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TP-Link Tapo Pan/Tilt Smart Security Camera, Indoor CCTV, 360° Rotat..

Best price: £26.47 (24% off)
  • No Hub Required - Works with any Wi-Fi router without the need ..
  • 1080P HD with Pan Tilt - 360 Degree rotational and 114 Degree v..
  • Two-way Audio - With built-in microphone and speaker, you can k..
  • Motion Detection and Activity Zones - Custom activity zones and..
  • SD Storage - Local storage supports up to 128 GB Micro SD card ..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 3.4 inches,
  • Height: 4.6 inches,
  • Weight: 1.0 pounds,
  • Length: 3.4 inches,
  • Size: Indoor

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

61.1% 12.8% 26.1%

Senti Score  [73.9%]

All-new Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus | 1080p HD video, Advanced Motion..

Best price: £72.83 (60% off)
  • Exclusive to Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus, get 4 extra seconds of..
  • An upgrade from the original Ring Video Doorbell 2, enjoy impro..
  • 1080p HD video doorbell with features that let you see, hear, a..
  • Receive instant notifications when anyone presses your doorbell..
  • Easy installation: connect your Video Doorbell 3 Plus to Wi-Fi ..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 2.4 Inches,
  • Height: 1.1 Inches,
  • Weight: 0.5 Pounds,
  • Length: 5.1 Inches

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

52.1% 10.7% 37.3%

Senti Score  [62.7%]

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TP-Link Tapo Pan/Tilt Smart Security Camera, Indoor CCTV, 360° Rotat..

great cheap works perfect wrong really brilliant least useless truly excellent better excellent complete waste poor brilliant completely waste poor nightvision amazing

All-new Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus | 1080p HD video, Advanced Motion..

better just brilliant pointless and annoying been excellent device losses great poor superb product expensive pleased good frustrating mess able leave miss useless

Compare Cons

more expensive in both products

"1 extension if you need more length and these are no more expensive than usb cables"
74.8%

utterly useless in both products

"utterly useless"
73.7%

main problem in both products

"the main problem is when you try to view more than 1 camera you select a 4 camera window or swipe left it only shows 1 at a time"
73.0%

spent hours in both products

"i bought this camera after spent hours viewing other people feedbacks"
72.6%

waste your money in both products

"don’t waste your money"
68.1%

waste of money in both products

"waste of money !"
66.7%

does n't even in both products

"i have been on their web site but it doesn't even show me which way round to put the sd card into the slot in the camera"
61.5%

poor wifi connection in both products

"however using the free software ispy i have imported the lower quality feeds for motion detection lower quality feeds have less weird video glitches if your camera has poor wifi connection and then i clone it so i have 2 smaller feeds one detecting the front yard another to detect the road"
55.1%

complete waste

"so the multiple view is a complete waste of time"
99.9%

poor nightvision

"poor nightvision the ir nightvision is not great!"
99.8%

completely waste

"completely waste of money"
99.7%

very disappointed

"very disappointed"
99.0%

really annoying

"this is really annoying as without live streaming you cant keep recording nor is there snapshots or motion"
98.8%

huge problem

"have tried everything and every range of sim card yet there is a huge problem"
97.1%

crap camera

"crap camera and very noisy!"
96.1%

away dreadful

"stay away dreadful product"
95.9%

terrible reboots

"here are my other cons glitchy app auto switches from hq to lq no way to stop it notifies with no apparent trigger detection is also over sensitive delays in notifications sometimes hours get 20 notifications from whole day in one go sound is terrible reboots required regular tech support is poor it admittedly is an amazing concept and if a little more effort was made could have been fantastic"
95.5%

pretty poor

"the instructions are pretty poor i suggest you need to look at this problem personally i would not buy the two together camera is fine on it's own"
94.6%

failed far too quickly

"tried hitting the "retry" button and it repeatedly failed far too quickly for it to have even attempted a substantive check"
75.0%

privacy issues

"whilst the hardware produced by such firms may be ok i always have concerns about the robustness of their software and privacy issues"
74.9%

card issue

"the other niggle was the sd card issue mentioned above"
74.9%

almost misleading

"it’s almost misleading as during the night it only shows what is directly in front of the camera"
74.9%

delayed rate

"if notifications are on be prepared to get bombarded but at a delayed rate"
74.9%

sensitive delays

"here are my other cons glitchy app auto switches from hq to lq no way to stop it notifies with no apparent trigger detection is also over sensitive delays in notifications sometimes hours get 20 notifications from whole day in one go sound is terrible reboots required regular tech support is poor it admittedly is an amazing concept and if a little more effort was made could have been fantastic"
74.9%

only issue

"only issue i have is power cord should be white"
74.9%

being stolen

"that way the device or memory cards being stolen will not mean the loss of footage"
74.8%

very noisy

"crap camera and very noisy!"
74.8%

security issue

"i do not want to have to flag the exact location of the camera as i believe that represents a security issue if the server is compromised"
74.8%

false alarm

"i have turned these to the lowest settings which work well but get the odd false alarm"
74.8%

very laggy

"the play back is very laggy and not easy to view back recorded footage very time consuming"
74.7%

reboot time

"reboot time is fixed at 3am"
74.7%

cheap cameras

"iv had cheap cameras in the past which have concerned me for security reasons"
74.7%

error message

"it is ok but it won't except the memory card i have tried 2 different cards and i just get an error message saying there is a problem with the card the cards both work in my tablet"
74.6%

forced permanently

"the camera can be left on auto day night mode or forced permanently into day or night mode"
74.6%

another issue

"then another issue was the camera telling me that the memory card had a problem which turned out to mean it needed formatting first but i found an option in the software that means the camera can do this for you"
74.5%

virus outbreak

"still not operational and now too late as location is shut down due to virus outbreak"
74.5%

coding issue

"not sure if this is a coding issue or me being dim"
74.3%

almost unintelligible

"the only bit which is let down would be the microphone listening to what's going on through the phone app is almost unintelligible you have to be very close to the camera to understand what someone is saying"
74.3%

itself not damaged

"i dropped the camera from approx 5’ onto concrete snapped one of the bracket lugs but camera itself not damaged and working fine"
74.2%

connectivity problems

"there have been no real issues maintaining a connection and any connectivity problems are solved by exiting the program and opening again this only happens when i switch wifi signals on my phone now and then"
74.1%

goes wrong

"dont use the auto restart it can randomly completely screw up the setup when it goes wrong and it will use the manual option in the app"
74.0%

pretty limited

"awesome little camera you are pretty limited and stuck within the tapo app but i’m sure updates will come ie there is no patrol mode just virtual and horizontal scan"
73.8%

failed instantly

"again it "could only be controlled locally" and the check screen failed instantly on every retry"
73.8%

back cant beleive

"this rubbish is going back cant beleive this cr** is tp link branded"
73.8%

stolen again

"to prevent it or help it if it got stolen again i bought this lil camera"
73.5%

utter junk

"the box says the unit is a c200 but the app says a kc110 kc115 it is utter junk and i would not engage with tapo or tp link again"
73.5%

live views

"further in addition to remote access using the tp link camera ios or android app you can also stream live views to any alexa device that has a screen and similar kit from google"
73.4%

false alarms

"many false alarms"
73.4%

assistance useless

"now have no picture assistance useless"
73.4%

cheap chinese

"the picture is fine not any better than the cheap chinese no brand its replacing"
73.0%

wasted my money

"wasted my money with this it works on 2"
72.9%

lesser quality

"it has two rtsp feeds one 1080p hd and another lesser quality"
72.8%

cause problems

"this cause problems at night due to the reflection off the night vision lights"
72.8%

freezes even

"it looses connection and freezes even with the app !"
71.8%

poor sound

"poor sound"
71.6%

connection issues

"don’t know if that’s the app or 4g or wifi connection issues"
71.1%

unless well hidden

"may not be ideal as purely security camera unless well hidden"
70.8%

privacy implications

"this is outrageous advice which would have all sorts of privacy implications which i am not prepared to contemplate"
70.2%

cheap records

"good points small cheap records to micro sd card app lets you watch remotely app does seem to work can review saved footage at up to 8x speed bad points motion detection is essentially useless it doesn't detect me walking down our drive but does detect random cars outside of the detection zone"
70.2%

another problem

"another problem to add to the long list"
70.2%

virtually unusable

"this review is likely more about failings with the tapo app and or any underlying apis rather than the device itself which in itself "seemed" functional however since both need to operate seamlessly to effectively utilise the latter the problems described within render the camera virtually unusable"
69.8%

power cable

"the power cable is nice and long i have the camera mounted upside down at the top of the window the image can be flipped and the cable runs across the top of the window and all the way to the floor"
69.6%

cloud payments

"i'm using this with a 32gb sdhc card to record video so no ongoing cloud payments"
69.5%

disturbing them

"i can see how this can be immensely valuable to people with animals that needs to be left on their own or with babies whose parents would like to interact with them without physically disturbing them!"
69.4%

does not work

"i had purchased this to monitor outside through a window however this does not work"
69.1%

little fella

"i'm still learning with this little fella but whatni did find easier for me is to put it on the 'motion detection' setting for recording as opposed to continuous recording then i don't have to through hours of footage"
69.1%

seem a shame

"some of the app features can not be used as the camera firmware is not supported which would seem a shame"
68.9%

still is n't ideal

"forcing permanent day mode avoids this although it also keeps the camera in lower sensitivity colour recording mode so although better than night mode it still isn't ideal"
68.8%

recording way too long

"no way to set duration for clips recorded after each trigger it carries on recording way too long"
68.8%

having issues

"but having issues with the mic 🎤 and speaker 🔈 quality isn’t great"
68.8%

return window

"would have returned for refund but missed the return window"
68.5%

mess mic speaker

"paid £25 and is good for that but made in china it’s ok for that price and all works great app is really easy to use shame it does not have a zoom just on the screen can go in more but then comes a mess mic speaker are poor a good starter camera"
68.4%

picture wasnt

"since it was purchased as a baby monitor to use via echo show the picture wasnt bright enough"
68.1%

essentially useless

"good points small cheap records to micro sd card app lets you watch remotely app does seem to work can review saved footage at up to 8x speed bad points motion detection is essentially useless it doesn't detect me walking down our drive but does detect random cars outside of the detection zone"
67.8%

lacking instructions

"the troubleshooting is lacking instructions"
67.8%

stopped working

"after initiation the update the camera turned off and stopped working"
67.8%

not 5ghz compatible

"4ghz wifi as camera and phone have to be on the same wifi for installation the camera is not 5ghz compatible"
67.3%

wrong plug

"i can't do much with an item that's got the wrong plug"
67.3%

from recording video

"i have a 64gb memory card installed and the biggest benefit from recording video so far has been seeing how many cats use my garden as a thoroughfare"
67.2%

other configuration

"camera video stream can be viewed through a google nest hub limited view time only although any other configuration or playback of recordings must be done through the app"
67.2%

this problem

"has anyone else has this problem?"
67.2%

often delayed

"motion detection at default level is erratic sometimes no detection even though you walk straight in front of the camera and other times detection with no obvious movement and often delayed"
67.1%

wrong with

"after that i’ve tried to reconnect the camera and got all kinds of errors possible it didn’t blink at all then it blinked but the app didn’t see the camera after few times resetting and powering off the app saw the camera but was unable to connect to wifi stating something is wrong with it i have other products by tapo and none of them ever complained about my wifi "
67.0%

causing the issue

"update: it was just one of the cameras causing the issue"
67.0%

says no internet

"in the app it constantly shows the camera as offline or says no internet even though i could stream podcasts radio"
66.8%

erratic sometimes

"motion detection at default level is erratic sometimes no detection even though you walk straight in front of the camera and other times detection with no obvious movement and often delayed"
66.6%

gimmick not functional

"activity zone adjustment is a gimmick not functional if it sees it it will get recorded basically"
66.4%

camera recording video

"privacy mode stops the camera recording video and sound"
65.9%

your main router but

"if however you have access points and or extenders then it might be a nightmare it will connect to your main router but not to extenders or access points in order to do that you have to disable ap on those devices and the enable it after you have set up the camera"
65.9%

