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YI Outdoor Camera 1080p Home Security Surveillance IP Camera Wifi CC..

  • WEATHERPROOF IP65: Thanks to this cameras IP65 protection ratin..
  • FULL HD RESOLUTION WITH EXCELLENT NIGHT VISION: Live-stream and..
  • SMART ACTIVITY DETECTION WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - HUMAN D..
  • OPTIONAL DETERRENT ALARM: Integrated siren which, if enabled, w..
  • SECURE STORAGE ON YI CLOUD - Loop recording of all the videos o..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 5.9 inches,
  • Height: 6.7 inches,
  • Weight: 0.6 Pounds,
  • Length: 3.5 inches,
  • Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

55.1% 9.2% 35.7%

Senti Score  [64.3%]

All-new Ring Stick Up Cam Battery | HD security camera with Two-Way ..

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  • See, hear and speak to people and pets from your phone, tablet ..
  • With Live View, you can check on your home any time through the..
  • Get notifications whenever motion is detected by adjusting your..
  • Place it anywhere: indoors or outdoors, on flat surfaces or mou..
  • Watch over your entire home by connecting one or multiple Stick..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 2.4 Inches,
  • Height: 3.8 Inches,
  • Weight: 0.4 Pounds,
  • Length: 2.4 Inches

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

53.4% 14.3% 32.3%

Senti Score  [67.7%]

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Compare Cons

takes forever in both products

"even if it does detect motion the alert takes forever to come through"
93.9%

extremely poor in both products

"the camera has also become cloudy as moisture has leaked into the sealed lens despite being in a sheltered location thus making the image quality extremely poor"
74.9%

doesnt work in both products

"integration with alexa show also doesnt work "
74.9%

pretty useless in both products

"so pretty useless as the 2"
74.8%

only gripe in both products

"only gripe is that the playback on my iphone jumps to first recording of the day instead of the clip i want to see"
74.1%

false alarm in both products

"its will even detects flies or spider which creates false alarm"
74.1%

same issue in both products

"i have consulted yi helpdesk about this who suggested i use another sd card or reformat both of which i've tried and still have the same issue"
73.7%

does n't work in both products

"whilst using the app on ios it’s a lottery if you can connect to live view and when you do it doesn’t last for long before it loses connection whilst it tries to reconnect immediately it very rarely does even closing and restarting the app or switching the cameras power supply off and on again doesn’t work"
72.9%

over ethernet in both products

"yi should include poe power over ethernet"
72.9%

loses connection in both products

"whilst using the app on ios it’s a lottery if you can connect to live view and when you do it doesn’t last for long before it loses connection whilst it tries to reconnect immediately it very rarely does even closing and restarting the app or switching the cameras power supply off and on again doesn’t work"
72.8%

stopped working in both products

"a couple of weeks later and the alerts have stopped working"
72.5%

same problem in both products

"same problem with the rain"
69.9%

other issue in both products

"one other issue i came across but was easily sorted was the ir light ring"
66.6%

free trial in both products

"i was going to install sd cards in each camera not really explained in the instructions but east to find out how online but having been tempted into the cloud storage system by the free trial i've been so happy with it and the original 2 cameras i will continue the cloud storage subscription and add i've also bought 3 more cameras i just hope they prove reliable as i've invested so heavily in them"
65.7%

does not work in both products

"good design however does not work"
63.3%

major issue in both products

"it would have benefited from a smaller plug to get through a wall rather than the full sized usb plug but not a major issue"
60.2%

waste of time in both products

"unless you intend to use this right next to your router it is a waste of time"
56.7%

completely pointless in both products

"it doesn't give motion detection alerts unless you start the app which is completely pointless"
54.7%

worst thing

"worst thing i have ever bought!"
98.5%

poor quality

"this product is poor quality"
98.5%

absolutely atrocious

"0 10 playback on app absolutely atrocious"
97.7%

really disappointed

"really really disappointed"
97.0%

drill a hole

"you're likely to need to drill a hole through your wall if you aren't capable of this yourself bear in mind this is a cheap camera but paying for skilled people to install it won't be cheap"
95.2%

poor microphone

"great picture quality but poor microphone with a lot of noise and cannot hear clearly"
95.0%

poor really

"poor really"
92.9%

overall waste

"as overall waste of money because of poor quality software"
89.6%

useless crap

"useless crap"
87.9%

pretty loud

"it is pretty loud and if that goes off 10 times at night i could not imagine you would have a good night sleep and wouldn't be the best neighbor to have"
87.5%

