useless feature

"this is useful for saving battery life on battery operated cameras but these cameras are mains wired so it just a useless feature that cannot be turned off"
97.3%

quite slow

"in general baby monitors have bad image quality poor sound and can be quite slow but you pay a premium as it’s a baby product"
97.1%

time delay

"you have to log off then back on each time you want a different view between cameras also the time delay can be annoying from camera triggering"
96.4%

hugely disappointing

"overall hugely disappointing and i certainly wouldn't recommend it"
96.0%

bloody terrible

"but the reality is the app is bloody terrible"
95.1%

pretty poor

"but the sound quality both ways is awful night vision is pretty poor to unless something is within a metre of the camera and not in pitch black"
94.6%

sparse and unable

"the instructions are sparse and unable to find anything online"
93.9%

failure to do as stated

"i also believe they use ‘‘tis a part of home insurance with arriva i would question the legality of any claim due to its failure to do as stated?"
93.8%

netflix everytime

"means me and wife have more time together rather than start stopping netflix everytime"
92.1%

extremely worrying

"like others i found its insistence on knowing your full address and the app having access to the phone's location services extremely worrying"
91.5%

quite confusing

"i think she finds that quite confusing but it at least distracts her for a bit!"
91.0%

fails on a regular basis

"this unit fails on a regular basis to “self arm” when leaving home!"
89.9%

with this junk

"but seriously amazon should dis associate their alexa device 'deal' with this junk"
89.1%

that is terrible

"i have a purpose outside camera with a huge wifi ariel that is terrible"
89.0%

useless outdoors

"but i've also found that the motion detection is useless outdoors with or without zones sensitivity or sound settings"
87.8%

limited cloud storage

"the limited cloud storage is an annoyance"
75.0%

buggy ios app crashes

"buggy ios app crashes freezes "
75.0%

losing connectivity

"always losing connectivity demanding me to reset the camera almost daily and even doing that i have no guarantee it will work"
75.0%

wasted money

"so annoyed i wasted money on this as finding one to work with my alexa"
75.0%

doesnt work

"however in reality the software has significant bugs which when you chat to the developers via the app nice feature they tell you that they know it doesnt work but they are working on a fix but cant give you any idea of when the fix will be ready"
75.0%

error notifications

"i constantly get error notifications of armed then disarmed this can carry on alday"
75.0%

noisy motorbikes

"motion detection: i've given it a 5 i have it set to the lowest sensitivity which seems fine it does pick noise from a noisy motorbikes going past and the wind if it's a windy day"
75.0%

error messages

"i'm often seeing error messages which say the camera cannot be accessed these go away after restarting the app"
75.0%

locked down

"it will only record the few seconds the manufacturers allow and the footage is "locked down" by proprietary format not generally compatible with anything else"
75.0%

privacy issues

"i have no concerns with privacy issues and the firmware is regularly updated"
74.9%

useless product

"such a useless product very difficult to set up"
74.9%

nasty taste

"and it just leaves a nasty taste in my mouth"
74.9%

unwelcome intruders

"i have no doubts at all that i will be buying another very soon to protect my man cave from unwelcome intruders"
74.9%

error screen

"next morning at work checked the neos app error screen no live feed an error has occurred"
74.9%

small issue

"however a small issue"
74.9%

limited functionality

"basically a closed system with limited functionality that forces you to spend £30 a year to automate turning all your cameras off or on"
74.9%

somewhat hamstrung

"dislikes: contrary to the advertised functionality the sd card actually records continuous 1 minute clips regardless of whether camera is armed disarmed and regardless of motion detection thus rendering the camera somewhat hamstrung if customers only want to record extended 'motion' events when out of the house for a couple of weeks"
74.9%

poorly made

"the software is well made and the features are great 👍 not like some of those crap chinese poorly made interfaces"
74.9%

delete footage

"i have 2 of these in my flat but for some reason they both at the same time randomly delete footage!"
74.9%

expected cons

"motion detection works as expected cons: sound is below adequate not great for live feeds"
74.9%

useless brick

"bin file in order to flash the camera so now i have a useless brick which is a shame because it seemed like a decent little camera while it worked"
74.9%

lowest setings

"geofencing often fails motion detection triger huge number of fake alarms even on lowest setings and the noise does same is triggered by itself when night vision is comming on "
74.9%

ridiculous issues

"i really don’t recommend this and i believe they had plenty of time to fix these ridiculous issues"
74.9%

fake alarms

"geofencing often fails motion detection triger huge number of fake alarms even on lowest setings and the noise does same is triggered by itself when night vision is comming on "
74.9%

faces leaves

"there are colour aberrations on edges of objects and fine detail say text faces leaves are not clear indicative of a poor lens"
74.9%

noisy neighbours

"if you have noisy neighbours who might set it off you can turn it off "
74.9%

average worse

"all set up picture quality on the poor side of average worse in the dark could not connect to alexa"
74.9%

fake details

"in response to the security concerns you are required to provide your address on signup although you could provide fake details but you do not need to provide access to your iphone's location unless you want to use the auto arm disarm feature"
74.9%

falls flat

"unfortunately you buy this camera as a package and this is where it all falls flat on its face"
74.9%

significant bugs

"however in reality the software has significant bugs which when you chat to the developers via the app nice feature they tell you that they know it doesnt work but they are working on a fix but cant give you any idea of when the fix will be ready"
74.9%

return fees

"the only reason why i don't return it its because i'm based in italy so amazon will let me pay for the return fees"
74.9%

false advertising

"it is not compatible with your alexa smart devices at all total false advertising at its best"
74.9%

rather expensive

"customer support is outstanding and there are no cloud storage fees unlike some rather expensive big brand cameras"
74.8%

ridiculous password

"you require a ridiculous password for the phone app that can never be remembered"
74.8%

seem unfounded

"previous concerns around the app wanting too much information in another review seem unfounded as i was only asked for my address which was explained"
74.8%

find error

"they set up quite easily then the app told me the firmware needed updating i tried for times and it failed each time so i cancelled that went back to look at the camera picture to find error 90 and no picture and it would not reconnect"
74.8%

poorly packaged

"this product poorly packaged and terribly constructed"
74.8%

fails again

"and if it fails again back it will go"
74.8%

hardware shame

"in summary it's an amazing kit of hardware shame that the software lets it down"
74.8%

delete videos

"anyone who knows that you have this camera could easily download the app and view inside your property delete videos totally defeating the purpose of having a cam"
74.8%

very lacking

"however the recording options are sadly very lacking"
74.8%

even worse

"very poor quality built to snap images is rubbish and the app is even worse"
74.8%

seems unsecure

"it seems unsecure always under maintenance and often offline"
74.8%

main gripe

"main gripe is sound cannot be switched off and is very sensitive so my show repeats everything with slight delay that becomes very annoying if left on tried to cover mic hole but had little effect"
74.8%

intrusive behaviour

"the sdk is same as chinese products with more or less flaws retain same intrusive behaviour you can be watched at anytime"
74.8%

very inconvenient

"initially it runs in cut down form and provides you with a triggered 12 second recording which cannot be triggered again for a 5 minute “cooling off” period which is very inconvenient"
74.8%

very uneasy

"we turned the camera on as we were leaving on a holiday and on day 4 it decided to disconnect and stop working completely leaving us very uneasy worrying and wondering about what is happening back at home"
74.8%

overpriced cloud storage

"i can imagine what it is like from other cameras i've used overpriced cloud storage for fifteen second clips"
74.8%

equally frustrating

"equally frustrating is that you can only alarm all or none of your devices"
74.8%

does n't work

"the app keeps logging my wife out so the whole arm disarm when one of us is in the proximity doesn’t work"
74.8%

fall behind

"please be aware that the live stream can fall behind by several minutes after viewing for a few minutes"
74.8%

avoid reflection

"you can record out of a window but needs to be placed very close to avoid reflection at night"
74.8%

made worse

"the problems seemed to be made worse when adding a 2nd user onto the account"
74.8%

intrusive info

"also intrusive info regarding physical address of camera required at set up"
74.8%

very laggy

"very basic need to add your address for some random reason very laggy didnt love the quality returned for refund although a nice "concept" if people can make use of it no good as a security camera though as if its monitored 24 7 there is lag which isnt good for security might be good for checking pets"
74.7%

didnt work

"saying " alexa show me kitchen " just didnt work"
74.7%

record out windows

"supposed to be indoors only but can record out windows but needs to be in intimate contact to avoid glare from night vision leds"
74.7%

absolute junk

"absolute junk would not work from first installation tried installing again and again kept getting the same message "cannot find the specific network name" tried to contact customer services no reply"
74.7%

cooling down

"i’m struggling with the concept of a security camera that delivers 12 second motion detected clips then waits 5 minutes before it will do the same neos call this a cooling down time or something "
74.7%

cheap cameras

"no rtsp support that many other cheap cameras offer"
74.7%

annoying that

"annoying that didn’t work on 5ghz & had to switch phone to 2"
74.7%

increasingly lag behind

"it worked pretty well for 3 weeks but suddenly the live feed started to increasingly lag behind"
74.7%

software issue

"it doesn't work properly at the mo apparently due to a software issue which they're investigating"
74.7%

very intrusive

"the set up was very intrusive as reported by other reviewers and i was unhappy about providing exact address location"
74.7%

disgruntled customers

"all of the above comments have been raised by disgruntled customers since product launch yet the neos developers can't seem to be able to release firmware updates to fix these basic oversights"
74.6%

error message

"it still records clips and you can play them back but you get an error message "unable to connect to camera" when you try to view in real time"
74.6%

main issue

"the main issue i have had with this camera is that it decided to delete footage before the 14 day period"
74.6%

absolute nightmare

"however as time has gone on the app and software have proven themselves to be an absolute nightmare and very unreliable"
74.6%

very badly

"if you only ever want to use it for live view and the motion alerts it's fine but it is very badly restricted without the ability to playback your recorded videos from the app"
74.6%

slight issue

"had a slight issue with the firmware update timing out on installation of camera one"
74.6%

slow connection

"the only downside is that it appears to stream to neos and then back to my device which on a slow connection is a negative"
74.6%

very sketchy

"firmware and integration with amazon echo show devices is very sketchy"
74.6%

update rubbish

"fed up with the live feed delay when live feed actually loads neos keep repeating we fixed it in last update rubbish read the reviews "
74.6%

very irrelevant

"a very irrelevant answer that doesn’t help at all!"
74.5%

been stolen

"apparently a sd card will record all events but this is only useful after the robbery and assumes that the neos has not been stolen"
74.5%

closes down

"the app crashes and closes down regularly"
74.5%

stop me using

"for a cheap camera this is kind of enough to stop me using it"
74.5%

prevent glare

"setup behind door surround glass to prevent it's theft but then had to disable led's to prevent glare so night image not so good while in daylight it is superb"
74.5%

pretty useless

"however this neos camera does not have the ability to define the motion trigger area but instead it reacts to any movement anywhere within its field of view so you constantly get false triggers and loads of video of random people walking by in the street outside and random cars driving by which makes the motion sensing pretty useless"
74.5%

their dog poop

"hoping to catch the dog owner that keeps letting their dog poop on my property and doesn’t clean it up!"
74.4%

under maintenance

"it seems unsecure always under maintenance and often offline"
74.3%

utter crud

"i can only presume they had been paid to promote it because it is utter crud"
74.3%