rigging this gadget

"i was off down the pub while he slaved away rigging this gadget up"
65.8%

facial characteristics

"having tried it i can see most facial characteristics well enough to be able to make people out in low light situations"
65.6%

fault in unit

"doesn’t record on auto detect but does detect and sound sounder so fault in unit"
65.4%

not much good

"during daylight this is a fabulous bit of kit but at night it is not much good"
65.4%

logging into the ios

"bad points when logging into the ios app after set up ios tries to use a new suggested password rather than the one already set up and saved in keychain"
65.4%

unable to return as this

"they tried it a couple of months later and it didn’t work and was unable to return as this was outside the return window"
65.4%

being opened

"dose anyone how to keep it recording without the app being opened"
65.3%

beaten in price

"cannot be beaten in price vs performance"
65.1%

zoom not too clever

"zoom not too clever seems to distort the picture"
65.0%

disappointed in tapo

"i’m very disappointed in tapo!"
65.0%

complained about my wifi

"after that i’ve tried to reconnect the camera and got all kinds of errors possible it didn’t blink at all then it blinked but the app didn’t see the camera after few times resetting and powering off the app saw the camera but was unable to connect to wifi stating something is wrong with it i have other products by tapo and none of them ever complained about my wifi "
65.0%

full of bugs

"the skill app whilst easy to set up is full of bugs the latest one is that even if you turn off notifications it notifies you of every event"
64.5%

does not physically

"" this is incorrect privacy mode does not physically close the lens"
64.0%

double glazing

"like all similar products can't see through double glazing at night due to infared reflecting off the surface"
63.5%

must be bogus

"unless our flat is somehow haunted without our knowing these alerts must be bogus"
63.5%

lens flare

"there is a strange lens flare possibly because the ir light is too close to the lens and light reflects directly back into the camera"
63.3%

more configuration

"i'm going to try one more configuration then if issues still exist i'll be returning both cameras as not fit for purpose"
62.9%

near impossible

"a well made camera with clear visuals however the screw down mounting plate is near impossible to disengage so make sure it is correctly aligned before fixing"
62.8%

evidentially useless

"this makes it evidentially useless as a security camera"
62.7%

obvious sound issues

"the speaker is reasonably loud for when you want to two way call or alarm however the design choice to put it at the rear of the camera has obvious sound issues"
62.7%

clear old files

"the loop function allows it to record continuously so you don't need to worry about having to clear old files or change sd card when full"
62.6%

however the screw

"a well made camera with clear visuals however the screw down mounting plate is near impossible to disengage so make sure it is correctly aligned before fixing"
62.2%

through windows

"for shooting through windows at night turn of the auto mode and set it day only this switches the night vision leds off but you will outdoor lighting to compensate"
62.2%

avoid future issues

"in summary i can recommend the tp cameras however please ensure you allow enough time beforehand for ample set up and troubleshooting to avoid future issues"
62.0%

visual deterrent

"much better than i was expecting it to be as i bought it as a visual deterrent due to its size but i’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quality of images captured"
61.3%

other issues

"this is after the latest update that seems to have fixed a few other issues but without a permanent live view i can't give it more than one star as a baby monitor"
61.2%

incorrect privacy mode

"" this is incorrect privacy mode does not physically close the lens"
61.2%

rubbish with instructions

"easy set up and i'm rubbish with instructions"
61.1%

faulty sound and

"item was faulty sound and mic didn't work"
60.5%

would n't recommend

"i wouldn’t recommend"
60.5%

less frequent

"after reducing the motion detection sensitivity to its lowest level and reducing the field of view used to detect motion the alerts are now less frequent but still occur for no apparent reason"
60.5%

every three tries

"getting into the "more" section works once every three tries and when there sometimes it fails to show you live feed so have to go out and back in again"
60.4%

avoids this

"forcing permanent day mode avoids this although it also keeps the camera in lower sensitivity colour recording mode so although better than night mode it still isn't ideal"
59.9%

photo if one wanted

"once can even take a still photo if one wanted"
59.7%

stolen off my prius

"i recently had the catalytic converters stolen off my prius and was very p*****off about it!"
59.6%

negative comments

"firstly can i say that i am surprised by some negative comments given the price of this camera and what it packs"
59.4%

only two minor issues

"only two minor issues 1"
58.9%

server is compromised

"i do not want to have to flag the exact location of the camera as i believe that represents a security issue if the server is compromised"
58.8%

does n't do anything

"also when i try and retrieve the recording it shows a small picture icon of the recording but when i try and open it to watch it it opens a black screen with a play button which doesn't do anything"
58.7%

have one niggle

"if i have one niggle is that if you're using this as a security camera the plug is so easy to undo maybe they should come up with some sort of screw connection with maybe an allen key to tighten so it cannot be easily pulled out apart from this the quality is good but it's a shame you cannot use it with with echo dots without having a fire tv it will be nice just to ask the dot to show the camera and to choose what device you wanted to show on i"
58.7%

miss my old camera

"i bought this camera to replace a baby kimcam and now that i've the tp link tapo i'm going to miss my old camera"
58.7%

such issue

"secondly the live feed is not continuous on your phone evry few minutes it keeps asking permission if you want to continue absolutely horendous device no such issue with yi cameras"
58.4%

does n't reset

"after that it seems to lose the connection or something went wrong again and i’ve got red light on the app says the camera is offline and the camera doesn’t reset or tries to do anything"
58.4%

find an inconvenience

"most other cameras have standardized on micro usb for power but this has its own transformer and connector which i find an inconvenience"
57.8%

they are defunct

"do not buy the sd suggested as they are defunct and not even the correct format for the camera"
57.7%

similar problems

"i note from other reviews that others had similar problems with the 128gb"
57.7%

cheap camera

"if you intend to get a cheap camera that supports pan and tilt for your home to monitor things you will not go wrong with the tapo c200"
57.6%

still no luck

"5 allowing the app every permission still no luck"
57.6%

horrible black lead

"lead is not long enough for something like this you would want it up high or in a corner horrible black lead hanging down"
57.5%

audio very poor

"it would be a 5 star from me if the recorded audio is better i find the audio very poor at a few feet away you cannot make out what i was saying"
57.3%

jerky and noisy

"i appreciate that this is the budget end of tp link's range of cameras but even so i was not impressed with the picture quality when compared to similar priced cameras the camera was also jerky and noisy when rotating"
56.9%

almost impossible

"streaming to google hub is almost impossible as it looses connection or freezes"
56.6%

pest control plug

"in my kitchen i had a pest control plug attached which had a red light permanently on"
56.4%

which is not included

"the only way to record footage is to store it locally on an sd card which is not included"
56.3%

would be no record

"can't really recommend as a security camera as no cloud storage meaning a burglar could simply steal the camera and there would be no record"
56.2%

back as it failed

"within a fornight had to send one back as it failed"
56.2%

than not enough

"but i'd rather have too sensitive than not enough"
56.2%

would be a problem

"for most people i don't know if this would be a problem but it's worth bearing in mind that using something like zoneminder shinobi ispy etc"
56.2%

trying to connect

"i ended up having to forcibly disconnect my phone from the wifi while the camera was trying to connect"
56.2%

failed every time

"when i reinstalled it as an “existing configuration” it failed every time at the end with a black pop up that reads “the network is unstable"
56.1%

failed to format

"no sd worked and you keep hearing the same sentence 'there is a problem with the sd card' and failed to format"
56.1%

night vision is not great

"however night vision is not great"
56.1%

such a low price

"i'm very impressed at the quality for such a low price"
56.0%

window blocking any image

"as expected the ir lights in night mode are no good as they bounce off the window blocking any image but day mode and some outdoor flood lights connected to a photocell fix my night viewing issue"
56.0%

sounds a lot better

"however speaking through the app to the camera sounds a lot better"
55.9%

only quibble

"my only quibble is that it notifies you of every little movement"
55.9%

n't connect to alexa

"won't connect to alexa!"
55.8%

little difficult

"i wanted to stream it to a desktop pc & expected that to be a little difficult but if you download the free ispy software it's hardly a problem since the camera is compatible with rtsp & onvif"
55.7%

poor & garbled

"image quality is very good but sound is poor & garbled speech generally unintelligible"
55.3%

party ip cam software

"also able to access from 3rd party ip cam software but without camera positioning"
55.2%

retain memory positions

"the camera could not retain memory positions"
55.2%

no subscriptions either

"i have put a memory card in it so there are no subscriptions either"
55.2%

away from home

"from the app on your phone if you are away from home"
55.1%

very cheap at #

"very cheap at £24"
55.0%

technically this is false

"technically this is false"
54.9%

sounds a bit poor

"the audio recording sounds a bit poor"
54.9%

other issue

"the other issue was that the camera appeared not to be recording clips on detecting motion"
54.8%

ignore a 128gb

"i would advise to ignore a 128gb and use a 32gb which gives a massive 4 5 24hour recording"
54.7%

not know the product

"this item may be sophisticated but when it fails the support instructions are misleading and the help desk are incompetent and do not know the product"
54.7%

would n't have known

"lastly a few times the camera has been offline the app said it was powered of but i checked the plug and the wifi which had no issues and i had to restart the camera which in theory isn't great when if suddenly something happened or if i didn't check i wouldn't have known"
54.7%

just a poor

"the replacement is just a poor"
54.6%

fared less

"at night turn off i fared less and use outdoor pir lights or as i do street lights!"
54.5%

very annoying

"the reason i give 1 star is because after 1 month of use the camera started rebooting by itself without any option activated to do so and its very annoying during the night when it does that allmoste eveey hour"
54.5%

problem with this

"the problem with this is if you wanted to quickly view all cameras you can't"
54.4%

cloudy and unfocused

"the image looks cloudy and unfocused"
54.4%

hard choosing

"it was hard choosing because some offer subscriptions or are quite expensive"
54.4%

full pan tilt zoom

"full pan tilt zoom in 1080 hd for £25 tech is so good and cheap these days took me 2 mins to set it up and its great for wildlife watching as in here on the bird feeder or with night vision to see nocturnal ones later brill"
54.4%

cars headlight

"no preview image of what triggered the cam could have been a cars headlight fox or an uninvited visitor fly tipping by your fence"
54.4%

even format the old

"also of forcing you to use an sd you can't even format the old sd you have forcing you to spend a large amount of money to try various brands of which at least with luck one will working"
54.2%

surrounding the lens

"most cameras have a ring of at least 6 ir led's surrounding the lens this one only has a line of 4 relatively small leds which don't really give much illumination!"
54.2%

nothing ever

"thankfully nothing ever did but i goes to show ensure you set up these cameras properly and maybe test them for a week in advance to iron out any kinks"
54.2%

hence did n't work

"i had bought this to use as a baby monitor but found in some houses we visited the wifi didn't stretch to the room and hence didn't work"
54.1%

dogs cage upstairs

"so i bought 2 of these one for my dogs cage upstairs and the cage downstairs because my dog has had a major surgery where i need to see him tplo where he broke a ligament and these cameras have worked the charm they record when he is moving and when it hears sound and the night vision is brilliant i'm"
54.0%

delivery dont plan

"if you plan on using it to monitor for an event like a take away delivery dont plan on doing it on an echo show or spot or firestick as it cuts off after about 5 mins its fine on the app though so again its down to low quality skill software"
53.9%

going to be beaten

"for the price it's not going to be beaten"
53.9%

n't expecting much

"the features of the camera are wonderful i wasn’t expecting much but now i have ended up buying a 2nd device"
53.8%

which is let down

"the only bit which is let down would be the microphone listening to what's going on through the phone app is almost unintelligible you have to be very close to the camera to understand what someone is saying"
53.7%

been offline the

"lastly a few times the camera has been offline the app said it was powered of but i checked the plug and the wifi which had no issues and i had to restart the camera which in theory isn't great when if suddenly something happened or if i didn't check i wouldn't have known"
53.7%

need to swipe

"i have 2 and have both linked so i only need to swipe the picture on my phone to see the other camera"
53.6%

could be better

"activity zones could be better but i will play with these a bit more before giving up completely"
53.6%

camera is wrong

"there is no option that your wifi is fine not the option that the camera is wrong"
53.5%