turned off blind

"so far one of my yi home outdoor cameras is turned off blind but it is still working periodically at the back recordings sometimes"
83.5%

network disconnection

"this has some intermittent network disconnection but we dont keep it on for 24x7 so its ok"
74.9%

uninstall and reinstall

"i’ve sent about 15 emails with no resolution they just keep telling me to uninstall and reinstall"
74.9%

unresolved issue

"i would give this camera more stars if it wasn’t for the unresolved issue that has caused two cameras original and then replacement to go offline when ir night vision is on and it goes dark!"
74.9%

security issue

"i see little point in having evidence of a security issue on camera and the camera is then illegally removed along with the sd card holding the images"
74.9%

notification error

"the app is really easy to use and setup was quick and simple only issues i have was the wireing is to short and the time that was taken to fix the notification error was too long other than that i would recommend this product"
74.9%

very limited

"the camera produces good quality pictures but the software is very very limited"
74.9%

socket configuration

"there is nothing in the description that is informing the buyer what the socket configuration is on the power adapter"
74.9%

buggy and crashes

"the app is really buggy and crashes all the time"
74.9%

sound useless

"it renders the sound useless"
74.8%

quality blurry

"video quality blurry and seems more like 720p not 1080p"
74.8%

totally unacceptable

"moreover and this is totally unacceptable the yi customer support refused to help me with my camera because it is out of warranty"
74.8%

false activations

"motion detection is good unfortunately this means a lot of false activations from birds flies and raindrops"
74.8%

false triggers

"turn them off and the image is exactly the same without the false triggers"
74.8%

locked down

"you cannot record from this camera using any industry standard security equipment : the product is locked down and you are forced into their subscription services"
74.8%

waste your money

"overall unreliable & very costly to subscribe to the yi cloud do not waste your money on this product"
74.8%

absolute rubbish

"absolute rubbish goes offline every night at 18:36 tried resetting it many times but sit no luck avod"
74.8%

average poor

"night vision clarity is average poor if you zoom in"
74.8%

inclement weather

"seem to cope quite well with inclement weather in the uk"
74.8%

very randomly

"very randomly it sending alert to me even i am right standing in front of it waving my hand it does not detect any moment"
74.8%

dead spots

"wifi is not very good i had to buy a power line wifi repeater but even then when i check the 24 7 cloud recording you get 5 30min dead spots where nothing has been recorded!"
74.8%

complain about

"so not really something to complain about"
74.8%

developed two faults

"camera has developed two faults"
74.8%

completely useless

"i get alert notifications on my phone but can't look at them due to this so basically after installing and setting up it is completely useless"
74.8%

went wrong

"this is a replacement for one that went wrong"
74.7%

doesnt connect

"left it off for a month or two while i decided what to do with it amd now it doesnt connect"
74.7%

unwanted visitors

"the camera itself it noticable enough to deter unwanted visitors at night but not an eye sore outside the house"
74.7%

known issue

"i have looked online and this is a long standing known issue that yi don't seem to be able to or want to fix"
74.7%

totally unreliable

"the app supporting them is totally unreliable the cloud service fails after about 3 minutes and logs out all cameras in valid subscriptions customer service is an automated zendesk response and nothing more"
74.7%

without hesitation

"would recommend without hesitation"
74.7%

sadly this

"sadly this leaves me with gaps in my intended coverage"
74.6%

little flakey

"wifi is a little flakey at times the wired option is preferable if you can run a cable from the camera to your router"
74.6%

stupidly short

"the biggest annoyance though is the stupidly short usb power lead that comes hard wired to the damn thing"
74.6%

not very well

"it appears the sd card slot is not very well aligned with the slot in the plastic as i almost did it again when i tried reinserting it"
74.6%

becomes useless

"raindrops snowdrops any fly or bug that gets close to it a flash of light basically anything that changes the pixel you will be alerted i have changed the settings for alertness and sensitivity to low and i get about 8 10 alert update every night if it rains so it kind of defeats the purpose as i now tend to ignore all alerts and it becomes useless now this bring me to the alert noise could you imagine if you had that turned on?"
74.6%

failed completely

"update: vertical axis rotation has failed completely as return window closed 1 month"
74.6%