major fault

"the second major fault is the motion detector"
74.3%

failed immediately

"sometimes it failed immediately sometimes it froze halfway through sometimes it had a flickering message"
74.3%

which annoyed

"i have given this only 4 stars as despite being tech savvy and computer literate i still needed their support which annoyed me"
74.3%

grainy distorted

"picture faultless talk back so grainy distorted scares the crap out of my daughter"
74.2%

zero notifications

"very erratic operation either you get zero notifications then you are inundated with them"
74.2%

basic oversights

"all of the above comments have been raised by disgruntled customers since product launch yet the neos developers can't seem to be able to release firmware updates to fix these basic oversights"
74.2%

camera isnt

"the camera isnt being picked up"
74.2%

mixed feelings

"mixed feelings about this camera on the whole it's good for the price"
74.2%

would n't work

"i really wanted to like these but just wouldn't work"
74.1%

questionable security

"questionable security and use of sensitive data"
74.1%

kept failing

"tried to reconnect but kept failing"
74.1%

minor issue

"the other minor issue is that the night vision mode is set to auto and occasionally it doesn't seem to reset to normal mode when it becomes day time"
74.0%

stupid camera

"such a stupid camera i have never seen such a delay in any camera"
74.0%

cheapo chinesium

"cheapo chinesium for me now"
74.0%

zero stars

"i would give it zero stars if i could"
74.0%

spent more

"ah well it's only £25 you've thrown away i've spent more on a tankful of petrol and with nothing to show for that!"
74.0%

unknown error

"tried several times again this evening and had a multitude of issues ranging from time outs "i'm sorry this is really embarrassing unable to generate a qr code unknown error" messages still not connected to alexa still not working"
74.0%

confusing website

"it has a confusing website that seems to be a houshold insurance website with minor links to this camera"
74.0%

connection problem

"alexa connection problem sorted and now working fine on both my cameras"
73.9%

throw away

"while it's true this only for indoor use so is not as robust as a nest cam in pretty much every other respect this is equally good and comes for an almost "throw away" price"
73.8%

loud hissing

"the issue i had with my previous camera is that the audio was terrible all you could hear was loud hissing"
73.8%

return another

"i may have been unlucky but im not risking paying out and having to return another again if it doesnt work"
73.7%

utterly useless

"utterly useless"
73.7%

limited options

"and the limited options to be able to record to sd card as the developer would like you to subscribe to their cloud however for me it is my house i do not want to share my privacy with the world"
73.7%

fussy husband

"and i’ve researched many even my fussy husband loves them"
73.7%

some glare

"this really is an indoor camera i face mine out the window at my cars so i get some glare from the glass but there are mounts for external available"
73.7%

some trouble

"i had some trouble setting it up as i inputted my address incorrectly i thought my internet wasn't connecting because the cause of set up failure wasn't clear happy i managed to figure it out"
73.7%

just plain

"i can accept low quality but this just plain doesn't work"
73.7%

constantly unavailable

"the live feed is constantly unavailable have had to re set up the camera on a regular basis involving reconnecting it to our wifi and to the app that comes with it which is a real inconvenience"
73.6%

more useless

"one of the more useless features of the app is the "auto arming" which should arm the camera when you move out of your geographical area and disarm when you return home"
73.5%

disable audio in the

"it would also be good if it were possible to disable audio in the app as ours is mostly pointing outside through the window"
73.5%

false alarms

"so you'll end up disabling motion tracking on those cameras due to the amount of false alarms"
73.4%

false triggers

"however this neos camera does not have the ability to define the motion trigger area but instead it reacts to any movement anywhere within its field of view so you constantly get false triggers and loads of video of random people walking by in the street outside and random cars driving by which makes the motion sensing pretty useless"
73.4%

single problem

"very disappointed i wish i had bought a tp link camera instead have a couple of them for years and never had a single problem "
73.4%

focal seizures

"our son has been seizure free for almost 2 years but in june they returned as focal seizures so we decided to install the camera as he likes to spend most of his time in his room playing video games so the motion sensor would alert us when it picked up move ment so we could respond accordingly and also as a watchful eye as he sleeps"
73.3%

loses settings

"constantly drops off the network most times loses settings"
73.2%

primary issue

"the primary issue that i identified in my initial review was rectified some time later"
73.2%

longer recordings

"i dropped a star due to the constant requests to upgrade at a cost i think way to high for longer recordings which were free when i first had them"
73.2%

waste money

"don't waste money if you have any latest samsung"
73.1%

sync faulty

"the actual hardware software not in sync faulty"
73.1%

return home

"one of the more useless features of the app is the "auto arming" which should arm the camera when you move out of your geographical area and disarm when you return home"
72.9%

poorly printed

"there is no support on this product you have to figure everything out for yourself using the rubbish instructions and poorly printed qr codes"
72.9%

soooo intrusive

"the app is soooo intrusive!"
72.9%

privacy concerns

"addendum july 2020: i am amending my original review from 1 star to 4 in recognition of the fact that neos did make changes to their mobile application which addressed enough of my privacy concerns for me to not only begin using the camera i initially purchased but to go on to purchase an additional three other units"
72.7%

pointless security

"the boost payment doesn’t upgrade to ‘full’ recording and as below still has a cool off period of 1 minute itonly records 50% if the time pointless security if it doesn’t capture everything!"
72.7%

does connect

"software lets it down alexa echo show sometimes won’t connect when via the app it does connect"
72.7%

continually freezes

"takes ages to sync and the app continually freezes"
72.7%

delete account

"it didn't work and i tried it on 2 separate wireless networks also after having to create an account and the device didn't work there was no option to close delete account so this is more time wasted trying to contact them to request the close my account"
72.7%

free trial

"i've started the free trial for the 1 min recordings and they are all good quality"
72.7%

kept becoming faulty

"within 2 years we were on our 4th motorola baby monitor £150 and it kept becoming faulty"
72.5%

same problem

"i got told that other people have had the same problem"
72.4%

rather poor

"for £30 which is about what my other two cameras mentioned earlier cost in comparison to those the live stream on this neos is rather poor"
72.4%

only negative

"the only negative is that it doesn't work with google home hub at the moment"
72.3%

working software

"now they are charging for neos 'boost' a month optional subscription for 'extras' i think the priority should be working software!"
72.2%

drops connection

"someone only needs to fart within 200 metres of it and it drops connection"
72.0%

been unusable

"since a firmware update at the end of march this product has been unusable as the app hangs when trying to review clips"
71.9%

little trouble

"i often have trouble viewing the stream but the bandwidth at the property is low so that may be the reason that said i have little trouble viewing the feed from the nest doorbell"
71.7%

poor sound

"in general baby monitors have bad image quality poor sound and can be quite slow but you pay a premium as it’s a baby product"
71.6%

seem silly

"the complaints about privacy seem silly to me how can you expect notifications to be sent to your mobile if you aren't prepared to give the system your number?"
71.6%

important glitch

"how long does it take to fix this important glitch?"
71.3%

gets worse

"video delayed about 10 seconds then gets worse got to 20+ seconds"
71.2%

needs improvement

"it's ok but needs improvement"
71.2%

unstable though

"i’ve found the app extremely unstable though"
71.1%

breaks down

"connectivity is a nightmare this might sometimes be due to bad wi fi or dodgy 4g but the feed constantly breaks down and leaves a blank screen"
70.7%

have got greedy

"as i said previously they have got greedy and will not get any more money from me in subscriptions or cameras"
70.7%

walks free

"this meant that footage of a burglary taking placing that i was suppose to be forwarding to the police so they could arrest the individuals no longer exists and the burglar walks free"
70.6%

lesser cool

"they obviously know this is not very good because you can upgrade with a monthly subscription to get a longer recording with a lesser cool off time i therefore bought one from china that records motion until it stops which is what you would expect from a security camera!"
70.4%

movement useless

"it only records little snippets not continuous when it sees movement useless if you are using it for security"
70.4%

very erratic

"very erratic operation either you get zero notifications then you are inundated with them"
70.0%

very basic

"very basic but at £20 what do you expect!"
69.9%

storage fees

"customer support is outstanding and there are no cloud storage fees unlike some rather expensive big brand cameras"
69.8%

your money mine

"do not waste your money mine are all going back!"
69.6%

power cable

"first the length is just under 2m so if your power source socket is further including traversing corners etc then you will need the specific power cable for this"
69.6%

no real definition

"very poor struggled with low light and no real definition"
69.5%

small extras

"it does take a sd card and also has an upgrade on the app that allows you small extras like 1 minute of recording instead of 12 seconds for something like £3"
69.3%

after initially

"took about 24 hours for it to work after initially trying to set it up"
69.3%

absolutely rubbish

"the app is absolutely rubbish"
69.2%

little snippets

"it only records little snippets not continuous when it sees movement useless if you are using it for security"
69.1%

little blighters

"and being more skilled than the average techie i had a look at what the little blighter was passing back over the internet neos might be a british developed sofware planted on chinese hardware but i discovered these little blighters are sending api calls back to a server in china!"
69.1%

little bundles

"don't be tempted the hassle you have to go through to connect these little bundles of joy is just infuriating besides neos wanting to know everything about you and your house the set up i had to do was lengthy and ultimately pointless if you have a dual band router which is probably 95% of you you're gonna run into trouble these only connect to the lesser 2"
69.1%

poor picture

"my wifi is great so it's not the signal that is causing the poor picture the movement detection feature is a joke"
68.8%

unwanted notifications

"this is great to prevent unwanted notifications"
68.8%

cheap nanny

"so if you need it for a cheap nanny cam it would do the job"
68.7%

missing recordings

"i had just one camera set up for about 3 weeks with only 1 occurance of missing recordings"
68.7%

replacement same issues

"they tried to resolve it by sending me two replacement same issues"
68.6%

giving it a 4 star

"i have been using this camera for almost a year now and it's good for indoors but not recommended for outdoors night vision is perfect you can see very well as to who it is it records noises and detects a moving object and alerts you straight away on your phone reason why i'm giving it a 4 star is because"
68.5%

n't quite enough

"it would be useful if you could adjust the length of the clip captures as sometimes 12s isn't quite enough"
68.3%

potential but not worth

"has potential but not worth it yet"
68.3%

getting tired

"they replaced motorola focus 35 cameras which are getting tired"
68.3%

it's not good

"during the day it is good but at nighttime through a window it doesn't work and during the day if there is sunlight shining towards the glass it's not good"
68.2%

constant crashes

"while the camera quality is really good and the system is easy to set up it's let down by near constant crashes"
68.1%

waste your money

"don't waste your money"
68.1%

no ifttt support

"* motion detection is very good no false positives so far cons are all software and so hopefully sortable : * no ifttt support for the non technical this is a neat way to link home devices such as turn on the lights if motion detected * no ability to mask certain areas"
67.5%

no rtsp support

"no rtsp support that many other cheap cameras offer"
67.5%

less important

"no idea why this has less important functionality than the us version"
67.5%

disappointed i wish

"very disappointed i wish i had bought a tp link camera instead have a couple of them for years and never had a single problem "
67.5%

keeps crashing

"unfortunately after only a couple of days the motion noise alerts stopped app keeps crashing and signing you out"
67.4%

lacks sharpness

"the quality of the image is slighty blurry and lacks sharpness and that's in hd!"
67.3%