problem with the card

"it is ok but it won't except the memory card i have tried 2 different cards and i just get an error message saying there is a problem with the card the cards both work in my tablet"
53.4%

network is unstable

"when i reinstalled it as an “existing configuration” it failed every time at the end with a black pop up that reads “the network is unstable"
53.3%

assign a location

"however this also consistently failed after attempting to assign a location to the re added device as did every retry"
53.2%

echo dot 5 as stated

"also doesn’t connect to amazon echo dot 5 as stated"
53.0%

unstable and immature

"the app "feels" buggy unstable and immature certainly compared to it's kasa counterpart and in my humble opinion tp link would be better served by consolidating control of kasa and tapo products into their more mature kasa app and api and focusing on the kasa brand"
53.0%

might as well

"it’s by far the worst i’ve seen it is so bad that it might as well not have the function"
53.0%

kinds of errors

"after that i’ve tried to reconnect the camera and got all kinds of errors possible it didn’t blink at all then it blinked but the app didn’t see the camera after few times resetting and powering off the app saw the camera but was unable to connect to wifi stating something is wrong with it i have other products by tapo and none of them ever complained about my wifi "
52.9%

with no recourse

"and again the device eventually disappeared from the tapo app devices screen leaving me with no recourse but to reset re add it over and over again"
52.7%

terrible on this

"as soon a it’s more than 6foot from the rooter it pretty much stops working we’ve a full mesh network with boosters and it’s terrible on this"
52.7%

jump through hoops

"i am trying to send it back but amazon only grants returns for a month before it makes you jump through hoops"
52.7%

no cloud storage

"can't really recommend as a security camera as no cloud storage meaning a burglar could simply steal the camera and there would be no record"
52.7%

failing part

"i had problems setting up as could connect to camera as in guide but then kept failing part way through setup then i realised the following"
52.6%

does n't support that

"that requires port forwarding on the router and this camera doesn't support that"
52.6%

disgusting option

"even with the sd card installed the camera has a disgusting option that delete the entire motion notification log from the previous day"
52.6%

smashed to bits

"understand that as a security camera there can be a few issues with offline storage as the sd card can just be taken out of the camera can be smashed to bits along with the sd card but as this isn't the main reason for my purchase this doesn't bother me"
52.4%

no real issues

"there have been no real issues maintaining a connection and any connectivity problems are solved by exiting the program and opening again this only happens when i switch wifi signals on my phone now and then"
52.3%

anything more is terrible

"would be alright for maybe 3 4 metres but anything more is terrible"
52.2%

complain about

"if that's ok for you then really there's little to complain about"
52.2%

alarm noise

"when motion detection is activated it makes a alarm noise to warn anyone that it is recording"
52.1%

wasting a good hour

"so at the end you are stuck wasting a good hour each day going through clips recorded at various playback speeds to see what triggered the cam"
52.1%

easily accessible

"i like that the sd card is hidden and not easily accessible if you don't know where to look for it"
52.1%

issues with the software

"all the cheap other ones have issues with the software they use"
52.0%

difficult as it captures

"playback for review is difficult as it captures so"
52.0%

show errors

"poor show errors are confusing and contradictory"
51.8%

load recordings

"accessing recordings is good compared to others where i could never load recordings "
51.8%

ispy software

"i wanted to stream it to a desktop pc & expected that to be a little difficult but if you download the free ispy software it's hardly a problem since the camera is compatible with rtsp & onvif"
51.8%

help desk are incompetent

"this item may be sophisticated but when it fails the support instructions are misleading and the help desk are incompetent and do not know the product"
51.7%

software beeps

"both trigger separate high quality feeds to record and i make it so that if anyone steps on the front of our property the software beeps"
51.6%

software tapo

"the software tapo is very handy"
51.6%

broken after a year

"this is not a first time to buy an indoor camera hopefully don’t broken after a year"
51.4%

sure what i

"not sure what i am going to do now?"
51.4%

really ca n't go wrong

"for the price you really can't go wrong"
51.3%

video glitches

"however using the free software ispy i have imported the lower quality feeds for motion detection lower quality feeds have less weird video glitches if your camera has poor wifi connection and then i clone it so i have 2 smaller feeds one detecting the front yard another to detect the road"
50.9%

existing configuration

"when i reinstalled it as an “existing configuration” it failed every time at the end with a black pop up that reads “the network is unstable"
50.5%

camera has no zoom

"unfortunately the onvif profile it support doesn't not support ptz or rather pt since this camera has no zoom"
50.2%

no zoom capability

"pan and tilt work well no zoom capability"
50.1%
...

utterly useless in both products

"sorry it's utterly useless and unfit for its intended purpose"
74.9%

waste your money in both products

"don’t waste your money it’s cost me over £250 inc chimes and it doesn’t even work"
74.8%

more expensive in both products

"it’s a bit more expensive than we would normally pay but this is pure control with cloud memory so even if it gets nicked no one else can wipe the memory!"
74.7%

poor wifi connection in both products

"the app constantly tells me the ring 3 has a "poor wifi connection""
66.3%

waste of money in both products

"waste of money"
64.0%

main problem in both products

"the main problem is its demand for a strong wi fi signal"
63.2%

spent hours in both products

"i have spent hours trying to set this up"
62.9%

does n't even in both products

"don’t waste your money it’s cost me over £250 inc chimes and it doesn’t even work"
50.1%

device losses

"when mounted outside the front door this drops to 72 to 75 and the device losses connection"
98.7%

pointless and annoying

"50 per month or basically its useless also having no chime indoors is pointless and annoying luckily for another £30 you can buy a chime so again more money!"
98.1%

frustrating mess

"what a frustrating mess"
97.5%

very disappointing

"very disappointing entry level device"
97.4%

loses internet connection

"the moment you move away with your phone it loses internet connection and turns grey so it’s really frustrating"
97.1%

really disappointed

"really disappointed"
97.0%

poor connection

"a reboot only fixes the problem – temporarily – and after an hour it's back to a poor connection again"
95.5%

very temperamental

"glitchy and very temperamental"
92.5%

really frustrating

"the moment you move away with your phone it loses internet connection and turns grey so it’s really frustrating"
91.5%

worst culprits

"another interesting point to add is that most delivery drivers amazon strangely being the worst culprits here simply will do anything other than ring the doorbell!"
90.7%

biggest disappointment

"overall my biggest disappointment is it doesn't ring unless connected to your actual doorbell or through the app on your phone"
90.6%

poor internet connection

"set up was relatively easy but stability on my mesh system was problematic even on my fibre high speed network such that it kept reporting a poor internet connection"
88.0%

condensation delayed

"and may be for the price you would expect to not get condensation delayed missed recordings or blurred voice"
87.9%

security deterrent

"i would still say it is good security deterrent but remember this comes with a subscription charging model to view and playback the recordings"
74.9%

absolutely rubbish

"absolutely rubbish detects people walking past on the street doesn't detect anything on the drive worst money ever spent"
74.9%

no wiring needed

"like no wiring needed"
74.9%

extremely poor

"this is not made clear in the amazon listing and is extremely poor practice"
74.9%

been faulty

"it's not perfect and i still can't get it to work correctly with my firestick but it's far better than the first one which clearly must have been faulty"
74.9%

noisy neighbour

"at first i must admit i turned into a noisy neighbour and every alert i was checking out what was going on but after a while the notifications got annoying as the camera picked up and sent notifications when there was anything moving on our road"
74.9%

cheap screw system

"the cheap screw system has already snapped because the screw got stuck and had to almost yank it out"
74.9%

suffered vandalism

"recently i suffered vandalism to my car parked in the drive so thought to cover this with an external camera and decided on a ring doorbell video system"
74.9%

most useless

"by the far the most useless doorbell system and the most useless customer service who 3 weeks later have still not come back to me and this ring is owned by the so called good customer service company amazon"
74.9%

pixelation freezing

"it doesn't work very well even at 6 feet from the router there is constant pixelation freezing of the video sound is utter crap motion detection is a myth doesn't respond to people standing right in front of it and waving madly"
74.9%

considerably worse

"but in my experience connection quality has been considerably worse compared to the ring 2"
74.8%

entire neighbourhood

"because every time someone rings their doorbell the entire neighbourhood gets alerted to it"
74.8%

false detections

"then absolutely endless false detections to a point where i wanted to turn off the notifications"
74.8%

negative reviews

"i was a little dubious selecting the ring doorbell there were a few negative reviews and it is an expensive product to invest in but on balance it provided the capability i was looking for"
74.8%

pretty useless

"** this should have been a great review apart from it's pretty useless unless you pay £2"
74.8%

partial charge

"the battery has partial charge and needs a few hours to reach 100% but it was easy to install into the doorbell and after a three weeks it’s charge is 55%"
74.8%

complete nightmare

"a complete nightmare from beginning to end"
74.8%

alexa issue

"phoned ring who said it was working from their point of view so was an alexa issue not theirs even though it's now advertised as "works with alexa""
74.7%

weak signal

"even though close to router i get weak signal reported"
74.7%

utter rubbish

"sadly it was utter rubbish"
74.6%

further issues

"update: after posting this review i was contacted by ring who have asked if they can work at resolving the issues initially by replacing the unit and then working through further issues if any remaining"
74.6%

being lazy

"i was up and awake not being lazy just was dying to try it"
74.6%

driving away

"if it was a delivery the guy would sometimes even be driving away by the time i got downstairs if he didn’t leave parcel on the doorstep"
74.6%

even worse

"having seen a number of poor reviews for previous incarnations and even worse for the copycat products i knew ring would be the first to optimise this product as they really did bring the doorbell to the market"
74.6%

unnecessary alerts

"it instantly picks up motion and you can customise it so it only picks up human detection to avoid unnecessary alerts with cars passing"
74.6%

drill holes

"i actually use super strength double sided tape on the bracket to prevent drill holes ruining my door"
74.5%

features unreliable

"in honesty they are lacking features unreliable and full of flaws"
74.5%

most expensive

"unless you plan to have your doorbell sitting on top of your wifi router probably not and even more so if you don’t have the fastest most expensive broadband available shame really as it really did tick all the boxes upon researching"
74.4%

leaving the rest

"i invested a lot in a ring system at my previous house but i ended up getting rid of most of it and leaving the rest for the new owner"
74.4%

other problems

"i just hope that the alexa skill developers get the other problems ironed out"
74.4%

back awful

"it did not connect to the internet and or the bb had to return it and get my money back awful product and it is a shame that i had to even give it one star"
74.3%

most problems

"once a month turn off your home internet at the router by taking the power lead out and leave it for a minute before plugging back in solves most problems"
74.3%

were problems

"but then there were problems pretty much from the off"
74.3%

drill the holes

"a fixing template makes it easy to drill the holes into the wall and ring provide a handy spirit level so you can get the doorbell level"
74.0%

fault them

"i cannot fault them for trying to help them"
73.9%

leaving parcels

"i have been very impressed with how easy it is to set up and use even though currently we have all been social distancing i have found it useful with many delivery companies leaving parcels outside as i have had parcels stolen so this will help me if i have anything left when im out at work to shopping and can keep an eye on them or if the worst happens and they are stolen i have proof to show police"
73.7%

full configuration

"one has the full configuration and live viewing capabilities the other is the rapid ring app which is fast loading video of the camera view"
73.7%

very poorly

"additionally compared with the quality of my reolink cameras the ring was very poorly defined with what i can only describe as blobs of movement"
73.3%

during pandemic

"i could not get support due to that nobody available during pandemic"
73.1%

copycat products

"having seen a number of poor reviews for previous incarnations and even worse for the copycat products i knew ring would be the first to optimise this product as they really did bring the doorbell to the market"
73.0%

standard chime

"i found the full volume on the pro chime is far too tinny so have now added in a 2nd standard chime for upstairs"
73.0%

connection weak

"connection weak and i have 200mb as well as 20upload speeds!"
72.9%

expensive doorbell

"i feel that i have been taking in by advertising for an expensive doorbell and the thought of paying two monthly fees is unattractive"
72.7%