gone faulty

"camera has gone faulty after a month"
74.6%

useless brick

"however after several months the camera lost its connection to my account so i have tried to re pair it but the reset button doesn't work so it is now a useless brick attached to the wall with a cable that has been drilled through the wall and sealed in place"
74.5%

screw driver

"it also comes with a screw driver but that's for the sd card port"
74.5%

firmware hack

"there is a firmware hack to enable that but its still not as good as i would like it to be"
74.5%

came faulty

"however mine came faulty the wall fitting it wobbly meaning the camera doesn’t stay at the correct angle"
74.5%

party software

"so you cannot use one of the better 3rd party software available on the market so most importantly you will then be tied to the yi premium cloud service that you need to pay a subscription for"
74.5%

quality rubbish

"nighttime pic quality rubbish"
74.5%

service doesnt

"their cloud service is incredibly poor where the cloud service doesnt allow you to playback recordings and also with no auto renewal feature meaning your cover can be disabled without you knowing "
74.4%

very blurry

"first two cameras i bought were great but the third and fourth are very blurry?"
74.4%

equally ineffective

"phone support says the right things but is equally ineffective"
74.3%

major flaw

"however there is a major flaw if relying on the sd card storage as the quality of the video files is terrible"
74.3%

ignore people

"if i set it to low sensitivity it ignores the lights but also ignore people and only records when i pull my car onto the drive"
74.3%

very expensive

"the online storage is very expensive per month even the minimum 7day plan"
74.2%

most annoying

"the most annoying thing is that i can't record straight to my nas"
74.2%

manufacturing fault

"the camera audio would be good but there is a manufacturing fault with these cameras where they are sensitive to wifi probably due to poor shielding on the hardware"
74.1%

glare issues

"i had the gen 2 yi 1080p home camera and liked it but i was monitoring outside through a window and so had some glare issues off the window pane"
74.0%

just doesnt

"it just doesnt exist"
74.0%

really inadequate

"the activity clip is only 6 seconds long which is really inadequate if you are looking to collect evidence after an incident"
74.0%

fail error

"just states send fail error"
74.0%

more difficult

"makes outside wiring more difficult that it needs to be especially if you need to run the cable through walls"
73.9%

internet issues

"never had any internet issues either and live in remote area where internet isn’t the best"
73.9%

fault them

"had mine a while now can't fault them 👍"
73.9%

thin garden

"it’s so narrow it’s useless for anything in a domestic setting unless you are trying to capture a long thin garden"
73.8%

returning it back

"either way i will be returning it back to amazon"
73.7%

would not work

"so it would not work "
73.4%

very poorly

"i had to upgrade the firmware manually my cameras wouldn't connect to the wifi without that and frankly it's very poorly explained"
73.3%

ignore the problem

"all for them to ignore the problem and not get back to me"
73.3%

cheap item

"espeically since this is not a cheap item"
73.2%

almost impossible

"you cannot easily hear voice coming from camera live view is almost impossible even using the yi cloud"
73.2%

unavailable thus

"multiple lengthy periods where the cloud backup is unavailable thus rendering the camera useless as a security tool"
73.1%

utter disappointment

"utter disappointment i’ll send them back"
73.1%

complain there

"sure the framerate isn't fantastic but consider the price tag so no complain there"
73.0%

return deadline

"sadly i have missed the amazon return deadline"
73.0%

standard zoom

"with this one if you zoom in then it's useless and even on standard zoom you can't read car number plates"
73.0%

buzzing noise

"at first it has this really annoying buzzing noise and it was constant"
72.9%

front holes

"otherwise these are still great security cameras with a great app and i would still recommend them just seal the front holes"
72.9%

complaints though

"no major complaints though"
72.8%

returning as cable

"ended up returning as cable not really long enough for any external points"
72.6%

software technicians

"all software technicians know about its issue and tricks"
72.6%

rice crispies

"it works really well in every aspect except 2 areas: sound: when i enable audio there is a very loud crackling sound almost like listening to rice crispies"
72.3%

carbon copy

"think of apple packaging as this is almost a carbon copy of it"
72.2%

without success

"tried contacting support without success "
72.1%

only negative

"amazon that a great job of getting it to me asap setup was easy the only negative was that the lead that came with it wasn't quite long enough"
71.4%

further complaint

"otherwise with this price no further complaint"
71.3%

break down

"i will break down the pros and cons pros mid range price for a well built product"
71.3%