remove sd card

"720 hd old school short clips unless you want to pay for longer if you put micro sd card in the software in camera won't let you watch it unless you remove sd card and connect to computer to watch"
67.3%

issues i guess

"at least the app takes you to a website telling you they are having issues i guess that's a plus lol"
67.2%

many issues

"the app itself is basic and has so many issues it’s difficult to list them"
67.2%

heart attack

"slight heart attack"
67.1%

security concerns

"in response to the security concerns you are required to provide your address on signup although you could provide fake details but you do not need to provide access to your iphone's location unless you want to use the auto arm disarm feature"
67.1%

skeptical about this

"i was a little skeptical about this from reading reviews of the app asking for too much info"
67.1%

disconnects after 30 mins

"when used with alexa the screen on any device disconnects after 30 mins"
67.1%

limited alexa integration

"great if you want a cheap fun camera in your house but i wouldn’t really put it in the home security category and i’m surprised they sometimes bundle this camera with the echo show 5 given the limited alexa integration"
67.0%

tinny and difficult

"sound quality form the tiny inbuilt speaker is awful very tinny and difficult to understand the speech"
66.9%

awful night vision

"but the sound quality both ways is awful night vision is pretty poor to unless something is within a metre of the camera and not in pitch black"
66.9%

much information

"previous concerns around the app wanting too much information in another review seem unfounded as i was only asked for my address which was explained"
66.9%

disconnects all the time

"the camera disconnects all the time!"
66.9%

quality slight

"easy to setup and good picture quality slight lag of live feed but not that long"
66.8%

negative points

"negative points"
66.7%

error code

"i kept having network issues with it and it refused to connect giving me error code 90"
66.7%

waste of money

"waste of money"
66.7%

screw and wallplug

"my kit never actually contained a screw and wallplug as stated so i would say that if you are handy with a drill and countersink and you dont need extra usb cable then dont bother with the mount kit"
66.5%

give it a miss

"give it a miss"
66.4%

first week

"it doesn’t take any stills when it detects motion it should so i don’t know if mine is faulty it did the first week set up was hit and miss it’s quite discrete i like that element"
66.3%

widespread problem

"i am not sure if this is a widespread problem but be wary!"
66.3%

additional areas

"i already have a good cctv setup costing several hundred pounds but wanted additional areas covering to keep an eye on my cats and kittens who love to hide away in difficult to reach areas"
66.3%

completely false

"this description needs to be changed it states with an sd card you can record for x amount of days and have the footage this is completely false"
66.2%

massive holes

"there are 2 massive holes in the feature set for this device: 1"
66.2%

having trouble

"hope this helps any of you having trouble connecting"
66.2%

remove the card

"updated december 2019 so neos still haven’t added sd card support through the app meaning the only way to view the sd card footage is to physically remove the card and plug it into a computer"
66.2%

lengthy conversation

"this can't be used as a nanny cam anymore and according to a lengthy conversation with their support they have no intention of fixing this"
66.0%

sending it back

"i received my 1st neos smartcam today and have to admit that after reading all the comments i was ready for sending it back but as there where also quite some positive feedback i just had to try it myself"
66.0%

awful business model

"secondly the ‘boost’ premium payment is an awful business model even though they have dropped it to £2"
66.0%

draining my battery

"i don’t want to have to have location settings draining my battery on all the time and i don’t always remember to manually switch the alerts in and off"
65.9%

settle down

"i'm not sure why but it seemed to take a couple of days to "settle down" and react to whether my phone was in the house or not but since then has been working fine"
65.9%

n't work there

"it didn't work and i tried it on 2 separate wireless networks also after having to create an account and the device didn't work there was no option to close delete account so this is more time wasted trying to contact them to request the close my account"
65.8%

totally useless

"i have found that bug in the software means that it doesnt retain the settings so when it you do go out it does arm but then doesnt record or notify you rendering the camera totally useless"
65.8%
...

absolutely useless in both products

"absolutely useless"
88.9%

same issue in both products

"i unfortunately had not seen all the other reviews reporting the same issue of the weak mounting base so when i installed my camera i had that one review in mind and took extra care not to tighten the screws too much"
74.9%

only gripe in both products

"my only gripe is that the motion lights seems to switch on for random reasons in the middle of the night although there seems to be nothing there to set them off"
74.9%

only issue in both products

"only issue is that it is triggered mostly by cats despite having the ‘human only’ detection setting on"
74.9%

major issue in both products

"the other major issue is the wifi range which is shockingly bad"
74.8%

practically useless in both products

"installation is a total pain with very small space for the wires and all the screws made from so soft materials that they are practically useless"
74.8%

more expensive in both products

"i removed an existing security light to replace it with the much more expensive ring floodlight cam"
74.8%

false alarm in both products

"we had false alarm after false alarm simply not designed to trigger human movement only"
74.8%

biggest issue in both products

"the biggest issue with this product is the cheap plastic mounting bracket"
74.7%

only problem in both products

"only problem is you lose a lot of time stalking your neighbours and passers by"
74.5%

false alerts in both products

"in my experiance i have had to turn off notifications for both the flood light and stick up as you will get false alerts because of bugs and the like climbing over the camera i imagine they are drawn to the infrared lights strange though that they dont tend to climb on the doorbell one"
73.4%

main problem in both products

"the main problem is the internet connection falling means the camera does not work"
73.0%

overly sensitive in both products

"the sensor for the lights is so overly sensitive that they are continually going off over nothing what so ever and even with the motion setting for them turned all the way down it will still trigger for something about 30 ft away"
69.8%

does not work in both products

"the main problem is the internet connection falling means the camera does not work"
69.1%

stopped working in both products

"update almost exactly two years later it has stopped working!"
67.8%

horrible experience

"after the horrible experience i have had with this product i couldn't possibly justify paying for their plan"
99.8%

extremely frustrating

"i installed two floodlight cams 1 week ago however the inability to de sensitise the movement sensors so that they don't constantly notify when either of my two cats enter the garden is extremely frustrating"
99.2%

very disappointed

"very disappointed!"
99.0%

poor value

"poor value for money at £185 from amazon"
97.5%

higher payments

"there is almost a £50 increase with higher payments"
97.2%

bother whatsoever

"customer service not great from ring so recommend you buy this directly from amazon as they accepted the return and replacement with no bother whatsoever reassuring at this price"
95.5%

corrupted video problems

"i've also had black screen corrupted video problems with some of the recordings"
94.2%

quite unreliable

"but can still be quite unreliable"
91.8%

worst quality

"especially disappointed with the wire connector block which is worst quality imaginable"
91.5%

tightening bolt

"the resulted in too much pressure on the tightening bolt causing it to pull through the plastic backplate rendering the product unusable"
89.5%

worst security product

"for some reason the stick up cam is the worst security product i've ever bought while the floodlight is easily the best"
88.4%

extremely restricted

"as others have commented the amount of room to connect house the wires is extremely restricted"
88.0%

weak as hell

"mounting plate it weak as hell so be careful when tightening up why can’t this be metal not plastic?"
87.8%

miss events

"it regularly does not respond well and it has started to completely miss events especially white vehicles"
75.0%

falls short

"i cannot and do not rate or recommend ring at all and would suggest that anyone looking for security for their home find something that will offer just that because this product clearly falls short"
75.0%

wouldnt light

"i was worried the floodlights wouldnt light up much as near roof on my house"
74.9%

naughty burglars

"you can set the sensitivity & spy on cats & foxes hopefully never naughty burglars "
74.9%

very difficult

"not sure if fault of product or poor wifi signal in my home but i found it very difficult to connect camera and to get timely pictures"
74.9%

average execution

"great idea average execution"
74.9%

potential disability

"i do not deny that the manufacturer needs to review this potential disability sooner rather than later in an attempt to raise the ability of their product but in terms of market rivals it has few at this home security level that can boast better reception and transmission of data and quality of build"
74.9%

significantly worse

"it's significantly worse in lower light conditions despite the spotlights "
74.9%

disconnects itself

"it will only let you watch for 10 minute intervals at a time before it disconnects itself and you need to re connect which can take 10 to 20 seconds or just freeze up entirely"
74.9%

weak plastic

"camera good fixing back box poor weak plastic that cracked when screwing to wall"
74.9%

very glitchy

"it is very glitchy and you spend a lot of time watching spinning circles before you can watch any recordings and live view is near impossible to watch"
74.8%

robbed ectc

"we have lots of low level crime in our area cars broken into low lives breaking into homes sheds robbed ectc so sending cuts of these bums caught in the act via the app to the police is another way of getting these people behind bars!"
74.8%

very distorted

"thought i'd give the flood light a chance because i have a door bell which is fine however on the flood light thr live stream mode picture is very distorted but recordings are fine contacted ring and there are blaming the internet provider which is a bit of a joke really because nothing is wrong with"
74.8%

snooze function

"only niggle is that the snooze function only works for up to 6 hours"
74.8%

major irritation

"this is my only major irritation and i am working on an internet speed upgrade"
74.8%

becomes useless

"disconnect the internet or interfere with the signal and the camera becomes useless"
74.7%

returning home

"what i didn't know was there is a feature to turn on the light remotely so when i am returning home late at night i can turn the light on before arriving home"
74.7%

very annoyed

"very very annoyed"
74.5%

have failed

"however less than two years after purchase both led lights on this unit have failed"
74.5%

screw points

"the back plate which attaches to the wall and to which the camera fixes was awkward to connect and i ended up breaking one of the screw points"
74.5%

first fault

"that's the first fault the second one is the build quality"
74.4%

most expensive

"the ring system is probably the most expensive and you do have to pay extra for cloud recording after the first 30 days other systems offer this at a lower cost"
74.3%

very expensive

"having done all is this the unit seems stronger than it would have otherwise been but it's frustrating to think that a very expensive light is now installed with a broken backplate"
74.3%

loses signal

"a i did buy a netamo for home and it loses signal and is not as clear as this camera"
74.2%

lower cost

"the ring system is probably the most expensive and you do have to pay extra for cloud recording after the first 30 days other systems offer this at a lower cost"
74.2%

first problem

"first problem was the cheap wall mounting plate which cracked on installation the connections could be much better designed as well"
74.1%

drill two holes

"if you're mildly competent installing this in place of your existing flood light won't be too much trouble for you seeing as you probably only need to drill two holes and connect up three wires"
74.1%

security flaw

"just make sure your broadband has capacity for it as it's wholly internet based which depending on how you look at it is a bit of a security flaw "
74.1%

cheaply made

"my problems started whilst trying to fit the cheaply made plastic backplate"
73.9%

mine cracked

"the housing on mine cracked and broke immediately"
73.9%

more hassle

"seems this will be more hassle than its worth"
73.9%

replacement product

"then followed by another email from alan neighbor advocate at ring who offered 2 solutions: to send a replacement product or to have a phone call to help find a way to fix it"
73.8%

extremely small

"the plastic bracket warps very quickly and the space for wires is extremely small"
73.6%

quality laggy

"still needs refinement expensive wifi links fail readily picture quality not hd quality laggy"
73.5%

having problems

"funny how i am now having problems connecting to cameras is this because we did not pay subcription"
73.3%

additional tweaking

"additional tweaking is needed in settings as the motion sensor can be very happy straight out of the box"
73.2%

design fault

"i will be seeking a full refund since this design fault doesn’t inspire me to get a replacement"
73.2%

tightened probably

"the light tightening screw could not be tightened probably a few turns too short so one of the light could not be positioned correctly and just hanging worthless"
72.9%