than useless

"the delivery is less than useless"
72.6%

returning mine

"wait and get the arlo video doorbell i'm returning mine"
72.1%

just delivering mail

"an alert pops up on your phone and you know right away someone is snooping around or just delivering mail!"
72.1%

really poor

"the postman walking up your driveway but only in black and white and really poor quality"
71.9%

gets nicked

"it’s a bit more expensive than we would normally pay but this is pure control with cloud memory so even if it gets nicked no one else can wipe the memory!"
71.3%

gets windy

"like if there is bush in front of the house and gets windy you need to change the accuracy or the coverage area"
71.3%

worst money

"absolutely rubbish detects people walking past on the street doesn't detect anything on the drive worst money ever spent"
70.8%

fixing screws

"two sets of fixing screws and raw plugs are provided and two covers for the doorbell are included one silver and one black"
70.5%

negative points

"other negative points: when people ring the app is slow to open and activate the feed meaning we often don't even use the audio video and simply go open the door as otherwise people might think no one is there and leave the wifi connection is not great possibly due to our own circumstances and it seems it's caused us to miss a delivery once already it's a shame one can't use one's own network storage to store the videos and have to pay amazon a subscription to do so"
70.4%

poor signal

"i had a slight issue with wifi signal which kept saying weak poor signal"
69.8%

heavy move

"not sure if it is good maybe this camera needs to have weight detection and send messages only for heavy move like for the person move only"
69.4%

slight issue

"i had a slight issue with wifi signal which kept saying weak poor signal"
69.0%

remains working

"to date only one of them remains working"
68.9%

alexa soup

"amazon using their own platform to force feed you their ringing alexa soup"
68.5%

been unfair

"make sure the battery is fully charged before setup other reviewers have been unfair to mention this as a negative"
68.4%

waving madly

"it doesn't work very well even at 6 feet from the router there is constant pixelation freezing of the video sound is utter crap motion detection is a myth doesn't respond to people standing right in front of it and waving madly"
68.3%

having no chime

"50 per month or basically its useless also having no chime indoors is pointless and annoying luckily for another £30 you can buy a chime so again more money!"
66.8%

lacking in several areas

"the ring video 3 is a great video doorbell but is lacking in several areas "
66.3%

unclear at the moment

"what is unclear at the moment is whether the transformer is the issue or not?"
66.3%

lack of moral compass

"no excuse for this no justifiable reason whatsoever just a greed driven lack of moral compass"
66.3%

fraudulent business model

"however after a month it stops working unless you cough up for a monthly subscription not a fact that is widely stated by ring of course in case you don't buy into their fraudulent business model"
65.4%

fundamentally wrong

"faulty device something fundamentally wrong"
65.1%

logged on the website

"even though i was logged on the website as i purchased the discount wasn’t forthcoming"
64.9%

tamper with the camera

"we were hoping to use the motion detection only for cases where people loiter around our gate or try to tamper with the camera but unfortunately even on the lowest setting the motion detection triggers every few minutes when pedestrians walk past the gate and doorbell"
64.8%

very impatient

"the one thing that was frustrating was waiting for the battery to charge it’s first charge i was just desperate to try it out and i was very impatient ha"
64.6%

unreliable from the start

"everything was set up correctly but it proved unreliable from the start"
64.2%

reduce the notifications

"with the view from the front door being split into 4 sections on the app i am able to reduce the notifications so that the cars turning at the cut de sac in view of my door aren't triggering my doorbell"
63.9%

missing calls on

"again the chime stopped missing calls on it"
63.7%

borderline acceptable

"with rssi at 62 this is borderline acceptable"
63.6%

also quite slow

"the motion section is also quite slow"
63.4%

it's no good

"if it's not reliable it's no good"
63.4%

that it did not work

"bought this and found that it did not work"
63.4%

screw it into the door

"i had to pay someone to screw it into the door for me because i’m a woman and i’m not into dyi but he didn’t seem to care"
63.3%

door dislikes

"likes see who's at the door dislikes no one rings the door bell because its a camera too many false alerts 50 50 if it will loads up when its needed when you get alert the person at your door have gone before it loads up on your phone"
63.3%

takes around 30 seconds

"when mounted a button press either doesn't register or takes around 30 seconds to ring the chime by which time the caller has left"
63.2%

very short

"the battery life is very short if you use the video why wouldn't you?"
63.0%

your doorbell useless

"forget it you will be lucky to get a month and half out of it before it needs charging so save yourself the hassle and buy a spare as it takes up to 8 hours to charge when dead leaving your doorbell useless"
62.9%

screwdriver drill head

"there is a screwdriver drill head and all the screws included in the box"
62.8%

little bit cynical

"give in the ring a one star review because you have a problem with your alexa is a little bit cynical"
62.7%

stop responding

"it didn't work well with the alexa skill had to delete and reinstall twice then it would work for a while then stop responding"
62.6%

faulty device something

"faulty device something fundamentally wrong"
62.5%

have a problem

"give in the ring a one star review because you have a problem with your alexa is a little bit cynical"
62.4%

amazon strangely

"another interesting point to add is that most delivery drivers amazon strangely being the worst culprits here simply will do anything other than ring the doorbell!"
62.4%

blocking the signal

"this can only be caused by the house walls blocking the signal"
62.4%

necessary screws

"all necessary screws and fixing plugs are included along with a hardwiring kit if you wish to wire the unit to a mains supply as opposed to the unit running on its rechargeable battery"
62.2%

similar issue

"from searching the internet it would appear that there are others with a similar issue"
61.8%

sent email

"sent email detailing my problem and am yet to receive a reply"
61.4%

blurred voice

"and may be for the price you would expect to not get condensation delayed missed recordings or blurred voice"
61.1%

drain the battery

"as i don’t want to drain the battery i do not use hdr"
61.1%

then just died

"then just died"
61.0%

that was frustrating

"the one thing that was frustrating was waiting for the battery to charge it’s first charge i was just desperate to try it out and i was very impatient ha"
61.0%

have six holes

"i now have six holes in the wall after moving it's location 3 times to get it to work before giving up"
60.9%

such a letdown

"when it doesn’t work it’s such a letdown as we have spent close to £300 on it know what with the show and further chimes"
60.9%

then it closes

"however when i click on the icon the app opens for a fraction of a second then it closes"
60.9%

much worse

"the delay was usually much worse if i was away from home"
60.6%

just freezes

"it rings through within seconds but for the picture video to come through can take 5 10 seconds and when it does it just freezes"
60.5%

delayed people

"i can't even justify the cost as a doorbell because the notifications are so delayed people are gone by the the u get it"
60.2%

constant worry

"i never miss the postman or any parcel deliveries especially when i’m out i can see hear and speak to whoever is at the door without having the constant worry of missing them"
60.1%

bother with this

"given we've had to disable motion detection we won't bother with this it's just not worth it"
60.1%

leave the wifi connection

"other negative points: when people ring the app is slow to open and activate the feed meaning we often don't even use the audio video and simply go open the door as otherwise people might think no one is there and leave the wifi connection is not great possibly due to our own circumstances and it seems it's caused us to miss a delivery once already it's a shame one can't use one's own network storage to store the videos and have to pay amazon a subscription to do so"
59.9%

just not worth

"given we've had to disable motion detection we won't bother with this it's just not worth it"
59.7%

explained this

"which it does if i want to no someone broke into my house 3 hours ago i explained this to 2 different agents and they both seemed to think it was acceptable and all working as well as can be expected for a £200 doorbell!"
59.6%

support is terrible

"support is terrible"
59.5%

only big downside

"the only big downside for me and why this isn't a five star review is the lack of editable motion zones"
59.5%

justify the cost

"i can't even justify the cost as a doorbell because the notifications are so delayed people are gone by the the u get it"
59.4%

spend continuously

"50 for the basic package but for some people this may still be more than they had anticipated having to spend continuously"
58.6%

really disappointed as

"really disappointed as i had high hopes should have researched more!"
58.6%

brilliantly sadly

"it works absolutely brilliantly sadly it only just about works and is constantly on the verge between poor and good wifi reception"
58.5%

lounge and dining room

"i can go out the door press it and walk back inside through lounge and dining room out back door until finally i get the doorbell notification on my phone"
58.5%

expensive product

"i was a little dubious selecting the ring doorbell there were a few negative reviews and it is an expensive product to invest in but on balance it provided the capability i was looking for"
58.1%

kept on failing

"from pairing to the router then pairing the bell to the chime just kept on failing"
58.1%

word of caution

"a word of caution though the battery in the doorbell will take several hours to charge so please do not expect to have it unwrapped and installed in 15 minutes allow sufficient time to charge the battery first and then it should be about 15 mins to install"
57.6%

sound is also poor

"the quality of the camera is extremely poor and the sound is also poor"
57.6%

more thing to mention

"one more thing to mention is the delay from pressing the button to your phone alerting you is a good few seconds so by the time you get your phone out and open the app the person as been waiting a while and most probably left "
57.6%

fails regardless

"its a hardwired setup without the need for the battery pack yet it fails regardless"
57.6%

offline due to lockdown

"as their phones are offline due to lockdown"
57.6%

miss a delivery

"never miss a delivery even if you are miles away"
57.6%

lockdown video calling

"however the facebook tv portal which we bought for lockdown video calling has alexa built in and when asked she will ‘show the front door’ view as in the attached photo on the tv which could be quite handy"
57.6%

still nothing

"i was sure and hoped it would pick up a very good view when i returned from an appointment yesterday and had to approach the door to unlock it but still nothing"
57.6%

work before giving

"i now have six holes in the wall after moving it's location 3 times to get it to work before giving up"
57.5%

just did n't work

"it would take me hours to detail all the times it just didn't work"
57.4%

found quite irritating

"the drawback i found quite irritating is the live view constantly had a delay to playback and when the doorbell is pressed there a slight delay to reach the signal to the phone"
57.4%

entry points

"i bought 2 ring devices for different entry points and it is only when the trial is over that you truly see what you have bought"
57.4%

contacted ring support

"so i contacted ring support again 2 more times before getting any joy"
57.1%

trial and error

"after a lot of trial and error and the addition of a very carefully positioned chime pro booster using the more resilient 2"
56.7%

save your money

"don't bother about buying one save your money and just buy a wireless one"
56.5%

angle wedge

"all set up quickly due to the fact i didn't have to drill new holes as the ring 3 fitted perfectly onto the 3rd party angle wedge kit i had from the ring 1"
56.3%

still did n't load

"so i got the wifi booster no difference still didn’t load"
55.9%

designed to fail

"these products are designed to fail"
55.7%

full of flaws

"in honesty they are lacking features unreliable and full of flaws"
55.6%

slight delay

"the drawback i found quite irritating is the live view constantly had a delay to playback and when the doorbell is pressed there a slight delay to reach the signal to the phone"
55.6%

false alerts 50

"likes see who's at the door dislikes no one rings the door bell because its a camera too many false alerts 50 50 if it will loads up when its needed when you get alert the person at your door have gone before it loads up on your phone"
55.6%

colder night

"some day after a colder night when the sum came up and shining on the cam there were some condensation like fog on the side of the recordings"
55.5%

drill new holes

"all set up quickly due to the fact i didn't have to drill new holes as the ring 3 fitted perfectly onto the 3rd party angle wedge kit i had from the ring 1"
55.5%

it wont work

"there are no error messages to enable me to see why it wont work"
55.3%

struggling with

"he gave up on me while i was talking to him and pretended that he cannot hear me anymore and cut the call leaving me struggling with it"
55.2%

no excuses ring

"so no excuses ring"
55.1%

problems with

"i’ve recently bought it but i’ve had problems with it ever since"
55.0%

battery is charging

"it would appear and they are able to track the battery performance remotely that my battery is charging but because i had my motion settings set quite high and there was a lot of motion going on that this can still drain the battery quicker than it can charge"
54.7%

have gotten worse

"subjectively i feel like the motion alerts have gotten worse"
54.6%

trial is over that

"i bought 2 ring devices for different entry points and it is only when the trial is over that you truly see what you have bought"
54.5%

not buy this device

"do not buy this device!"
54.5%

and even more

"unless you plan to have your doorbell sitting on top of your wifi router probably not and even more so if you don’t have the fastest most expensive broadband available shame really as it really did tick all the boxes upon researching"
54.5%