window pane

"i had the gen 2 yi 1080p home camera and liked it but i was monitoring outside through a window and so had some glare issues off the window pane"
71.0%

much effort

"it feels like too much effort was put into pushing users to the payed cloud services rather than focusing on the free functionality side"
70.9%

difficult product

"if they correct the sensitivity of the motion detection and add zone control horizontal and vertical then this would be a difficult product to beat in this price range"
70.8%

biggest issue

"the biggest issue is the angle of view"
70.7%

much reflection

"unfortunately at night when the night vision kicks in there is too much reflection from number plates and its very rare it will pick them up"
70.5%

more worryingly

"more worryingly i've reinstalled the app in an attempt to set it all up again and can't now log in to my yi account"
70.2%

cheap cables

"also extending usb can be costly since cheap cables will just turn the camera off if night vision is used"
69.8%

still inactive

"after contacting customer service multiple times and sending all the proof for payment and identity my plan is still inactive after 1 month +"
69.2%

whole problem

"i have called yi twice remember to call them after 5pm both times i explained the whole problem filled in emails with photos etc"
69.0%

detection problem

"i suspect that the motion detection problem is due to a faulty unit so i am sending it back"
69.0%

losing wifi

"keeps losing wifi"
68.7%

fleeting moment

"i found that by the time the camera started to record all you could see way peoples sides or back for a fleeting moment before recording stopped"
68.5%

impaired features

"don't make a mistake they do still push their cloud storage but the camera does its job without it so you can potentially lose the videos only if the camera is stolen but you don't get impaired features like with other competitors"
68.2%

different model

"have another yi cam different model with same issue"
67.5%

wish the clips

"i wish the clips are at least 30 seconds long"
67.4%

really expensive

"yi cloud is really expensive versus other competitors"
67.3%

still not as good

"there is a firmware hack to enable that but its still not as good as i would like it to be"
67.3%

despite several resets

"and has been for a further month despite several resets"
67.3%

this issue

"i've tried to speak to yi support about this issue many times but they are absolutely useless and stop responding after they realise they can't fix this issue by making me turn it off and on"
67.2%

least reliable

"probably the least reliable camera i’ve ever seen in terms of watching live footage"
67.2%

waste your time

"buy almost anything else because these will waste your time"
67.2%

rattles around

"the one i received had an sd card slot but there is nothing behind the slot and the sd card slips straight into the cass and rattles around inside the unit"
67.1%

title software

"as in the title software update can turn the camera into a brick and other reviews stated this too"
67.0%

random drop outs

"it's a shame it automatically shuts off at 9pm and has random drop outs on recording"
67.0%

ignore actual people

"motion follow is okay but tracks traffic and sometimes can ignore actual people"
66.8%

unable to stream

"also you are unable to stream!"
66.4%

external points

"ended up returning as cable not really long enough for any external points"
66.4%

disconnects all the time

"now the camera works but it just disconnects all the time"
66.3%

ring spotlight

"well in my opinion the quality of the yi camera video recordings is better than the ring spotlight cam which costs £280"
66.3%

illustrate my problems

"i will provide a video to illustrate my problems further"
66.2%

motion issue

"going back to the motion issue"
66.0%

n't very good

"this isn't very good as the reason i brought it was as i am currently away from my home so needed around the clock watch on my house"
65.9%

down philip

"im not impressed and feel let down philip"
65.9%

swivels screws

"camera wall mount that swivels screws"
65.9%

fake review

"this is definitely not a fake review!"
65.8%

issues triggered by rain

"currently having motion sensing issues triggered by rain"
65.7%

losing many details

"it can automatically adjust the video quality by your internet speed without losing many details"
65.6%

stated this

"as in the title software update can turn the camera into a brick and other reviews stated this too"
65.4%

very low ratings

"many of the of other cameras had very similar features at a lower cost but appeared to be let down by the android ios app which would appear to consistently obtain very low ratings"
65.3%

fill the hole

"should use dc instead of usb had to make a widder hole for usb and then fill the hole because cable itself is flat"
65.2%

cloud buffering is poor

"calling function and cloud buffering is poor"
65.2%

refused to work

"i selected the cheap one and it just totally locked up and refused to work"
64.8%

biggest annoyance

"the biggest annoyance though is the stupidly short usb power lead that comes hard wired to the damn thing"
64.8%