walks past

"it goes off when a cat walks past"
72.8%

weak point

"pitty that this is such a weak point as the camera and light are good"
72.7%

some annoyances

"i fitted my ring floodlight cam to the front of my property and it works fairly well with some annoyances "
72.6%

drilling two holes

"it was simply a matter of drilling two holes and connecting up the wiring"
72.2%

screw the cable

"i used a flexy conduit to screw the cable into the top front of this light rather than to go through the rubber bung behind it"
72.2%

negative inwould

"only negative inwould say is the app could be better regards to how to use it"
71.9%

only minor gripes

"the only minor gripes really with ring is the software could do with more granularity"
71.9%

boiler exhaust

"setup was a breeze and the ability to turn off certain zones means that the light now only comes on when there is motion and not when the neighbours boiler exhaust is blowing"
71.9%

false alarm thing

"still rated at 5 stars as the false alarm thing is a necessary evil i suppose"
71.6%

design flaw

"not impressed at all how such an expensive item could have this design flaw!"
71.6%

brick walls

"i’m delighted with the purchase as even though the wifi signal is weak having to travel through two brick walls it still functions perfectly"
71.5%

same clarity

"his camera has the same clarity as mine his records to sd card"
70.5%

broken backplate

"eventually i had no other choice but to take the existing fittings completely out of the backplate and screw the light fitting straight into the wall and through the broken backplate using long screws and rawl plugs to hold it into position so wasn't able to use the more aesthetically pleasing colour matched one's provided"
70.0%

little gadget

"great little gadget"
69.1%

remove old light

"took 15 minutes to remove old light and install this wiring was very straight forward"
69.0%

major flaw

"major flaw in the design"
68.5%

ring software

"the ring software is brilliant the lock collars are a real annoyance for something this pricey i nearly sent my second one back luckily they came loose 😏 good luck and ring make better mounting plates and lock collars!"
68.4%

completely flat

"a couple of top tips firstly if you have a spar rendered wall chip the stones off so that the surface is completely flat"
68.4%

injury claim

"our security is now compromised and ring should feel lucky there’s not a personal injury claim here as it could have fallen on somebody and it’s a heavy piece of kit!"
67.9%

major pain

"ironically it doesn't set the floodlights off when you're reversing your car onto your drive though they just come on once you've gotten out of your car which is a major pain!"
67.9%

stays still useless

"works if your subject person stays still useless if they move"
67.7%

rubber bung

"i used a flexy conduit to screw the cable into the top front of this light rather than to go through the rubber bung behind it"
67.3%

dropped it down

"edit dropped it down to a 1 star due to the continued poor performance of the app also"
67.3%

no explanation received

"no explanation received"
67.1%

unless within

"their position can't be adjusted the quality of video is poor so you can't see reg plates or people's faces unless within 2m"
67.0%

much pressure

"the resulted in too much pressure on the tightening bolt causing it to pull through the plastic backplate rendering the product unusable"
66.5%

real annoyance

"the ring software is brilliant the lock collars are a real annoyance for something this pricey i nearly sent my second one back luckily they came loose 😏 good luck and ring make better mounting plates and lock collars!"
66.4%

disconnects from wifi

"disconnects from wifi constantly even with very good signal hit and miss whether live view will work lights mind of their own i’ve turned them off permanently "
66.4%

been waiting 6weeks

"mine broke and i have been waiting 6weeks for a replacement and wasted at least 2hrs between calls and emails to support"
66.2%

limited 1 year warranty

"with a limited 1 year warranty and an alleged 10 year life on the led bulbs we are feeling properly ripped off by ring"
66.0%

losing my mind

"couple more options to try but i’m slowly losing my mind and will return as faulty once i’ve exhausted all options"
65.9%

software updates

"the only criticism i have is i wish the floodlight itself was brighter overall its a product that just gets better with software updates to the app"
65.9%

hard wired

"only issue has been as it relies on wifi it has cut out a few times or not connected as quickly as expected unlike my ring elite which is hard wired"
65.8%

releasing updates on the

"ring support isn't the best and chatting to them online can be painstaking hopefully they will keep releasing updates on the app to support the floodlight better i don't mind paying the subscription as long as it works!"
65.7%

gimmick rather than

"lastly the "siren" is fairly quiet and therefor more a gimmick rather than a useful feature"
65.7%

no response from ring

"no response from ring very poor"
65.7%

much trouble

"if you're mildly competent installing this in place of your existing flood light won't be too much trouble for you seeing as you probably only need to drill two holes and connect up three wires"
65.7%

poor quality

"i’ve found this product very easy to install however it’s of poor quality"
65.6%

just hanging

"the light tightening screw could not be tightened probably a few turns too short so one of the light could not be positioned correctly and just hanging worthless"
65.5%

late using the app

"have found a work around for when i come home late using the app i can turn the lights on from the train so i can see to get to the front door"
65.4%

cheap plastics

"cheap plastics badly designed electrical box too small make installation unnecessarily hard"
65.3%

no devices connected

"there has also been a few occasions where it has even told me that i have no devices connected and can take some time for it to rectify itself"
65.3%

restricted to one minute

"or change the length of each video segment which is restricted to one minute?"
65.2%

bare mains wires

"first camera turned up with insulated wiring connectors missing meaning that bare mains wires had been left just twisted together in the back box"
65.1%

slight negative

"the only slight negative was that adding a second device results in the annual cloud cost to increase from €30 to €100 as i had assumed adding a second device would just double the cost"
64.9%

dropped off with them

"unfortunately hermes have not returned it to amazon nearly three weeks after it was dropped off with them"
64.8%

screws i thought

"unfortunately the tightness of the screws i thought was right was already too much for the base plate and it broke"
64.6%

will not work

"must have very good wifi or this will not work"
64.4%

become frustrating

"the latest update has left it failing to activate a number of times and its become frustrating"
64.2%

annoyed at this stage

"very annoyed at this stage"
63.7%

total pain

"installation is a total pain with very small space for the wires and all the screws made from so soft materials that they are practically useless"
63.7%

also hard wired

"i had the ring door bell pro hard wired and added the spot light for the back garden also hard wired "
63.7%

much plastic

"a bit too much plastic but hopefully should be hardwearing"
63.6%

less attractive

"this is a well designed product but the combination of bad instructions and shortcomings with ring support make it seem less attractive"
63.4%

cheap plastic

"this is due to the back fixing plate being made from cheap plastic"
63.3%

seem to affect

"now this one has condensation in the sensor can't be bothered to replace again it doesn't seem to affect it"
63.1%

nothing works

"lastly you need a solid wi fi signal otherwise nothing works"
63.0%

delay in app activation

"delay in app activation"
63.0%

near impossible

"it is very glitchy and you spend a lot of time watching spinning circles before you can watch any recordings and live view is near impossible to watch"
62.8%

overpriced as some

"i still think it is totally overpriced as some no name vendors offer similar cameras for almost a 10th of the price"
62.7%

fault customer service

"can't fault customer service either"
61.9%

only awkward

"only awkward bit was getting the direction set up on lights"
61.8%

wrong with

"thought i'd give the flood light a chance because i have a door bell which is fine however on the flood light thr live stream mode picture is very distorted but recordings are fine contacted ring and there are blaming the internet provider which is a bit of a joke really because nothing is wrong with"
61.3%

flipping fiddly

"they've made it as simple as possible but its still flipping fiddly to wire up when you are half attached to a wall up a ladder"
60.8%

most annoying

"the most annoying thing is small spiders can set it off if in front of the camera & also i found it was going off at night when it was raining heavy!"
60.7%

delayed notifications

"delayed notifications by about 5 seconds"
60.6%

ripped off by ring

"with a limited 1 year warranty and an alleged 10 year life on the led bulbs we are feeling properly ripped off by ring"
60.4%

wish to add them later

"the €100 charge covers unlimited devices however should you wish to add them later"
60.2%

likewise youre

"**this fundamental flaw negates the benefit of a microphone and speaker ***likewise youre not going to activate a siren if you cannot see a threat coming"
59.9%

dimming feature

"dimming feature could be useful"
59.6%

does loose connectivity

"even with the extension of my wifi to the back of my house the signal outside at the height of the camera is not great so the ring floodlight cam does loose connectivity occasionally"
59.2%

unwanted persons

"flood light very bright which is perfect for my needs given the lack of street lighting and acts a deterrent for unwanted persons"
59.0%

surrounding fences

"this one went on the rear of the house and provides a good view of the back garden and the surrounding fences"
58.9%

price does drop

"ring are 1 of the best on the market i've bought in to it all now can be exspenize but buy cheap buy twice keep checking amazon for deals as the price does drop you can also pay in installments now over 5mths no credit checks no interest win win big tip you need to have good upload speed for this to workproper around 2 mb worth every penny guys buy buy buy"
58.8%

level crime

"we have lots of low level crime in our area cars broken into low lives breaking into homes sheds robbed ectc so sending cuts of these bums caught in the act via the app to the police is another way of getting these people behind bars!"
58.7%

installation a nightmare

"it makes installation a nightmare"
58.6%

backplate cracked

"in addition when i attempted to attach the security light to the backplate found that it wasn't strong enough to take the weight of the heavy camera and lights so like others found that the backplate cracked and broke not being fit for purpose"
58.6%

definitely a deterrent

"with ability to talk to delivery drivers or intruders is definitely a deterrent and makes the wife feel safer and more secure whilst away on business"
58.6%

wifi signal was weak

"still the cam told me that the wifi signal was weak"
58.5%

ring doorbell

"i also have a ring doorbell this floodlight cam is much better quality video and has much better motion zone control"
58.2%

ring chime

"i have mine connected to a ring chime i have complained about this they told me that i need the chime pro now £50!"
58.2%

find it hard

"if you live in the typical cramped uk home then you may find it hard not get light or motion triggers from neighbours especially at the front so plan carefully where best to site the camera"
58.2%

ring floodlight

"the old light was 55watts and although it put out a lot of light this ring floodlight puts out a similar amount of light"
58.1%

ring floodcam

"its been a few days that this ring floodcam is installed and i must say its superb"
58.1%

shop elsewhere

"i’ll shop elsewhere!"
57.6%

not without some issues

"i really like the product but is not without some issues"
57.6%

flood lights are weak

"the flood lights are weak"
57.5%

great from ring

"customer service not great from ring so recommend you buy this directly from amazon as they accepted the return and replacement with no bother whatsoever reassuring at this price"
57.4%

yet still no reply

"i have sent emails regarding this but as yet still no reply"
57.3%

alignment of the holes

"watch the alignment of the holes in the base for mounting on the wall bizarrely they're not horizontal so use the up arrow to make sue its fitted level"
57.3%

existing ring doorbell

"i added this to my existing ring doorbell and another floodlight cam already installed on my drive"
57.3%

sort of problem

"unfortunately this isn't the first time this sort of problem has occurred"
57.0%

going in circles

"the internet so i just seem to be going in circles really"
56.8%

weak at peak times

"my only problem is the internet connection which can be weak at peak times"
56.6%

neighbours especially

"if you live in the typical cramped uk home then you may find it hard not get light or motion triggers from neighbours especially at the front so plan carefully where best to site the camera"
56.5%

price drop

"i gave it low rating because of this be low price drop in ring flood cam from £249 to £199 monthley payment £249 at £49"
56.5%