never seen

"i wish i had never seen it!"
54.5%

will not work

"if you have a poor level the bell will not work"
54.4%

very bad wifi sensitivity

"the problem is that the device has very bad wifi sensitivity"
54.3%

that slow and

"it feels a bit like you might miss the person it’s that slow and i’m on iphone xs"
54.3%

will not motion detect

"it’s crap i’ve had 2 now of the ring doorbell3 and it will not motion detect"
54.3%

loud enough

"for us the “ding dong” from the chime is loud enough"
54.2%

only 17 days

"this results in the battery draining very fast ring asked us to recharge after only 17 days and we've therefore had to disable the motion detection altogether"
54.2%

would normally

"it’s a bit more expensive than we would normally pay but this is pure control with cloud memory so even if it gets nicked no one else can wipe the memory!"
54.1%

no excuse for this

"no excuse for this no justifiable reason whatsoever just a greed driven lack of moral compass"
54.0%

same holes

"it fits in the same holes that are drilled for the 2 and works the same way"
53.7%

have n't already

"also if you haven't already noticed this new model doorbell 3 has replaced and hidden all the older cheaper doorbells too!"
53.6%

n't seem to care

"i had to pay someone to screw it into the door for me because i’m a woman and i’m not into dyi but he didn’t seem to care"
53.5%

detailed but still

"the installation manual not too detailed but still can follow it"
53.3%

n't hear you anymore

"the phone support is very poor and when they realise they can’t help you they pretend they can’t hear you anymore and they cut the call"
53.2%

wifi issues

"overall another great product from ring but not worth paying the extra between 2 and 3+ unless you're having wifi issues"
53.1%

long delay

"so if you try to talk live to someone ringing the bell there’s no chance because of the long delay"
52.9%

no bell ringing nothing

"no notification from my phone or alexa no bell ringing nothing and there he was stood at the front door"
52.6%

worst happens

"i have been very impressed with how easy it is to set up and use even though currently we have all been social distancing i have found it useful with many delivery companies leaving parcels outside as i have had parcels stolen so this will help me if i have anything left when im out at work to shopping and can keep an eye on them or if the worst happens and they are stolen i have proof to show police"
52.5%

very little

"there is very little lag when someone presses the doorbell to me receiving the notification on my alexa which by the way works perfectly for me!"
52.5%

intention of this

"i'm not really sure what the intention of this is"
52.3%

with updates

"however the review is still mainly in it's original form with updates so that if anyone has any of the issues that i've had be aware it could just be a faulty unit that a replacement could solve"
52.3%

poor reviews

"having seen a number of poor reviews for previous incarnations and even worse for the copycat products i knew ring would be the first to optimise this product as they really did bring the doorbell to the market"
52.2%

final straw

"the final straw was when i received a phone call from the driver delivering my takeaway saying he was outside and that no one was home"
52.1%

standard screw

"it’s not a standard screw but ring provide a tool to install it"
51.9%

ring doorbell 3

"the ring doorbell 3 pro is a huge step up"
51.8%

ring doorbell 1 2nd

"however ring doorbell 1 2nd gen didn't work"
51.8%

`` ding dong

"for us the “ding dong” from the chime is loud enough"
51.8%

until it was too late

"so even if i was at home i often wouldn’t know there was someone at the door until it was too late"
51.8%

warning whatsoever

"no motion or warning whatsoever while i got in the house so i got really upset as it could have easily been a thief or anyone else for a matter of fact"
51.7%

delay to playback

"the drawback i found quite irritating is the live view constantly had a delay to playback and when the doorbell is pressed there a slight delay to reach the signal to the phone"
51.6%

every chime

"however not every chime is compatible"
51.2%

no sound from outside

"then no sound from outside when testing with my wife who must have looked like an idiot to onlooking neighbours repeatedly talking to the wall and then waving to confirm she could hear me"
51.0%

taking in by advertising

"i feel that i have been taking in by advertising for an expensive doorbell and the thought of paying two monthly fees is unattractive"
51.0%

what i expected

"the pre roll really is a gimmick though and not what i expected"
51.0%

none the wiser

"notifications stopped got it all working again for my neighbour to pop round and be stood on the door step for about 5 mins whilst i was none the wiser"
51.0%

reading everything

"i thought £180 was expensive and didn't realise i had to spend more money on top maybe my fault for not reading everything fully but the £2"
50.9%

very user friendly

"now onto the app this is where i feel it’s a not very user friendly"
50.4%

remove the battery

"having it wired gives you the convenience to never having to remove the battery and charge it through the usb cable"
50.1%
...

Compare Pros

works perfect in both products

"1 is on mouse watch in the loft works perfect in the dark and produces a good picture"
100.0%

very pleased in both products

"great camera very pleased"
100.0%

works brilliantly in both products

"motion detection works brilliantly with notifications to your phone"
100.0%

highly recommend in both products

"would highly recommend"
99.6%

really good in both products

"for a cheap camera it’s really good"
99.3%

works perfectly in both products

"purchased to keep an eye on my two house bunnies and it works perfectly"
98.6%

great addition in both products

"this security camera from tp link is a great addition to any security system looking at the build quality it's fair to say for the price it is very good and should not cause any problems reliability wise"
75.0%

works well in both products

"the app also gives you full pan and tilt control over the cam and it works well"
75.0%

good price in both products

"this unit carries the tp link name which offers reasonable products at a good price with a name that could be trusted"
75.0%

looks good in both products

"quality looks good on the phone easy to set up"
75.0%

really well in both products

"motion activation seems to work really well and it’s simplicity itself to review and download footage via the mobile app as well as capture still images"
74.9%

picture quality in both products

"picture quality is surprisingly good especially for night use"
74.8%

outdoor camera in both products

"great that it can record continuously and store to sd card so no payment for cloud storage unlike the outdoor camera"
74.8%

works fine in both products

"after getting past the setup phase the app that connects you to your camera works fine"
74.6%

pretty good in both products

"night detection is pretty good and the picture quality is quit decent for the price"
74.4%

very helpful in both products

"picture quality and sound very clear and being able to rotate the camera is very helpful"
74.4%

image quality in both products

"the camera itself is great however and is easily viewed in the app adding multiple cameras is a straightforward process as well the image quality is clear and with good depth and field of vision alerts are instant and the ability to have the camera sound its own alarm is a definite plus"
74.3%

quality product in both products

"quality product that provides peace of mind"
74.2%

great item in both products

"great item"
74.2%

very happy in both products

"very happy"
74.0%

really brilliant

"fantastic value does exactly what we need records everything on the sd card that we bought when it senses motion we can view it from our mobiles alter the view from the mobiles it's really brilliant"
100.0%

truly excellent

"was not expecting too much for the money i paid but this is truly excellent"
100.0%

wonderful piece

"wonderful piece of kit!"
100.0%

excellent product

"excellent product and great value"
100.0%

excellent rotation

"really impressed with this good value and excellent rotation"
100.0%

made well designed

"the app is well made well designed"
100.0%

super recommended

"super recommended!"
100.0%

brilliant cameras

"brilliant cameras"
100.0%

greatest strength

"i must say this product’s greatest strength is the ease of set up followed by the remarkably well designed app"
99.9%

absolutely fantastic

"absolutely fantastic product"
99.9%

excellent piece

"excellent piece of kit wanted a bit if security without having the expensive cost of of cctv installed bought this because of practicality of being able to move around the house if needed and the cost brilliant price no negatives as if yet only had a couple of days but so far so good may buy more if price stays the same"
99.9%

great motion detection

"great motion detection and works with alexa"
99.7%

moving bushes

"it sends alerts on detecting movement but i switched it off as the moving bushes were triggering"
99.7%

reasonable ir performance

"picture quality is more than acceptable for the cost of the unit and i am getting reasonable ir performance as well inside the ir is unlikely to be great in an open outdoor environment "
99.4%

extremely good

"the night vision quality is extremely good too"
99.4%

good remote control

"good points: relatively easy to set up mostly plug and play clear ios app excellent camera quality for the price night vision particularly good remote control of horizontal and vertical panning from the app which improves the already good coverage two way sound although quality isn't particularly good a motion detection alarm which can be disabled local video storage on a micro sd card which is easy to manage in the app"
98.9%

nice piece

"nice piece of kit for the price "
98.8%

very clean

"you will pay a bit more for these but they have there own tp made software that’s very clean and simple"
98.7%

amazing product

"amazing product sends notifications to your phone if motion is detected"
98.5%

real bargain

"i bought this camera for £25 and it's a real bargain"
98.2%

good imagery

"good imagery and nice app would be nice if whilst using ptz it would not consider this a motion alert bit over sensitive"
97.8%

worked a treat

"i had difficulty setting up but downloaded an older version of the app and that worked a treat"
97.8%

excellent picture

"bought this to replace a cheaper camera being only five pounds more i should’ve bought this first excellent picture little lag unlike the other one and motion detection is great if not a little sensitive but ought for the babies room so works for me"
97.5%

great sound

"picture great sound could be better but low on my priority"
96.8%

amazingly well

"it works amazingly well and i would not hesitate to buy it again"
96.5%

only downfall

"good little camera very clear and night vision is good only downfall is after a week or so it stops working and you’ve to reconnect it all to get it working again which is a pain"
96.1%

very impressive

"very impressive"
95.6%

c200 smart

"currently under thirty pounds from amazon the tapo c200 smart camera by tp link offers good value at the price – ideal for inexpensive and reliable real time monitoring but it is not a fully secure camera five stars for all that it does well"
95.0%

quite powerful

"it is really quite powerful for the low price and i have had zero connection issues even when accessing it remotely from other locations"
94.7%

cameras are excellent

"cameras are excellent"
93.1%

excellent camera

"excellent camera for the price"
92.9%

connections are great

"i use it for my shop to make sure everything is okay and the connections are great"
92.6%

perfect and worth

"simple perfect and worth it for £25!"
92.1%

good depth

"the camera itself is great however and is easily viewed in the app adding multiple cameras is a straightforward process as well the image quality is clear and with good depth and field of vision alerts are instant and the ability to have the camera sound its own alarm is a definite plus"
91.9%

bargain at the price

"i think this camera is a bargain at the price and a great addition to any security system it is also peace of mind when you are away from home as this camera is accessible from anywhere in the world as long as you have your phone with the tapo app installed and internet access"
91.7%

need smart

"great value top quality camera that doesnt need smart hub"
91.4%

well written

"good quality video and unlike your typical unbranded chinese smart kit the software is stable and well written"
91.2%

work to perfection

"amazing product i deployed a few of these and they work to perfection"
91.2%

absolutely love this

"absolutely love this!"
90.4%

super product

"super product"
90.3%

motion detection is great

"motion detection is great and you can setup areas if you want to limit the size of area for motion detection"
89.9%

does an excellent

"i bought this because of the trusted tp link brand association and there being no cloud storage involved for putting in a window to cover the garden and it does an excellent job"
89.3%

amazing for the price

"this product is amazing for the price"
89.2%

no issues very good

"overall everything just works as it should with no issues very good for the price"
89.2%

great and easy to

"you need to buy a micro sd card for recording app is great and easy to use"
88.9%

good functionality

"great pictures good functionality for minimising alerts ability to record to local storage and even chat to those on the room!"
88.8%

way audio is perfect

"two way audio is perfect"
88.6%

perfect for my needs

"perfect for my needs at a great price"
88.5%

work brilliantly

"it will work brilliantly to keep an eye on my naughty cats whilst at work"
88.5%

great camera

"great camera for monitoring your home while away i keep my audible alarm off until i have captured an intruder on video enough so they can be recognised before turning the alarm on"
88.5%

absolute bargain

"absolute bargain for the price and would definitely recommend purely for the pan function alone!"
88.4%

positive detections

"motion detection is a very basic contrast based algorithm and as such there's a lot of false positive detections"
88.3%

great fearures

"perfect little camera with great fearures amazing price for what you get!"
88.0%

great camara

"a great camara but after 10mins it ask for reconnect"
88.0%

does an amazing

"the picture quality is perfect and does an amazing job at keeping an eye on our little fury friend"
87.6%