ring website

"i have no idea what to do with it now and did not find any help at the ring website too"
56.1%

faulty camera

"i was pleased when my security camera arrived but it was not set properly and when i went to adjust the angle of the lights half of the screw fell out but not sure if it was a faulty camera"
56.1%

broken already

"bracket has broken already and cannot find a replacement to purchase anywhere"
56.0%

spoke with ring

"i spoke with ring and they said it was faulty"
56.0%

small problem

"the only small problem that i face is a short lag in notification after months of use"
56.0%

ring helpline

"the wifi signal on the light is so poor that i had to phone the ring helpline to help me get the thing set up they were great by the way "
55.9%

accept ring extender

"edit changed my review as the camera has decided it doesn’t want to connect to my wifi extender anymore i even tried another extender and that didn’t work it will connect straight to router sometimes the tech support suggested buying the ring chime wifi extender 🙄 can they release an update to only accept ring extender?"
55.8%

just piles

"finally i just wanted to chat on line with a support person but can't find any way to do this so again this just piles on the frustration"
55.8%

fell out but not sure

"i was pleased when my security camera arrived but it was not set properly and when i went to adjust the angle of the lights half of the screw fell out but not sure if it was a faulty camera"
55.6%

gave no answer

"tried calling ring customer service who gave no answer as to why it does that"
55.5%

wasted at least 2

"mine broke and i have been waiting 6weeks for a replacement and wasted at least 2hrs between calls and emails to support"
55.3%

slight drawback

"the only slight drawback is the time lag between someone standing near it and the motion alert and video recording starting"
55.3%

next to useless

"it kept telling me there was no connection when the wifi router was about 6 foot away from the floodlight and the troubleshooting videos from ring were next to useless hence the 3 star rating"
55.3%

installation not a quick

"great device but installation not a quick job"
55.2%

3rd ring product

"this is the 3rd ring product i have purchased"
55.2%

it's not great

"only by ring if you have good strong wifi in your house i live in an old farmhouse with 3ft think wall and it's not great"
55.2%

it's a bit slow

"retrieving cloud footage is a bit slow granted that there is a lot of data stored and it depends on your connection speed which can have an impact i'd still say it's a bit slow"
55.2%

chat was very poor

"the ring customer service live chat was very poor and showed very little interest in resolving any issues"
55.1%

item was faulty

"this item was faulty"
55.1%

only slight grumble

"my only slight grumble was that i did find adding the ring device to my subscription to ensure that recordings are stored in the cloud was difficult"
55.1%

camera did not work

"camera did not work"
54.9%

some reason nothing

"still on the matter of the app i was watching through my detected motions for the day and for some reason nothing past 5pm would load"
54.8%

very little interest

"the ring customer service live chat was very poor and showed very little interest in resolving any issues"
54.7%

settings to no avail

"i have tried various combinations of sensitivity settings and set to people only settings to no avail"
54.6%

like a fall

"doorbell its picked up motion and video so it's like a fall bac"
54.6%

nothing triggering

"the lights are quite sensitive and go on when there appears to be nothing triggering it but i prefer that to not coming on when there’s a trigger"
54.6%

not need this

"nest offers permanent recording i do not need this but it would be nice to have the option"
54.6%

very disappointing

"a very disappointing purchase and ultimately a return"
54.5%

very annoying

"very annoying"
54.5%

there not to like

"what’s there not to like?"
54.5%

which they do

"according to the description and technical specifications i expected them to accommodate small animals which they don't"
54.3%

they were no help

"have contacted ring and they were no help"
54.3%

return period

"i tried to return it but the return period has passed i live in kuwait and by the time i received i had about a week to install and check"
54.1%

would n't surprise

"who knows but it wouldn’t surprise me"
54.1%

a matter of seconds

"i have noticed that my wife's iphone gets quicker response than my android but this is a matter of seconds and maybe down to the age of my mobile phone as opposed to her brand new iphone"
54.0%

away on business

"with ability to talk to delivery drivers or intruders is definitely a deterrent and makes the wife feel safer and more secure whilst away on business"
54.0%

standard floodlight

"if you don't currently have a light wired outside i probably would recommend you hiring an electrician this installation process is the exact same as a normal floodlight install so any semi competent electrician will be able to install this if they say they don't know how to install it say the wiring is the same as a bog standard floodlight and they'll be good to go "
54.0%

not such an issue

"through the cavity then it’s not such an issue as once connected you can pull the wire from the other side"
53.9%

that did n't work

"edit changed my review as the camera has decided it doesn’t want to connect to my wifi extender anymore i even tried another extender and that didn’t work it will connect straight to router sometimes the tech support suggested buying the ring chime wifi extender 🙄 can they release an update to only accept ring extender?"
53.9%

design as water

"bad design as water can be seen collected at the bottom of the pir"
53.8%

takes so long

"it takes so long to connect to the stream that if there was anyone doing something they shouldn't on your property they would be gone before you could see them"
53.8%

a tricky install

"bit of a tricky install for beginners maybe"
53.7%

seem to confuse

"cars driving across the view are fine but cars driving towards it outside the defined monitored area seem to confuse it"
53.7%

there is n't an option

"i would like the option to be able to have the siren go off automatically in certain circumstances but there isn't an option"
53.7%

have a few issues

"these are quality cameras that still have a few issues"
53.7%

camera was a bit patchy

"my wifi was not fabulous so camera was a bit patchy"
53.7%

could be better

"only negative inwould say is the app could be better regards to how to use it"
53.6%

defined monitored area

"cars driving across the view are fine but cars driving towards it outside the defined monitored area seem to confuse it"
53.6%

only a small

"again this is only a small fee which can be paid monthly or yearly"
53.6%

terrible wifi

"in summary it’s a great product but severely let down by terrible wifi range"
53.5%

item is pointless

"this item is pointless!"
53.5%

n't happen either

"also the echo show i expected to switch to ring when motion detected but this didn’t happen either"
53.2%

down by its quality

"so although the concept of the floodlight cam is fantastic it’s heavily let down by its quality"
53.0%

slow to capture motion

"generally ok but can be slow to capture motion"
53.0%

never did reset

"i tried to reset it by pressing the button for 30 seconds and more but it never did reset"
52.9%

would n't buy one again

"so i give it 2 stars and i wouldn't buy one again"
52.9%

ring video doorbell

"and if like myself you have the ring video doorbell you can also link the two devices in the app"
52.7%

bought flood cam #

"other price days after the on i bought flood cam £199"
52.7%

gone not happy

"had this item18 months light gone not happy"
52.5%

small black nuts

"on tightening the small black nuts onto the silver thread has there was no resistance telling me when to stop the silver thread broke off from its back base"
52.5%

necessary evil i suppose

"still rated at 5 stars as the false alarm thing is a necessary evil i suppose"
52.5%

no good to anybody

"the floodlight camera can be as great as it wants to be if you can't safely fix it it's no good to anybody"
52.5%

broke instantly

"the plactoc holding bracket is soo weak that it broke instantly"
52.5%

no other choice

"eventually i had no other choice but to take the existing fittings completely out of the backplate and screw the light fitting straight into the wall and through the broken backplate using long screws and rawl plugs to hold it into position so wasn't able to use the more aesthetically pleasing colour matched one's provided"
52.5%

exhausted all options

"couple more options to try but i’m slowly losing my mind and will return as faulty once i’ve exhausted all options"
52.1%

replacement base

"3 weeks later i still haven't heard anything or received a replacement base so now i have no option but to return to amazon and wait further"
52.1%

300mb down

"i have bt ftth so 300mb down 45mb up speeds which i hit all over the house and most of the garden"
52.1%

wont reset nothing

"it now wont enter set up mode wont reset nothing"
51.9%

such a headache

"it was such a headache"
51.8%

still not resolved

"still not resolved"
51.6%

n't bother with

"i have a ring doorbell and chime pro which is the same chim pro didn't make wifi any better so don't bother with it"
51.6%

difficult to get right

"the motion sensor is a bit difficult to get right"
51.6%

into homes

"we have lots of low level crime in our area cars broken into low lives breaking into homes sheds robbed ectc so sending cuts of these bums caught in the act via the app to the police is another way of getting these people behind bars!"
51.3%

plastic backplate

"my problems started whilst trying to fit the cheaply made plastic backplate"
51.2%

plastic riser

"the metal bolts pull through and snap the plastic riser off the back plate"
51.2%

am but sometimes misses

"the motion sensor can see a cat at 4am but sometimes misses a full grown adult"
51.2%

pretty much pointless

"50 per month for this option otherwise the camera is pretty much pointless unless you are continually watching it 24 hours 7 days a week!"
51.1%

firmware issue

"would have rated 6 out of 5 stars if not for this firmware issue that i have had to face multiple times"
51.0%

superspeed broadband

"5mb s upload speed not superspeed broadband and the video is always stuttering"
50.9%

ring alarm system

"i already have the ring alarm system but wanted a belt and braces approach with outdoor cctv"
50.8%

which is shockingly

"the other major issue is the wifi range which is shockingly bad"
50.8%

devices it's junk

"as a wifi connected devices it's junk"
50.8%

back button

"the app very often becomes non responsive especially when pressing the back button on my device instead of the back button in the app most times requiring you to either wait for it or force close and re open"
50.7%

short lag in notification

"the only small problem that i face is a short lag in notification after months of use"
50.7%

then it is a waste

"as it is if you are busy and can't view live then it is a waste"
50.7%

poor performance

"edit dropped it down to a 1 star due to the continued poor performance of the app also"
50.7%

before purchasing

"well i guess i should of done some more research on the product before purchasing because it doesn't really suit my needs"
50.7%

plan carefully

"if you live in the typical cramped uk home then you may find it hard not get light or motion triggers from neighbours especially at the front so plan carefully where best to site the camera"
50.6%

metal not plastic

"mounting plate it weak as hell so be careful when tightening up why can’t this be metal not plastic?"
50.6%

particularly troublesome

"even if you didn't already have an outdoor light i can't see the installation being particularly troublesome"
50.5%

excess cable

"bit fiddly to install as there is no allowance in the back body of the light for any excess cable but once this has been overcome fitting and commissioning of the unit was very simple and the app is very user friendly"
50.5%

broken unit

"also they ask for credit card details in case one does not return the broken unit in which case one is charged the full retail price"
50.4%

excuse of demand

"then theres the excuse of demand eh!"
50.4%

fixing screw

"upon fitting i noticed that the one fixing screw that holds the lamp unit to the mounting plate was broken and so wasn't able to hold the lamp in place"
50.4%

ring flood

"the ring flood cam is wicked will be getting another one grate videos n wicked lighting"
50.3%

several days later

"could be fantastic but after several hours spent mounting running power cables and drilling holes in walls i returned it several days later"
50.1%

from the bolt

"it has shorn off from the bolt see photos due to the weight"
50.1%
...

Compare Pros

absolutely brilliant in both products

"bought this so we could keep an eye on our dog when we're out and it has been absolutely brilliant"
100.0%

excellent product in both products

"picture quality could be improved but for the price it's an excellent product"
100.0%

quite good in both products

"picture quality during the day does seem to be quite good for the price"
99.9%

excellent piece in both products

"excellent piece of kit for the price the reviews on here are very misleading this camera does support alexa via the neos skill and does support triggering via detected noise does everything i need"
99.9%

really good in both products

"night vision this is really good"
99.3%

absolutely amazing in both products

"absolutely amazing camera especially for the price!"
99.0%

works perfectly in both products

"as with my first camera it works perfectly"
98.6%

amazing product in both products

"motion detection zones needs to be considered as well all in all it's a great product but when things like what i have mentioned and other have too it will turn a great product into an amazing product"
98.5%

excellent picture in both products

"still water tight and giving an excellent picture"
97.5%

best camera in both products

"this is probably the best camera under £100 in the world"
96.0%

very impressive in both products

"overall a very impressive performance"
95.6%

well designed in both products

"arrived promptly in well designed packaging"
94.6%

excellent camera in both products

"excellent camera for the price we paid so we have bought 3 in total so our house is covered by the cameras and peace of mind for leaving the house protected"
92.9%

highly recommend in both products

"highly recommend!"
90.5%

great camera in both products

"great camera packed with all the features and more of cameras 5x it’s value"
88.5%

really happy in both products

"really happy with the camera does a lot for a low price"
88.4%

really amazing in both products

"this little camera is really amazing"
87.0%

good coverage in both products

"good picture good coverage easy to install and the app to view when away from home works every time whether via wifi or mobile data"
75.0%

works well in both products

"i have it placed in 3 different location around my apartment which one location it's slightly poor in wifi signal but camera still works well"
75.0%

great deal in both products

"first of all setup takes a long time and as others have said in their reviews you have to disclose a great deal of personal information"
75.0%

good instructions in both products

"nice compact camera easy to set up good instructions"
75.0%

very handy in both products

"it's very handy"
75.0%

looks good in both products

"looks good but you cannot change order of cameras pause recorded videos or view recordings stored on sd card remotely"
75.0%

cctv cameras in both products

"love these wifi cctv cameras"
74.9%

great value in both products

"great value would recommend"
74.9%

really well in both products

"overall a really well made product with a really stable app that connects quickly and gives good image quality"
74.9%

very quickly in both products

"currently using 64gb microsd card and works perfectly i have had 1128gb with no problems night vision and motion detection works very well however the motion detection can be a little strong in some occasions notifications are great and come through to your phone very quickly!"
74.8%

picture quality in both products

"picture quality is very very good and the sound is clear"
74.8%

proper security in both products

"this is great for use as a baby dog monitor but would advise to seek elsewhere for proper security use"
74.7%

work great in both products

"they work great through the app and also with the echo show 5"
74.6%

good picture in both products

"it works well during the day and night giving good picture"
74.5%

good enough in both products

"compact has a magnetic base with fixing if needed nice long usb cable good picture quality plenty good enough to zoom in on "
74.5%

will probably in both products

"all in all happy customer and will probably buy some more to use around the house"
74.4%

pretty good in both products

"the android app is also pretty good again does a lot of things similar to nest"
74.4%

excellent love

"camera quality is excellent love that i can record footage or take pics and also handy when he stirs during the night to see if he's settling ok"
100.0%

excellent great

"fantastic value for money security camera picture quality is excellent great app and easy set up"
100.0%

extremely powerful

"i decided in the end to use an outside mount for it and have it under a porch camera quality is very good although the ir isnt extremely powerful for excellent night vision the alerts were impossible though zoning needs to be implemented"
100.0%

brilliant camera

"brilliant camera for both day and night time viewing connects to phone laptop etc and once activated on phone instantaneously records any movement and sound activations"
100.0%

great experience

"a great experience for the user and a good home security product"
99.9%

installation process

"during the installation process you get guided through via voice from the camera and the status of the process is displayed on your phone tablet"
99.9%

extremely detailed

"and what an amazing bit of technology it is not only does it do what it says on the tin but it also records video in 12 second burst so we now have extremely detailed videos of his night seizures to take with us to his hospital visits"
99.8%

great motion detection

"i have two other indoor cameras from another company which are good they swivel around and up and down and the picture is great motion detection is 1st class"
99.7%

real winner

"come on neos smartcam team match the service that wyze cam offer and you will have a real winner!"
99.5%

brilliant as well

"beware of cheap ip cameras that do not have the same security this does through the app fantastic camera app support has been brilliant as well"
99.4%

cam auto arms

"add your address to tell the cam geographically where it is link to you mobile when you leave the house with your phone & the geo bubble round the house the cam auto arms come home & it auto disarms"
99.4%

extremely good

"the reality is that despite being low cost it is extremely good value easy to use two minutes to set up "
99.4%

amazing boost

"the settings and preferences are amazing like the auto geo fencing setting alarm mobile viewing sound and motion alarm sensitivity and sharing recordings notifications of triggers and recordings to play back adding cameras and sharing live view is also a bonus cloud storage amazing boost easy to access and good value considering arlo you have to opt into just to use it which i think is unfair considering you already have to fork out for wi fi"
99.3%

potentially amazing

"a potentially amazing piece of equipment especially at the price limited in functionality by deliberate choices of the company making them which removes most choices and any versatility of use"
99.2%

pleased and highly

"am very pleased and highly recommend"
98.4%

little vague

"that said support is great though sometimes a little vague "
97.8%

super small cube

"the camera is a nice super small cube with an extending magnetic base which means you can easily place and adjust it anywhere vertically and horizontally"
96.8%

amazingly well

"i would happily pay £40+ night vision works great the picture quality is more than good enough the 2 way audio feature and the auto arming feature work amazingly well"
96.5%

minor comment

"only a minor comment that the power cord is quite short about 1"
95.3%

extra payment

"extra payment for monitoring required"
95.2%

good angle

"crispy colours and a good angle of view enough to capture a full room wall to wall from a central point"
94.7%

otherwiae its brilliant

"otherwiae its brilliant"
94.4%

sound quality excellent

"sound quality excellent so picks up movement and noise"
93.8%

magnetic disk

"this is a very neat device in a small and discreet housing with adjustable stand and facility to attach to a magnetic disk which sticks to a surface"
93.8%

make it amazing

"for this price is good but a better software would make it amazing!"
93.1%

neos smart

"neos smart cam is probably the best ip cam you could get within its price range!"
93.1%

excellent given the price

"the picture and video quality are excellent given the price"
93.1%

excellent for the price

"the camera is excellent for the price"
93.1%

have fun and enjoy

"have fun and enjoy"
93.1%

night vision is amazing

"night vision is amazing!"
93.1%

these are brilliant

"i think these are brilliant"
93.1%

brilliant i love

"this camera is brilliant i love it"
93.0%

still and excellent

"its still and excellent unit would defo buy another one if i need it "
93.0%

fantastic simply

"the camera quality itself is fantastic simply brilliant"
92.9%

it's brilliant

"for the price it’s brilliant"
92.7%

works brilliantly

"the motion detection works brilliantly and the night vision is great"
92.1%

amazing i love

"wow this camera is amazing i love it it was so easy to set up and connect to alexa the picture quality is great in the day and night it notifies you straight away of a noise or motion on your phone and you can view it straight away"
92.1%

exceptional value

"so far there have been a few outages but overall exceptional value for money!"
92.1%

excellent usually

"customer support is excellent usually reply same day"
92.0%

best 20 quid

"best 20 quid i spent "
91.8%

very effective

"motion detection i'd very effective perhaps a little too much for how we have located it"
91.8%

principle is superb

"the principle is superb"
91.7%

they 're excellent

"i do have mine set up as outside cameras using the third party outdoor housing £9 on amazon but they’re excellent"
91.7%

great also

"night vision is great also"
90.6%

bargain for the price

"a bargain for the price"
90.6%

best outcome

"the best outcome out relate to the above with respect to the nanny cam the ability to have alexa automatically start viewing it on an echo show when there is motion would be amazing"
90.4%

quality excellent

"the camera has a built in stand which is great if you need to lift it slightly it also has 2 way speech so you can talk to and speak back to anyone in the vicinity of the camera the angle of view is very wide and picture quality excellent"
89.7%

excellent coverage

"wide field of view for excellent coverage and with digital zoom which does degrade the quality as you zoom in but still adequate"
89.7%

amazing for the price

"the picture quality is amazing for the price"
89.2%

good downstairs

"my router is in the attic so wifi is good downstairs but not strong the camera live stream was a little patchy as a result but moving it upstairs the issue goes with a stronger wifi signal"
88.8%

amazing the clips

"the picture quality is amazing the clips when it is armed are good night vision is great too"
88.6%

way audio is great

"i have managed to connect a mi fi device network so added bonus for me the features are reliability are well beyond those of the cheaper far eastern chinese ones so not even comparable in my opinion face id is also amazing but not yet used two way audio is great"
88.5%

absolute bargain

"considering how much all other smart home cameras cost this is an absolute bargain"
88.4%

flipping awesome

"for a cheap camera that's alexa compatible it's flipping awesome"
88.3%

secure & reputable

"i've also spoken to neos and they've told me the data from the cameras is fully encrypted both in live viewing & when being sent to the cloud & can only be viewed by the owner protected by id pass the cloud services are also provided by amazon so all channels seem secure & reputable"
88.3%

fact optional

"the phone number during signup is in fact optional and doesn't need to be provided!"
85.9%

nicest looking

"i was wondering if i was doing the right thing but i bought it because this camera was the smallest the nicest looking and one of the best prices"
84.9%

detailed instructions

"camera came well packaged and with short but very easy detailed instructions usb cable power adapter similar to apple and mounting plate if needed"
84.7%

reasonably good

"so i’ve bought 2 of these i was originally fairly impressed the picture was reasonably good the motion detection works well and for the price there wasn’t too much to argue with"
75.0%

good price

"good price as well"
75.0%

moderately useful

"these cameras are amazing value for the price but the system is so flakey and unreliable it cannot be used for any moderately useful security application"
75.0%

waterproof case

"other than that great camera and plan to mount outside in a waterproof case"
75.0%

great price

"super little security camera at a great price i was sceptical when i brought this because it was so cheap however the quality of the picture in both day and night mode are exceptional at this price point"
75.0%

precise signal

"precise signal is needed to set up and it took perseverance to position the camera on line"
75.0%

good points

"good points: easy to setup"
75.0%

love these

"i love these"
75.0%

stable position

"took ages to set up the app is way too finicky too much personal data needed and nightmare getting cam to point in a stable position as the slightest movement of the power cable disturbs alignment of camera swivel joint on the fixed bracket is too loose"
75.0%

great features

"really great features using as a security cam the only thing i would say is that what is the point of haveing an sd slot that could record two weeks or a month like other cameras which are a fraction of this value camera to just record 12 second clips which wipe however long?"
75.0%

seems well

"i have had a few niggles and issues initially but all seems well now"
75.0%

insurance company

"after researching the manufacturer and associated insurance company i decided to get a quote for my building and contents cover which was very competitive especially with a 20% reduction for using the cameras"
75.0%

recognition cameras

"we live in an age where londoners are being arrested for merely looking away from facial recognition cameras"
74.9%

indoor cameras

"i have two other indoor cameras from another company which are good they swivel around and up and down and the picture is great motion detection is 1st class"
74.9%

seems great

"having the option to record everything onto a mini sd card seems great but having to remove the card to see whats there is a pain"
74.9%

light enough

"the only thing is occasionally when i think it would be light enough it remains on night vision when in the auto mode"
74.9%

looks appealing

"the installation was very easy and the product looks appealing but it doesn't really work"
74.9%