camera is a bargain

"this camera is a bargain"
87.5%

perfect item

"perfect item"
75.0%

reasonably good

"reasonably good camera only concern is that the security on app might be a bit low the green light keeps on turning on and off even when private mode is on its almost seam someone else has been watching us 👀"
75.0%

decent software

"worth the bit extra cash to get a solid device with decent software"
75.0%

reasonably well

"pros reasonably well priced £35 at time of review has 1080p resolution can be set up with app and internet router and run without need for a pc or additional software can also be used with onvif compatible software eg blue iris and ispy etc cons wifi only would be nice to have had an ethernet port or even poe wifi is 2"
75.0%

great price

"perfect for my needs at a great price"
75.0%

good points

"good points: relatively easy to set up mostly plug and play clear ios app excellent camera quality for the price night vision particularly good remote control of horizontal and vertical panning from the app which improves the already good coverage two way sound although quality isn't particularly good a motion detection alarm which can be disabled local video storage on a micro sd card which is easy to manage in the app"
75.0%

very handy

"a very handy piece of internal monitoring equipment"
75.0%

good light

"the video quality is sharp with good light although the colours are a little off"
75.0%

great features

"picture quality is really good with some great features and easy to use app"
75.0%

suitable surface

"fitting is simple but this camera is not stand alone or battery powered it requires the supplied power supply to be connected mounting the camera is quick and simple screw the removable base of the camera and screw this to a suitable surface and then simply refit the camera to the base by just twisting back on"
75.0%

seems well

"seems well made but longevity is always an issue with this sort of thing"
75.0%

cctv cameras

"the picture quality is very clear it's not high resolution but i found it's a clearer and more focused image than the 5mp annke cctv cameras i installed and sent back "
74.9%

smart technology

"having recently bought my first alexa and reading up on various other smart technology decided to give this camera a go"
74.9%

indoor cameras

"and at a fraction of the blink camera price if you need indoor cameras"
74.9%

handy features

"the app is easy to use and has lots of handy features such as motion detection notifications and the ability to stream the live or recorded streams"
74.9%

great value

"great value for money"
74.9%

proper security camera

"ideal as a baby monitor for watching the pets when you're away from home or for generally keeping an eye on things – if you need a proper security camera i can recommend the tp link kasa range which i have used myself for a couple of years"
74.9%

storage capabilities

"i would also recommend getting a large sd card for maximum storage capabilities"
74.9%

decent controls

"decent controls over app"
74.9%

indoor security camera

"although this c200 indoor security camera is by tp link it is not part of their established “kasa” range of smart home products but is a the start of a new system named “tapo”"
74.9%

outdoor environment

"picture quality is more than acceptable for the cost of the unit and i am getting reasonable ir performance as well inside the ir is unlikely to be great in an open outdoor environment "
74.9%

record continuously

"with 64bg you can record continuously for 1 week then it will loop round"
74.9%

link products

"the quality of tp link products is generally good"
74.9%

playback remotely

"for data security the recordings are only stored locally on micro sd so you must purchase cards with these but you can playback remotely through the app but bear in mind that this is reliance on your home network speed and connection quality where you are"
74.9%

especially useful

"this is especially useful if she triggers a well being alarm either on purpose or accidentally"
74.9%

great device

"what a great device"
74.9%

unique things

"can set up movement regions for each individual camera can call them unique things and specify whic room including garage dog house they are located in"
74.8%

recommended item

"recommended item"
74.8%

price range

"great camera for the price range"
74.8%

really efficient

"this is great value for money and a really efficient “baby monitor” or in my case a way to check on the security of my home"
74.7%

change position

"has sound and you can talk through the camera and change position from your phone"
74.7%

value price

"this is worth to buy with this value price"
74.7%

good night

"the picture quality i have found to be really good night or day if used indoors"
74.7%

five stars

"currently under thirty pounds from amazon the tapo c200 smart camera by tp link offers good value at the price – ideal for inexpensive and reliable real time monitoring but it is not a fully secure camera five stars for all that it does well"
74.7%

pretty easy

"syncing with my home wifi was pretty easy once i'd downloaded the android app"
74.6%

awesome value

"for 25 quid awesome value"
74.6%

smart plug

"decent camera and only payed 25 pound aswell you can move the camera round through the app like left right and up and down and i have the smart plug aswell it is also in the same app so gunna get another to use as a baby monitor and can control all in the 1 app if you get me"
74.6%

easy to navigate

"being able to control the camera with my mobile phone is fantastic and the ui is easy to navigate"
74.5%

good picture

"1 is on mouse watch in the loft works perfect in the dark and produces a good picture"
74.5%

screen info

"configuration is also easy and comprehensive with the ability to change the on screen info from the camera location date stamping etc as well as the motion detection parameters night and day picture modes and so on"
74.5%

that position

"you can also mark a particular position the camera remembers this & will return to that position automatically should you choose"
74.5%

fantastic functionality

"fantastic functionality and great value!"
74.5%

good enough

"i put a 128gb sd card in it and i believe it worked just shy of 3 weeks recording 24 7 on the lower definition setting which is still good enough for me"
74.5%

amazing price

"such a great product at an amazing price"
74.5%

picture position

"you can zoom in on the picture position the camera how you want and it allows you to receive motion detection notifications if that's your thing"
74.5%

definitely recommended

"definitely recommended"
74.4%

excellent value

"other than that considering the entire package pricing included this is excellent value"
74.4%

very quiet

"camera pan and tilt is very quiet just barely audible and much better than a different victure webcam that i've tried"
74.4%

amazing value

"amazing value"
74.4%

just great

"just great"
74.4%

very easily

"good value for money and linked to alexa very easily"
74.4%

siren alarm

"also motion detection has a siren alarm"
74.3%

fine tuning the position

"pan and tilt controlled via the app are great for fine tuning the position"
74.3%

works flawlessly

"mine is setup using my iphone7 and works flawlessly i highly recommend it!"
74.3%

seems good

"night vision seems good but haven't used it for that"
74.3%

good value

"other than that good value and i would still recommend it"
74.3%

location date

"configuration is also easy and comprehensive with the ability to change the on screen info from the camera location date stamping etc as well as the motion detection parameters night and day picture modes and so on"
74.2%

responded promptly

"i contacted tp link customer service who responded promptly"
74.1%

removable base

"fitting is simple but this camera is not stand alone or battery powered it requires the supplied power supply to be connected mounting the camera is quick and simple screw the removable base of the camera and screw this to a suitable surface and then simply refit the camera to the base by just twisting back on"
74.1%

fantastic camera

"fantastic camera"
74.1%

well worth

"well worth cost"
74.1%

nice quality

"nice quality and superb app"
74.1%

problems reliability wise

"this security camera from tp link is a great addition to any security system looking at the build quality it's fair to say for the price it is very good and should not cause any problems reliability wise"
74.1%

excellent and easy

"excellent and easy to use and set up"
74.1%

quick and easy

"the app tapo app from play store for android for this camera is fairly simple to use and adding a new camera is quick and easy just remember to have your phone connected to 2"
74.0%

whole process

"the whole process about as difficult as putting on a hat"
74.0%

excellent security

"as yet untested as i've not had any unwanted intruders but the picture quality is good enough to recognise faces and combined with the controlled socket switches provides excellent security"
74.0%

very reasonable

"very reasonable price"
74.0%

correct position

"the adjustment for moving the lens to the correct position by using the app in the room is a bonus"
74.0%

crystal clear

"sound quality is low but the main image is crystal clear"
74.0%

relatively inexpensive

"this is a relatively inexpensive unit though it appears to have all the features of more expensive models works with any wi fi router 1080p hd two way audio and motion detection"
74.0%

price quality

"really good product for the price quality is good"
74.0%

cost effective

"it is cost effective and comes with good customer support and the quality of the video is excellent"
74.0%

compatible software

"pros reasonably well priced £35 at time of review has 1080p resolution can be set up with app and internet router and run without need for a pc or additional software can also be used with onvif compatible software eg blue iris and ispy etc cons wifi only would be nice to have had an ethernet port or even poe wifi is 2"
73.9%

cost security cameras

"it’s good to see a well known manufacturer such as tp link producing good quality low cost security cameras"
73.9%

smart phone

"in light environments it has a very good picture and easily controllable from your smart phone locally"
73.9%

link router

"easy to set up and configure using a tp link router "
73.9%
...

works perfectly in both products

"the device itself took only 20minute to install and i even managed to connect my existing mechanical ringer to it which works perfectly"
98.1%

very pleased in both products

"very pleased"
97.6%

really good in both products

"pre roll is really good as it stores the image just prior to the doorbell being pressed albeit in b&w"
93.1%

definitely recommend in both products

"definitely recommend"
89.2%

looks good in both products

"the product is professionally made looks good by any door and it really does give me piece of mind when i am out"
75.0%

great feature in both products

"we have a tree in front so this was a great feature for us"
75.0%

great item in both products

"it would be a great item for a vulnerable person as they don't have to open the door and can speak safe and secure"
75.0%

very helpful in both products

"am very happy with my doorbell very helpful as am always out and always ordering stuff so i can talk to the guy and ask them to leave my stuff with neighbours"
74.9%

great addition in both products

"works as described great addition for security"
74.9%

outdoor camera in both products

"we have a hive outdoor camera so the app is very different and is taking some getting used to"
74.8%

works well in both products

"the ring app is also extremely intuitive and easy to use and works well with my various android products"
74.7%

picture quality in both products

"connects quicker than the ring 1 with better picture quality and more accurate motion detection"
74.7%

pretty good in both products

"the picture produced is clear and sharp it also appears pretty good at night and we’ve not experienced the issues with connection or wifi stuttering that some have complained about however our router is very close to the front door"
74.4%

highly recommend in both products

"would highly recommend"
74.4%

image quality in both products

"finally the image quality is very good both day and night"
74.3%

cctv camera in both products

"the only thing i would say is that my old cctv camera has much better night vision and so i have ordered a motion sensor floodlight to light my driveway at night time"
73.5%

quality product in both products

"it’s a good quality product"
71.7%

very happy in both products

"you can also connect this to alexa and also any other ring product you might have like a camera etc i was very happy with how easy it is to control with the app and alexa you can ask to view your camera from alexa and she will open up your ring video doorbell camera the quality of the night vision is great as well i was a little hesitant over this as i've had night vision on my old cctv system and it was not that good for the premium price i paid"
70.0%

works fine in both products

"the chime works fine so no need to purchase the ring chimes unless you wanted it for another room in the house"
67.9%

works brilliantly in both products

"the movement detection and verification works brilliantly most frequently picking up cats wandering past our front door!"
59.6%

just brilliant

"brilliant just brilliant"
99.6%

superb product

"superb product this is my first camera doorbell and it hasn’t disappointed"
99.5%

been excellent

"top marks for customer support from ring which has been excellent"
99.2%

great pleasure

"gives me great pleasure to know i can go anywhere but still keep an eye on my home"
98.9%

brilliant item

"brilliant item very happy with it"
98.4%

very smart

"another nice touch is the interchangeable front covers to suit your colour schemes so looks very smart on our grey coloured front door!"
97.8%

great product

"great product and was exactly what we as a family needed easy to set up and install"
97.5%

best thing

"best thing ive bought in a long time by far"
97.3%

perfect setup

"just the perfect setup"
97.2%

good piece

"this is a good piece of equipment the camera quality is great"
96.7%

brilliant piece

"brilliant piece of equipment"
94.8%

been outstanding

"** edit further to my recent post ring customer service kieran has been outstanding!"
94.3%

superb works

"if you are looking for safety and security this is superb works brilliantly with apple products"
91.6%

fantastic devices

"i am an existing ring 2 and ring floodlight customer both of which are fantastic devices"
91.1%

absolutely fine

"i have the doorbell 3 and this works absolutely fine"
90.7%

superb quality

"the good superb quality absolutely everything you need to install it in the box"
90.2%

great experience

"i was provided with a unit for review but even saying that it's been a great experience!"
90.1%