increase rating

"may increase rating if that gets fixed"
74.9%

massive positive

"having the additional option to put in a microsd card to keep recording longer is a massive positive too"
74.9%

good reviews

"for the low cost and otherwise good reviews i decided to get the item and i do not regret it"
74.9%

outdoor lighting

"it's not designed as an outdoor camera yes you can get housing to overcome this but if you have good outdoor lighting then this will take good shots at night through glass"
74.9%

outdoor cameras

"they aren't supposed to be outdoor cameras but you can buy third party cases i have two outdoors fully open to sun wind and rain: no issues whatsoever"
74.9%

record continuously

"the best way to use is probably to set it to record continuously using an sd card 32gb is about good enough for 2days i believe "
74.9%

smart tech

"has to be a five star rating other smart camera manufacturers take notice cheap smart tech is achievable!"
74.9%

ideal solution

"these "cameras" are an ideal solution for this purpose"
74.9%

better software

"for this price is good but a better software would make it amazing!"
74.9%

outdoor version

"would like them to do an outdoor version"
74.9%

would happily

"i would happily pay £40+ night vision works great the picture quality is more than good enough the 2 way audio feature and the auto arming feature work amazingly well"
74.9%

great device

"a great device thoroughly recommended"
74.9%

functioned flawlessly

"the camera was very easy to set up and the app functioned flawlessly from the start allowing remote live viewing of the room from anywhere in the world with an internet connection and access to stored online recorded video of any movements and sounds detected by the camera"
74.9%

better products

"bound to be better products out there"
74.9%

recommended these

"i have recommended these to every one even brought a few as gifts"
74.9%

recommend these

"i would now i'd recommend these for indoor use they also work with alexa which is great for use as a baby monitor"
74.8%

looks great

"the camera it's self looks great and is well made"
74.8%

equally impressive

"the nightvision is equally impressive night vision on a camera that cost less than a half decent meal"
74.8%

outdoor camera

"it's not designed as an outdoor camera yes you can get housing to overcome this but if you have good outdoor lighting then this will take good shots at night through glass"
74.8%

price range

"neos smart cam is probably the best ip cam you could get within its price range!"
74.8%

simple instructions

"is when we are out also reacts to shadows over the front door admitted we face the sun light just a shame the print is so small on the simple instructions and it took me ages to find the app two things to improve on a nifty little thing wont replace outdoor cct but does add to your armoury"
74.7%

best prices

"i was wondering if i was doing the right thing but i bought it because this camera was the smallest the nicest looking and one of the best prices"
74.7%

five stars

"five stars in all categories!"
74.7%

being useful

"not really used the record function but can see it being useful if we go away as a security cam"
74.6%

worked flawlessly

"noise and motion detection has worked flawlessly thus far"
74.6%

really wide

"however the technoligy is great the autoarm movement and sound sensors are good night vision is fantatsic and the camera has a really wide lens"
74.6%

blown away

"for such a cheap camera i was blown away by the features of this camera and app"
74.6%

smart plug

"reliability of recording increased by rebooting each camera by way of a smart plug just after arming"
74.6%

fantastic cameras

"fantastic cameras"
74.6%

metal disk

"i also purchased the extra mounting kit which has another metal disk with a countersunk hole in the centre for the screw"
74.6%

prob relieved

"he’s prob relieved!"
74.5%

easy to navigate

"app is easy to navigate"
74.5%

very competitive

"after researching the manufacturer and associated insurance company i decided to get a quote for my building and contents cover which was very competitive especially with a 20% reduction for using the cameras"
74.5%

pretty easily

"night vision works pretty well but the ir led's are very obviously on so any real intruder would spot the cameras pretty easily"
74.5%

monthly subsciption

"you may also need depending if setting up outside a weatherproof casing more add ons which bumps up the price and the option to pay a monthly subsciption of £3"
74.5%

super clear

"i use this for 2 reasons 1 as a baby monitor so much better that those expensive ones picture is super clear and i use it as a cctv when i am out of the house"
74.5%

amazing price

"amazing price for such a well designed well functioning piece of kit"
74.5%

arrived home

"for example last week i arrived home and the gates was open and i thought i check what happened"
74.4%

just amazing

"and to round it all off the price is just amazing would i recommend these little cameras absolutely!"
74.4%

were not wrong

"the reviews were not wrong"
74.4%
...

absolutely brilliant in both products

"absolutely brilliant"
100.0%

works perfect in both products

"works perfect"
100.0%

excellent product in both products

"i've had the ring doorbell for 7 months and its an excellent product and works a charm"
100.0%

quite good in both products

"the quality of the speakers are quite good and you can communicate clearly over it"
99.9%

excellent piece in both products

"excellent piece of kit easy to install will definitely be getting some extras to go with it well worth the money good quality picture both day and night nice loud siren aswell"
99.9%

highly recommend in both products

"highly recommend"
99.6%

really good in both products

"feature wise it's really good"
99.3%

absolutely amazing in both products

"absolutely amazing works really well and has saved us with one burglary already"
99.0%

works perfectly in both products

"i struggled to get the right setting for the motion at night so i rang ring up and they talked me through and works perfectly now they were very helpful"
98.6%

amazing product in both products

"highly recommended amazing product for a reasonable price"
98.5%

excellent picture in both products

"excellent picture and once connected to phone works realy well"
97.5%

best camera in both products

"i have purchased 2 of these cameras as they are in my opinion the best camera in its field"
96.0%

very impressive in both products

"the picture is very impressive and the wide angle lense covers more than i was hoping for"
95.6%

well designed in both products

"this floodlight camera is a clever well designed gadget "
94.6%

excellent camera in both products

"excellent camera!"
92.9%

great camera in both products

"great camera"
88.5%

really happy in both products

"really easy to install easy to set up great adjustment of setting really happy"
88.4%

really amazing in both products

"love it i have cctv elsewhere but this camerawomen with flood lights is really amazing"
87.0%

good coverage in both products

"easy to use nice light good coverage for both light and camera"
75.0%

works well in both products

"love this camera works well with my alexa’s motion alerts are good and the lights are bright it records for 60 second clips unless you answer the motion it will then record the whole motion"
75.0%

great deal in both products

"got great deal and its spot on does exactly what it says"
75.0%

good instructions in both products

"installation was easy with good instructions provided"
75.0%

very handy in both products

"the siren and talk ability are also very handy"
75.0%

looks good in both products

"looks good and the concept is nice"
75.0%

cctv cameras in both products

"video quality is fantastic great alternative to cctv cameras and cheaper"
74.9%

great value in both products

"great value"
74.9%

really well in both products

"overall though i love it and it works really well with the phone app"
74.9%

very quickly in both products

"they did send me a replacement very quickly"
74.8%

picture quality in both products

"the picture quality is great and never drops off the lights are bright and i am very happy with my purchase!"
74.8%

work great in both products

"the custom motion zones work great"
74.6%

good picture in both products

"good picture and light"
74.5%

good enough in both products

"although we didn’t manage to catch him the night vision was good enough to show us how he had entered our garden"
74.5%

will probably in both products

"very clear images and will probably purchase another unit"
74.4%

pretty good in both products

"looks pretty good too!"
74.4%

absolutely perfect

"box came a bit battered but the contents were absolutely perfect"
100.0%

absolutely love

"i recently bought the floodlight cam for my new house and absolutely love it"
100.0%

brilliant piece

"brilliant piece of kit"
100.0%

really powerful

"the light is really powerful and lights up our patio and into garden"
100.0%

superb this

"ring products are so well made quality of the recordings are superb this is the fourth product we have bought would highly recommend makes you feel really safe"
100.0%

very pleased

"very pleased"
100.0%

very powerful

"very practical camera flood lights are very powerful and most importantly it covers my entire drive in excess of 10metres"
100.0%

really bright

"the lights are really bright and so effective"
100.0%

superb picture

"poor wi fi poor intercom lights superb picture at night and day superb wiring was easy apart from the earth which was a bit of a pain but saying that it does the job for me so i'm happy"
100.0%

brilliant product

"brilliant product when in daylight or floodlight is on"
99.9%

superb product

"superb product it's a shame they don't have guns on the camera to keep the bastards away"
99.9%

lovely piece

"lovely piece of kit"
99.9%

favourite thing

"my favourite thing to do is turn on the siren and shout intruder when the mrs takes the bins out"
99.9%

clever motion detection

"clever motion detection and easy zone set up"
99.9%

superb images

"superb images and sound and it doesn't attract spiders with their pesky webs like my other infra red cameras"
99.8%

very bright

"lights are very bright motion detection is good and considering the price they are excellent value for money"
99.8%

amazing quality

"amazing quality arrived well packaged and with clear instructions"
99.8%

incredibly well

"they are incredibly well packed with everything you need to perform the installation"
99.8%

good piece

"very good gives you a good piece of mind"
99.8%

really effective

"this is a really effective tool to see what is happening at your house at any time"
99.5%

excellent sound

"excellent for me the light is located only 3 meters from the wifi so it’s been excellent sound is clear as well if you want it to save videos you do have to pay a subscription of around £24 p"
99.4%

recorded wideos

"recorded wideos some time it loads late but it dose loads in cop all of minutes"
98.9%

detection brilliant

"picture quality is superb detection brilliant and feedback to your phone amazing !"
98.9%

excellent video recording

"it has the added back up of a remotely activated siren if required along with the excellent video recording which can viewed historically or in live mode"
98.8%

most outstanding

"the most outstanding feature is how clear the video imaging is it's fantastic with the ability to easily zoom and share the footage"
98.0%

installed ring

"installed ring back garden and front drive!"
97.1%

great sound

"picture quality is great sound and features to match"
96.8%

working brilliant

"upgraded my wifi to a mesh system and now the ring cameras 2 of 1 at front 1 at back and doorbell all working brilliant"
96.1%

good experience

"on the whole it has been a good experience"
94.2%

truly amazing

"wow truly amazing pictures a must for everybody"
93.5%

impressive and effective

"impressive and effective"
93.1%

that one and perfect

"fitted that one and perfect"
92.1%

very satisfied

"highest quality but installation at height a bit fiddly one unit speaker poor but promptly replaced very satisfied"
91.8%

absolutely love it

"absolutely love it!"
91.6%

amazing also

"oh and last thing the audio is amazing also i can hear things half way up my street"
91.6%

best bit of security

"it has to be the best bit of security ever"
91.1%

works a treat

"brilliant product easy to use and works a treat"
90.9%

great company

"great piece of kit this is now my 3rd ring produce great company and excellent customer service"
90.4%

absolutely great

"clearly it's not a cheap by and there are probably cheaper alternatives but its absolutely great"
90.0%

really impressive

"really impressive product"
89.9%

product is great

"this product is great gives us real peace of mind and the quality of the video is good"
89.3%

really smart

"had this up for a couple of days and it's really smart the picture quality is great and the sensor works as soon as someone comes into view"
89.1%

good and accurate

"alarm is good and accurate"
88.6%

good and full

"night vision is good and full colour when lights activate"
88.6%

fantastic and bright

"but the device itself is fantastic and bright also"
88.5%

nice and bright

"easy to install good quality spot lights nice and bright ad camera imaging is decent as can be seen above!"
88.4%

great gadget

"great gadget for outdoors"
88.0%

great adjustment

"really easy to install easy to set up great adjustment of setting really happy"
88.0%

great addition

"i am impressed with the clarity of the video you can zoom in on live and recorded video which is a great addition"
75.0%

reliable security cameras

"if you want a reliable security cameras don’t go for these get proper security cameras if you want reliability"
75.0%

decent quality

"the floodlight camera itself is a decent quality and easy to install"
75.0%

easier position

"would have given a 4 really good quality build apart from back plate which is made from a flimsy plastic which cracked on installation also earth wire connector needs moved to an easier position to reach"
75.0%

really useful

"a really useful piece of kit but establishing a connection via alexa can take quite a while when you wish to talk with someone at the door"
75.0%

perfect device

"it looked like the perfect device for security and lighting but it's only real use is a light"
75.0%

reliable product

"i'm a great fan of ring i've had the ring door bell pro for over two years and it is a good reliable product"
75.0%

extremely sturdy

"the is an extremely sturdy and well made home security camera and light"
75.0%

light strips

"i bought this to replace the ring camera with built in led light strips"
75.0%

really easy

"it's well made and fitting was really easy"
74.9%

good security

"gives you a good security at any time to view good lights would buy another one if i need it"
74.9%

spot light

"so i have the doorbell and the spot light as my driveway camera"
74.9%

properly made

"i checked that the internet would cover this for range before installing by putting a properly made extension lead and cable on it so as the camera would activate"
74.9%

politeness information

"not only are ring customer services the best i’ve dealt with for politeness information and problem solving but each and every one of their products is fantastic"
74.9%

right position

"it was easy to install and to download the app it’s took a little bit longer to get the sensor in the right position"
74.9%

reliable adjustable

"all are well made require minimal assembly and fitting and come with the necessary tools and simple clear instructions for fitting and setup each product gives fantastic night views as the lights come on so show full colour no ghost white eyes and images they are reliable adjustable and give a real sense of relief security wise when away from home"
74.9%

great security

"great security"
74.9%

triggered remotely

"and a siren that can be triggered remotely"
74.9%

great alternative

"video quality is fantastic great alternative to cctv cameras and cheaper"
74.9%

video imaging

"the most outstanding feature is how clear the video imaging is it's fantastic with the ability to easily zoom and share the footage"
74.9%

light quality

"we see a fox visit us each night and the low light quality is very good"
74.8%

full visibility

"floodlights provide excellent illumination to 15m sq garden and camera lens provides full visibility"
74.8%

easy installation

"good stuff does what it say easy installation"
74.8%

good lights

"gives you a good security at any time to view good lights would buy another one if i need it"
74.8%

professional look

"i’m super impressed with the professional look and functionality of this product"
74.8%

decent floodlight

"otherwise a good product overall with a decent floodlight which does illuminate well and the night vision on the camera is good"
74.8%

price changes

"good product spoiled by mad price variations between £180 and £250 good value at low price: price changes often so wait for low price"
74.8%

sensitive setting

"good customer service 24 7 negatives: sensors for camera not always accurate ignores humans sometimes even on most sensitive setting and alerts when there is nothing there or even from the rain sometimes"
74.8%

good lighting

"good lighting gives a clear night picture"
74.8%

working flawlessly

"everything rides on the app and live views working flawlessly"
74.7%

clear instructions

"amazing quality arrived well packaged and with clear instructions"
74.7%

perform correctly

"have done a little prior research on the product before purchasing it i learnt from previous owners that adding an additional wifi signal booster at a strategic point between the router and the security camera light can enable it to perform correctly"
74.7%

strong signal

"the thing is my internet is really fast and the devices saying strong signal"
74.7%

right setting

"i struggled to get the right setting for the motion at night so i rang ring up and they talked me through and works perfectly now they were very helpful"
74.6%

fast responsive

"it's fast responsive and delivers on all of my requirements"
74.6%

passing cars

"great lights and so good that you can choose your alert zone so the sensor doesn’t just go off every few seconds with passing cars"
74.6%

works fine

"we have it running to a plug socket which isn't ideal i suppose but works fine"
74.6%

fantastic works

"floodlight camera is fantastic works exactly as it should never any connection issues unlike the doorbell!"
74.6%

side bonus

"i will be able to track the wife doing all the washing as a side bonus now"
74.5%

fantastic products

"both are fantastic products"
74.5%

very efficient

"a very efficient hd security camera with built in floodlights two way talk and siren alarm"
74.5%

existing light

"if you are replacing an existing light you can put it up in less than an hour with relatively little experience and you can have it set up through the app in minutes"
74.5%

saved 80 quid

"plus i got it on prime day for 160 so saved 80 quid!"
74.5%

great broadband speed

"i’ve also got the ring doorbell and that is also a little temperamental and when someone rings it and you answer it can take a good few seconds 10 20 for it to go through and i’ve got great broadband speed where that is located at and and at my work office"
74.4%

whole unit

"there is no flex cable in the box which you will need for a new installation don't overtighten the screws when attaching the backplate to the wall and camera the plastic is quite weak at these points and prone to break at which point they want the whole unit back!"
74.4%

just screws

"the unit you get has a built in box which just screws to the wall and then its just live neutral and earth connections as normal"
74.4%

excellent value

"lights are very bright motion detection is good and considering the price they are excellent value for money"
74.4%

generally great

"generally great"
74.4%

very helpful

"initially i was a bit apprehensive about a wi fi enabled security solution but the reviews and online documentation were very helpful in helping to ease my concerns"
74.4%

network analysis tools

"phones tablets and laptops etc have strong signals wherever the family goes and network analysis tools confirm the cameras have maximum reception"
74.4%

good security lights

"good security lights with camera"
74.4%

proper security cameras

"if you want a reliable security cameras don’t go for these get proper security cameras if you want reliability"
74.4%

lights activate

"night vision is good and full colour when lights activate"
74.4%

were happy

"we were happy with this security camera and with the added £2"
74.3%

siren alarm

"a very efficient hd security camera with built in floodlights two way talk and siren alarm"
74.3%

quality network

"as with anything which is streaming via your wifi network you will need a good quality network to fully appreciate this light"
74.3%

very useful

"the ability to custom design the motion settings and zones is very useful"
74.3%

great ease

"had it installed with great ease!"
74.3%

better quality

"the good things about it are the colour night vision which is way better quality than b&w night vision you can make out peoples faces better"
74.3%

working well

"if you router is within a very short range you can get the device working well"
74.3%

added bonus

"also has the added bonus of a siren and bright lights"
74.3%

bright light

"bright light that can illuminate a large area"
74.3%

phone amazing

"picture quality is superb detection brilliant and feedback to your phone amazing !"
74.3%

bright enough

"the flood light is a bit brighter than the flood light it replaced which wasn't a bad thing as i felt the existing one wasn't bright enough"
74.3%

considerably more

"having looked at alternative cameras of similar setup the fees are considerably more some companies charge as much as £30 per month"
74.3%

good value

"good value for money well recommended"
74.3%

image quality

"night vision is good the image quality is excellent"
74.3%

simple and user

"setup was extremely simple and user friendly easy to configure with my secure wi fi network"
74.3%

price easy

"on price easy to install quality and performance will be adding more"
74.2%

quality product

"good quality product from a reputable company"
74.2%

looks stylish

"looks stylish and gives peace of mind"
74.2%

good stuff

"good stuff does what it say easy installation"
74.2%

really safe

"ring products are so well made quality of the recordings are superb this is the fourth product we have bought would highly recommend makes you feel really safe"
74.2%

great item

"great item would recommend"
74.2%

bright spots

"great picture super bright spots illuminate over a huge range and the motion detection is perfect"
74.1%

strong signals

"phones tablets and laptops etc have strong signals wherever the family goes and network analysis tools confirm the cameras have maximum reception"
74.1%

fitting and setup

"all are well made require minimal assembly and fitting and come with the necessary tools and simple clear instructions for fitting and setup each product gives fantastic night views as the lights come on so show full colour no ghost white eyes and images they are reliable adjustable and give a real sense of relief security wise when away from home"
74.1%

scheduled installation

"i scheduled installation with a qualified electrician and they were both installed and power on within 1 hour"
74.1%

well worth

"it’s well worth every penny"
74.1%

good device

"good device reaches my router fine as does my doorbell etc but limited to 2ghz network"
74.1%

totally safe

"love it all feel totally safe"
74.1%

fantastic light

"fantastic light"
74.1%

quick and easy

"the app is easy to use and installation was quick and easy for the electrician"
74.0%

professional electrician

"the installation does require a professional electrician and should not be attempted on your own"
74.0%

very responsive

"works really well motion detection is great and very responsive"
74.0%

awesome best item

"ring is awesome best item i have bought for security does exactly what it says on the tin!"
74.0%

crystal clear

"the camera is crystal clear and easy to set up on your phone"
74.0%

very happy

"very happy with purchase"
74.0%

picture clarity

"picture clarity is fantastic and for a small fee recordings are stored for 30 days ongoingly"
74.0%

great lighting

"as a result i have cheaper running cost security in the back garden and great lighting all in one device"
73.9%

best purchase

"best purchase in while"
73.9%

great quality video

"great quality video"
73.9%

strong material

"the weight of the metal camera is significant and therefore the plate should be made of metal or some other strong material"
73.9%

smart phone

"i had to juggle my landline and smart phone at the same time!"
73.9%

fairly strong

"the wifi signal strength needs to be fairly strong for smooth video stream"
73.9%

qualified electrician

"i scheduled installation with a qualified electrician and they were both installed and power on within 1 hour"
73.9%

rear garden security

"added to ring doorbell for rear garden security"
73.9%

good thing

"i would like to be able to have a lower level of light sometimes as it does look like the sun went supernova when it lights up in the night but i suppose that is a good thing!"
73.9%

system aswell

"we have needed an outdoor floodlight for ages and now we have the added plus of a security system aswell as being able to integrate it with our smart home"
73.9%

quality and ease

"really like the build quality and ease of set up"
73.9%

pretty handy

"pretty handy!"
73.8%

quality colour

"with good quality colour and motion detecting"
73.8%

very impressed

"got two of these as well as the doorbell and have to say i am very impressed!"
73.8%

dumbest criminals

"the siren feature is great to have in the event that you do disturb someone at the rear of your property you won't need to open a door or go out just activate the alarm and 'shout' through the intercom system and i am guessing that even the dumbest criminals will decide this is not a house to spend time at!"
73.8%

real peace

"this product is great gives us real peace of mind and the quality of the video is good"
73.8%

placing this

"be aware of placing this in site of the smoke from from your boiler's flue"
73.7%

excellent illumination

"floodlights provide excellent illumination to 15m sq garden and camera lens provides full visibility"
73.7%

totally exceeded

"totally exceeded my expectations"
73.7%

great coverage

"great coverage when we are aboard can see what’s going on we will be buying another one"
73.7%

good product

"good product easy to install and link to the ring app"
73.7%
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Positive tone

Neutral tone

Negative tone

15.0% 50.2% 34.8%
  neutral 50.2%
  worry 30.9%
  happiness 11.2%
  sadness 3.5%
  relief 2.2%
  fun 0.8%
  surprise 0.4%
  love 0.4%
  hate 0.4%
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38.1% 31.4% 30.5%
  neutral 31.4%
  happiness 26.9%
  worry 25.2%
  love 3.6%
  fun 3.1%
  sadness 2.9%
  relief 2.4%
  fear 1.2%
  hate 1.2%
  surprise 1.0%
  enthusiasm 0.7%
  joy 0.5%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-11-26