original one better wi

"great upgrade from the original one better wi fi and motion detection"
90.0%

best levels

"if you have multiple wireless networks either check with your phone which have the best levels holding your phone where the bell will be installed"
88.9%

great appearance

"easy to set up camera quality is great sound is also great appearance is great"
86.9%

santa claus

"i have been a user of the ring doorbells since they first came out first the generation 1 which worked perfectly generation 2 which frosted over with the slightest bit of frost which at christmas time i couldn’t even of made out santa claus himself at the door"
75.0%

very sensitive

"it was very easy the camera and videos it provides are very clear and crisp it’s also very sensitive it picks up the local moggies walking past the house as well as vehicles and obviously any people coming to your door"
75.0%

added bonus

"i am super impressed with the camera quality on this and the motion detection feature is an added bonus"
74.9%

very useful

"however the system is proving very useful during the current climate"
74.9%

water resistant

"reading the reviews i was starting to get worried i have had version one and two of the camera doorbell and this time i decided i would upgrade and use them as security cameras as i saw a review that the security cameras were not water resistant but the doorbell is so i dived in and bought two"
74.9%

comes well

"the ring comes well packaged with lots of extras inc a tool kit for installation"
74.9%

running smoothly

"easy to install just need strong wi fi to keep the ring running smoothly"
74.9%

pretty close

"i was pretty close in awarding full marks only thing i’d highlight is that there is a lack of instructions which means less technically minded folk my slightly struggle also the lack of say a double sided sticky pad if you don’t wish to start drilling holes in doors and potentially voiding warranties!"
74.9%

cheaper price

"purchased to replace my ring doorbell 1 i was looking at getting the ring pro as i was quite interested in the dual band connectivity luckily i spotted the ring 3 was new out so i decided to buy as it had the same specs as the pro but for a cheaper price"
74.9%

almost instantly

"we've also noticed that the wifi connection is just much better and we can connect almost instantly to liveview"
74.9%

doorbell fixing

"doorbell fixing was straightforward"
74.8%

works really well

"it works really well but the battery life is not as good as i would have liked"
74.8%

bright and clear

"night vision is also bright and clear"
74.8%

very user friendly

"thankfully the app is very user friendly and very easy to change the settings"
74.8%

prompt and effective

"thank yo very much for the prompt and effective support ring"
74.7%

served me well

"the rechargeable battery option has served me well so far neat and tidy!"
74.7%

clear and sharp

"the picture produced is clear and sharp it also appears pretty good at night and we’ve not experienced the issues with connection or wifi stuttering that some have complained about however our router is very close to the front door"
74.6%

smart doorbells

"pretty sure there are other smart doorbells that aren't as bad and that look a lot better too "
74.6%

work flawlessly

"i had hoped the 5ghz would work flawlessly with it having much less interference albeit shorter range"
74.6%

quality packaging

"i personally feel that when something is very well packaged using quality packaging and the inside of the box is well set out then it’s usually a good sign"
74.6%

cost loads

"cost loads for something that only works once in every 4 rings"
74.6%

doorbell & great

"but overall it’s a good doorbell & great to have 2 way conversations with those at your door"
74.6%

feeling safe

"i would definitely recommend this product by far the best and most useful gadget to keep you feeling safe and secure at all times"
74.5%

fits the bill

"i wanted to make my property more secure and this video doorbell fits the bill"
74.5%

very good price

"still a very good price for a strong product that is easy to get up and running"
74.5%

original battery

"we changed it after two months but the original battery still had 30% left"
74.5%

received quickly

"received quickly"
74.5%

stable connection

"4ghz channel i've been able to get a stable connection"
74.5%

strong product

"still a very good price for a strong product that is easy to get up and running"
74.5%

well enough

"now sorted by increasing the length of my drive in settings it's working well enough for me to keep it now so looks like i'll have to pay back amazon who were amazingly quick to refund my money once i started the return"
74.5%

good addition

"i’m really impressed with this doorbell i think it’s a good addition for home security"
74.4%

especially good

"it has been especially good recently with covid as people are ringing doorbell and leaving goods at doorstep "
74.4%

extends the wifi network

"after a number of tests and suggestions ring supplied me with the chimepro which also extends the wifi network"
74.4%

works seamless

"it does take a while to configure the door bell to your requirements but once set it works seamless"
74.4%

common sense

"the unit is quite easy to set up i would say a 6 out of 10 for most people with common sense a couple of tips should help"
74.4%

right moments

"i was excited about the pre roll feature given that my doorbell 2 often struggled with capturing the right moments on record possibly due to wifi signal "
74.3%

floodlight products

"the ring 2 and ring floodlight products i have are rock solid and the floodlight is over 10x the distance away!"
74.2%

whoever is at your door

"when on the “away” setting it’s far easier to access the live feed and communicate with whoever is at your door"
74.2%

peace of mind

"the ring door bell gives you peace of mind when at home or away knowing that you are in control of who comes to your door"
74.2%

great support

"later edit: worth mentioning that i had great support from ring who contacted me after i published my review"
74.1%

fantastic the picture

"the ring doorbell is fantastic the picture is coloured and high quality"
74.1%

every socket

"our house is pretty much smart so we have sonos throughout philips hue bulbs in every socket tvs are sony all works together with no problems"
74.0%

neos smart

"i had this doorbell installed and conected in minutes signal quality is good even though my router is at the opposite ide of the house that being said the video quality is not great i get far better quality video from a 20 pound neos smart cam "
74.0%

premium price

"you can also connect this to alexa and also any other ring product you might have like a camera etc i was very happy with how easy it is to control with the app and alexa you can ask to view your camera from alexa and she will open up your ring video doorbell camera the quality of the night vision is great as well i was a little hesitant over this as i've had night vision on my old cctv system and it was not that good for the premium price i paid"
73.9%

door position

"it comes with a number of angle devices allowing you to position the doorbell to achieve the best viewing angle according to your door position"
73.9%

local moggies

"it was very easy the camera and videos it provides are very clear and crisp it’s also very sensitive it picks up the local moggies walking past the house as well as vehicles and obviously any people coming to your door"
73.7%

ordering stuff

"am very happy with my doorbell very helpful as am always out and always ordering stuff so i can talk to the guy and ask them to leave my stuff with neighbours"
73.7%

good coverage

"you can easily set it up from the app you download on your mobile and follow the steps to connect it all up it doesn't take that long the hd quality of the images you see are great and you get a good coverage of outside your property it you receive notifications of when you have visitors or when people pass by luckily for my door i have steps to walk up to get to my door so it stops the chance of people walking past and setting off your notifications for movement with the motion detection"
73.6%

relatively easy

"relatively easy set up great picture need to tweak settings with motion detection as was getting notifications after everyone went out of the house thoroughly recommend"
73.6%

were great

"the home modes were great you can just click if you are home away or to disarm all together much easier than changing settings all the time"
73.4%

highly recommended

"great product with excellent app highly recommended"
73.3%

alerted immediately

"answering to callers when not home is hit and miss we have been alerted immediately in a park with a poor signal but not at family with good internet signal"
73.3%

regular doorbell

"strongly recommend you save your money and buy a regular doorbell"
73.2%

stable but modest

"the chime pro integrates seamlessly and the wi fi boost it offers is stable but modest in power so don't expect a miracle if your router's wi fi signal is not a strong one"
73.1%

more secure

"i wanted to make my property more secure and this video doorbell fits the bill"
73.0%

very reliable

"no more false detections and up to now it seems very reliable"
72.9%

have a tree

"we have a tree in front so this was a great feature for us"
72.9%

asking price

"personally i think the asking price is a bit to much but it does what it says"
72.8%

feels premium

"first of all the packaging and product feels premium"
72.7%

speed tests

"i have since carried out many wifi speed tests using numerous independent testing tools nothing wrong with the wifi it appears that the doorbell suffers when receiving signal somehow"
72.7%

much quicker

"researching and finding that the rapid ring app only providing live view opens so much quicker allowing a conversation to start within seconds of the notification leaves me much happier"
72.6%

answering her phone

"the tv ad where it shows the woman answering her phone and saying ‘just leave the parcel round the back’ or whatever is not something that was ever possible in my year long experience with a ring doorbell"
72.4%

with no problems

"setup was simple took some time due to the firmware upgrade but sorted with no problems"
72.3%

much happier

"researching and finding that the rapid ring app only providing live view opens so much quicker allowing a conversation to start within seconds of the notification leaves me much happier"
72.3%

really impressive

"ring doorbells are really impressive"
72.2%

straight forward

"on receiving the product i opened up and looked through instructions they all seemed straight forward but the proof would be in assembling and connecting"
72.0%

perfectly generation

"i have been a user of the ring doorbells since they first came out first the generation 1 which worked perfectly generation 2 which frosted over with the slightest bit of frost which at christmas time i couldn’t even of made out santa claus himself at the door"
71.8%

much better

"much stronger wifi signal and much better picture and sound!"
71.7%

setup documentation

"setup documentation could be improved – you are told to plug in a ring device and then need to scan the qr on the back of it…"
71.6%

very professionally

"as with all ring products the doorbell came very professionally boxed and all neatly organised for making install straight forward"
71.5%

frequent disconnections

"i have ‘whole home’ wi fi which its excellent everywhere in the house but i still had to move one of the routers into my front hall to prevent frequent disconnections"
71.4%

good investment

"a good investment for me especially during these unprecedented times"
71.3%

have liked

"it works really well but the battery life is not as good as i would have liked"
71.2%

many thanks

"many thanks!"
71.2%

good quality

"are all included and are good quality"
71.1%

every new generation

"ive upgraded every new generation disappointed with pre roll and this has took 2 years to make shocking ill be sending my ring 3 plus back not woth a carrot picture quality is a joke surrely"
71.1%

great upgrade

"great upgrade from the original one better wi fi and motion detection"
70.9%

from ideal

"i’ve been making do with some internal cameras from arlo as my “security” which have been ok but far from ideal"
70.9%

high quality

"the ring doorbell is fantastic the picture is coloured and high quality"
70.4%

apple products

"if you are looking for safety and security this is superb works brilliantly with apple products"
70.3%

cctv system

"you can also connect this to alexa and also any other ring product you might have like a camera etc i was very happy with how easy it is to control with the app and alexa you can ask to view your camera from alexa and she will open up your ring video doorbell camera the quality of the night vision is great as well i was a little hesitant over this as i've had night vision on my old cctv system and it was not that good for the premium price i paid"
70.2%

replacement cover

"from opening up the box i was very impressed how easy it was to set up you can choose to have it battery powered or wired in to the mains for continuous supply but you can receive email alerts that you need to recharge the battery it comes with wedge brackets for angled hanging on the standard face plate it comes with instructions screws fittings replacement cover and usb charging cable"
69.6%

product easy

"great product easy to install"
69.4%

works once

"cost loads for something that only works once in every 4 rings"
69.2%

more accurate

"connects quicker than the ring 1 with better picture quality and more accurate motion detection"
69.1%

really useful

"video quality is good the preview function is a really useful feature motion detection is effective without being over zealous once properly adjusted and ring protect stores video without fuss if you want this feature"
69.0%

complete item

"you do not always find the complete item required in a pack so well done ring"
69.0%

really happy

"i am really happy with this ring"
68.9%

activate the live view

"the picture quality is good the night vision is very good and if your internet connection is decent it is pretty quick to let you know there is someone at the door and activate the live view"
68.3%

quality video

"i had this doorbell installed and conected in minutes signal quality is good even though my router is at the opposite ide of the house that being said the video quality is not great i get far better quality video from a 20 pound neos smart cam "
67.9%

very clear

"the pictures and video very clear and the pre roll function is good"
67.6%

battery status

"we are still working through trying to obtain the settings i want whilst still maintaining battery status given the power supply i have"
67.5%

perfect setting

"there really is a perfect setting for every situation"
67.3%

clever and versatile

"very clever and versatile gadget"
67.1%

good upgrade

"pre roll function is a good upgrade from the older versions of cameras because the old ones used to miss the real movements that i want to capture in the videos"
66.9%

issues aside

"issues aside"
66.9%

full quality

"it would be better to just record in full quality"
66.8%

really clear

"picture quality is really clear"
66.8%

upload download

"i have fibre and it’s quite fast around 70 not the 1 required for upload download"
66.5%

good product

"it is a good product but you can not use as a security camera"
66.4%

much stronger

"much stronger wifi signal and much better picture and sound!"
66.3%

happy with the doorbell

"overall well happy with the doorbell"
66.1%

nicely packaged

"everything is nicely packaged and labelled and very easy to identify what you need and which bits are extra or "just in case""
66.0%

with no issues

"setting up the device is a breeze in the app it took about 20 30 minutes for the device to update when i first put in the battery and connected it but after that it's been on constantly with no issues"
65.6%

floodlight customer

"i am an existing ring 2 and ring floodlight customer both of which are fantastic devices"
65.5%

without issue

"connected to wifi seamlessly without issue and i was really impressed with the image quality on live view"
65.3%

video 3 plus

"i bought ring video 3 plus on rings own website to upgrade from ring video doorbell 2 and as i have protect plus £80 per year i was expecting a 10% discount"
64.8%

fitting the product

"so easy to fit everything except the power drill is provided set up process with the app is step by step at your pace and easy i had a difficulty with my separate chime but the help line assistant was so helpful and got me connected in minutes on top of the ease of fitting the product is brilliant no"
64.8%

would highly recommend

"live cam is a great feature not really seen the benefit as i’m always here due to lockdown was a little optimistic about purchasing due to mixed reviews but i’m very pleased with it overall and would highly recommend!"
64.8%

shorter range

"i had hoped the 5ghz would work flawlessly with it having much less interference albeit shorter range"
64.7%

clear and vivid

"the quality during the day or night is clear and vivid"
64.7%

safety net for deliveries

"having only a door “knocker” on our front door our family decided to purchase a “smart” doorbell to not only offer a security feature but also in the covid situation a safety net for deliveries etc"
64.5%

smart door bell

"if you’re thinking about getting a smart door bell just go for this one"
64.5%

also very good

"motion detection is also very good – we have turned on the 'people only' mode or there would be far too many notifications"
64.5%

safe and secure

"it would be a great item for a vulnerable person as they don't have to open the door and can speak safe and secure"
64.5%

needed easy

"great product and was exactly what we as a family needed easy to set up and install"
64.3%

fitting to the wall

"tbvh i am glad we brought it just make sure first thing you do is charge the battery's 6 hrs or so first then set your phone up before fitting to the wall"
64.1%

pleased with my purchase

"very pleased with my purchase"
64.0%

read and very well

"all instructions are easy to read and very well packed"
63.9%

pleased with

"live cam is a great feature not really seen the benefit as i’m always here due to lockdown was a little optimistic about purchasing due to mixed reviews but i’m very pleased with it overall and would highly recommend!"
63.7%

best positioning

"once installed and a number tests carried out to find the correct and best positioning of the chimepro device i now have a doorbell that works as expected"
63.7%

more simpler

"as a first time using any of the ring products i would have to say this was far more simpler than i thought it would be to set up"
63.7%

image recordings

"be aware that you’ll need to pay a monthly fee to keep video and image recordings for a month in the app"
63.5%

good the night vision

"the picture quality is good the night vision is very good and if your internet connection is decent it is pretty quick to let you know there is someone at the door and activate the live view"
63.5%

gives step

"the new ring doorbell is very easy to set up the app gives step by step instructions that relate directly to the product you have not just general instructions that cover a load of different models"
63.4%

easily be perfect

"this is a very good product could so easily be perfect"
63.3%

leaving goods

"it has been especially good recently with covid as people are ringing doorbell and leaving goods at doorstep "
63.3%

happy with the product

"easy to install and happy with the product"
63.1%

far neat and tidy

"the rechargeable battery option has served me well so far neat and tidy!"
62.8%

parcel deliveries

"i can see everyone approaching my front door and get notified of parcel deliveries when i am not there"
62.6%

hammered with motion

"battery life is good so far i have had a lot of work done in my garden recently so the camera is getting hammered with motion alerts but there is still 66% left after 3 weeks of use"
62.6%

pleased with the product

"i am pleased with the product"
62.5%

very good and i

"detection is now very good and i've had no false notifications as yet but sometimes people can still get right to the door before they are picked up on camera"
62.5%

clear and crisp

"it was very easy the camera and videos it provides are very clear and crisp it’s also very sensitive it picks up the local moggies walking past the house as well as vehicles and obviously any people coming to your door"
62.4%

really straightforward

"set up is really straightforward and we even managed to wire it up to a doorbell"
62.3%

excited to get this

"was so excited to get this!"
62.3%

able to reach

"the bell is approx 10 15 feet away from the router and through two glass doors which are always left open other then the front door so it’s not an issue with not being able to reach it and there is only one other device connected to the wifi router in the house and that sadly is an echo show again purchased alongside the doorbell so my elderly relative can see who’s at the door along with us family members"
62.3%

useful gadget

"i would definitely recommend this product by far the best and most useful gadget to keep you feeling safe and secure at all times"
62.3%

with lots of extras

"the ring comes well packaged with lots of extras inc a tool kit for installation"
62.2%

arrived very fast

"the parcel arrived very fast and was well packaged"
62.2%

extremely handy

"you can go into the history and even watch back on any motion detected by the door bell which is extremely handy"
62.2%

extra plug socket

"getting the routers or boosters close enough was a faff and i even had to have an extra plug socket installed so i can have the booster litterally the other sode of the front door"
61.7%

frosted over

"i have been a user of the ring doorbells since they first came out first the generation 1 which worked perfectly generation 2 which frosted over with the slightest bit of frost which at christmas time i couldn’t even of made out santa claus himself at the door"
61.7%

professionally made

"the product is professionally made looks good by any door and it really does give me piece of mind when i am out"
61.6%

perfect once

"as a security camera it’s perfect once tinkered with to set it up"
61.6%

very neatly

"on opening the box i was pleasantly surprised the packaging was high quality and the contents packed very neatly"
61.5%

worked perfect

"worked perfect for"
61.4%

thoroughly recommend

"relatively easy set up great picture need to tweak settings with motion detection as was getting notifications after everyone went out of the house thoroughly recommend"
61.4%

intuitive and easy

"the ring app is also extremely intuitive and easy to use and works well with my various android products"
61.4%

love this product

"love this product"
61.3%

very important part

"integrity plays a very important part when considering security"
61.3%

pack so well done

"you do not always find the complete item required in a pack so well done ring"
61.2%

concept is great

"the concept is great!"
61.1%

pretty much smart

"our house is pretty much smart so we have sonos throughout philips hue bulbs in every socket tvs are sony all works together with no problems"
61.0%

pre roll is great

"the pre roll is great it gives a few seconds view before the bell was pressed"
60.9%

firings and tools

"found it very easy to install with all firings and tools provided"
60.8%

easy to install

"it is easy to install and the battery seems to last quite a while had mine up for over 3 weeks and still not at 50%"
60.7%

👌🏼 so far so good

"great bit of kit and the pre roll is 👌🏼 so far so good"
60.7%

have no issues

"so far live view works perfectly and i have no issues with my wi fi connection"
60.6%

echo show 5

"so pleased 🙂 we got the echo show 5 and it gives all the updates and shows the front door camera both work brilliantly"
60.5%

super clear picture

"in our case we’ve mounted the bell onto the front door which eliminates the need for any of the mounts and gives a super clear picture of our path leading to the door"
60.4%

strong signal

"we have fibre broadband with a strong signal throughout the house even on the doorstep only 5m from our router"
60.3%

moved the sticker

"i moved the sticker to the middle of door above letterbox and next delivery man rang bell i asked if he could leave parcel in porch "
60.1%

software updates

"they’re very easy to install both wired or with a battery and with all the software updates that have been coming recently these products have got so much better"
59.7%

safety and security

"if you are looking for safety and security this is superb works brilliantly with apple products"
59.7%

sided sticky

"i was pretty close in awarding full marks only thing i’d highlight is that there is a lack of instructions which means less technically minded folk my slightly struggle also the lack of say a double sided sticky pad if you don’t wish to start drilling holes in doors and potentially voiding warranties!"
59.7%

fast around

"i have fibre and it’s quite fast around 70 not the 1 required for upload download"
59.7%

love this doorbell

"love this doorbell !"
59.4%

great as well

"you can also connect this to alexa and also any other ring product you might have like a camera etc i was very happy with how easy it is to control with the app and alexa you can ask to view your camera from alexa and she will open up your ring video doorbell camera the quality of the night vision is great as well i was a little hesitant over this as i've had night vision on my old cctv system and it was not that good for the premium price i paid"
59.3%

love the doorbell

"while i love the doorbell 2 the 2"
59.3%

very good product

"this is a very good product could so easily be perfect"
59.3%

protect your home

"certainly not at a design to protect your home"
59.2%

very high possibility

"it is definitely something i would highly recommend and there is a very high possibility i will order one to keep"
59.2%

very good wi

"very good wi fi connect synced with a chimes pro"
59.1%

definitely the best

"well impressed & as we have used several video bell types this one is definitely the best"
59.1%

a good idea

"also if you need to make any changes later there is a pin underneath the qr which it would be a good idea to make a note of"
59.0%

moving the router

"but with moving the router it is now perfect"
58.9%

camera quality is great

"this is a good piece of equipment the camera quality is great"
58.9%

product is great

"so once installed the product is great"
58.9%

battery life is great

"battery life is great"
58.9%

an echo show

"the bell is approx 10 15 feet away from the router and through two glass doors which are always left open other then the front door so it’s not an issue with not being able to reach it and there is only one other device connected to the wifi router in the house and that sadly is an echo show again purchased alongside the doorbell so my elderly relative can see who’s at the door along with us family members"
58.9%

very easy to set

"it’s very easy to set up takes no time at all"
58.5%

very easy and

"set up was very easy and i included a chime with my order which was just as easy to set up"
58.5%

seem to be the best

"the wifi receivers inside the ring products dont seem to be the best"
58.4%

improved wifi chip

"upgraded from the first doorbell and the improved picture quality was worth the price alone along with the improved wifi chip 5hz finally!"
58.4%

very easy to

"easy to set up also very easy to use"
58.2%

well easy to

"works well easy to fit"
58.2%

added to that

"added to that if you have any echo dots they will announce one of two things"
58.2%

motion sensor is good

"its a security system first the motion sensor is good and it also lets you know who is at the door if your in the back garden"
57.9%

battery life is good

"battery life is good"
57.9%

recommend this item

"would highly recommend this item"
57.8%

quick look

"the dashboard would be better if it showed the latest video as a preview as soon as you open the app as you have to click into the specific camera which takes time when you want to have a quick look when you hear something"
57.7%

really does work

"it really does work!"
57.6%

whole setup

"as usual amazon promptly delivered the item and first impressions were that the whole setup is a quality bit of kit!"
57.6%

quality piece

"the price is not bad as this item is a good quality piece of equipment however you will need a chime also"
57.5%

things a lot easier

"i have a spare battery ready and charged to replace which makes things a lot easier"
57.4%

works well so

"works well so far"
57.0%

smart '' doorbell

"having only a door “knocker” on our front door our family decided to purchase a “smart” doorbell to not only offer a security feature but also in the covid situation a safety net for deliveries etc"
57.0%

really is possible

"a conversation with callers really is possible"
56.9%

well packaged

"the parcel arrived very fast and was well packaged"
56.7%

bell will be installed

"if you have multiple wireless networks either check with your phone which have the best levels holding your phone where the bell will be installed"
56.7%

sensible option

"i also love the fact it comes with 2 colour options black and silver as we have a black door the back cover was the sensible option for us"
56.7%

been great

"also notifications have not been great causing me to have to purchase a cheap wireless doorbell so i don’t miss callers"
56.5%

newer features

"to be honest there's not much difference between them the 3 has a few newer features which i don't think will be much use to me personally"
56.4%

edit further

"** edit further to my recent post ring customer service kieran has been outstanding!"
56.3%
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  worry 24.5%
  happiness 22.5%
  fun 7.0%
  relief 3.4%
  sadness 2.7%
  hate 2.2%
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  enthusiasm 0.7%

* 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 2024-04-24