poor at night zoom

"picture quality is ok in the day but poor at night zoom is grainy motion detection is hopeless doesn’t matter if you set zone goes off when it feels like it however it an affordable price and easy to install"
64.8%

miss a crime or event

"screenshot attached light blue means recorded data other area is dropped connection again very poor as you could miss a crime or event!"
64.8%

crashes it altogether

"if i push to talk over it then that just crashes it altogether i think because it draws extra power to engage the speaker and thus killing it"
64.8%

false notifications

"poor quality false notifications"
64.7%

very dissatisfied

"overall very dissatisfied and won't be buying any yi products again mainly for the useless customer service"
64.6%

subscription charge

"disappointed you have to pay a large subscription charge"
64.4%

rain drops

"overall good having a bit of an issue with sensitivity too sensitive and it alerts with rain drops and not enough and it misses some obvious things like visitors to the door"
64.4%

useless for my needs

"there is no way a person or car registration could be recognised which renders the camera largely useless for my needs"
64.3%

waste of money and time

"waste of money and time"
64.2%

camera is now useless

"only 3 months of use and condensation has appeared inside the camera so you can no longer see a picture the camera is now useless and can no longer be used!"
64.1%

points motion detection

"bad points motion detection “too” sensitive even on lowest setting no zone control no angle limitations inclusions schedule needs more customisation to inc"
63.8%

like a software

"seems like a software bug"
63.7%

spoke to supplier

"spoke to supplier and it's been a challenge to get the replacement"
63.7%

lost its connection

"however after several months the camera lost its connection to my account so i have tried to re pair it but the reset button doesn't work so it is now a useless brick attached to the wall with a cable that has been drilled through the wall and sealed in place"
63.5%

same price

"frame rate is low for same price you can get 4mp this is 2mp camera at 30fps with dc power and dual band wifi this is 2"
63.5%

previously useless

"so it means the camera which was previously useless is now more than useless just using electricity and hanging up on the wall"
63.5%

cable itself is flat

"should use dc instead of usb had to make a widder hole for usb and then fill the hole because cable itself is flat"
63.4%

camera is stolen

"don't make a mistake they do still push their cloud storage but the camera does its job without it so you can potentially lose the videos only if the camera is stolen but you don't get impaired features like with other competitors"
63.4%

it's limitations

"but then you see it's limitations"
63.4%

wrong plan yi support

"my cloud plan dissappeared after changing phones and now keeps signing up to the wrong plan yi support are just ignoring me"
63.4%

main downsides

"the main downsides were a oermenantly attached power cable and no rtsp support which means you have to buy cloud subscription for off device storage"
63.4%

camera is useless

"this camera is useless"
63.4%

being too short

"i believe the issue stems from the usb power cord being too short unless you have a socket close to where you want to place it which is unlikely as it is an outdoor camera"
63.4%

which was shoddy

"this is after yesterday returning a blink xt system which was shoddy"
63.3%

pretty pointless

"live view works but alerts don't which is pretty pointless really"
63.3%

wrong with

"after over a month of exchanging emails with the manufacturer and following every step they have suggested to fix it it has become clear that they do not know what is wrong with it and offer only a stony silence when i suggested they replace it or refund it"
63.3%

audio problem

"got two of these one has an audio problem sounds like buzzing but it's installed so can't be bothered to send it back"
63.3%

micro scratches

"•the black faceplate is covered in micro scratches as if it’s been wiped over with a cloth there was also no protective film on the lens"
63.2%

through the software

"the sd card can be viewed through the software and there's a version for windows so access from a pc also works"
62.7%

became 3 hr nightmare

"what became a possible 30min set up became 3hr nightmare back and forward to b&q"
62.7%

waste of time and money

"waste of time and money"
62.6%

fail to acquire

"i kept getting the same “fail to acquire” message"
62.6%

incorrectly they were

"being told my sd cards were probably incompatible or formatted incorrectly they weren't "
62.6%

incompatible or formatted

"being told my sd cards were probably incompatible or formatted incorrectly they weren't "
62.6%

this problem

"i have downloaded and reinstalled the app at least six times but still will not open the apps were downloaded from yi windows and mac site has anyone else had this problem and can they help yi help team take ages to respond then state it is a computer fault"
62.5%

refused to reconnect

"i'm not sure if my unit is faulty but it happened both when i initially tested it out of the box and when securing it to a wall even though the camera reports as having a 100% connection to the wifi it has disconnected and refused to reconnect"
62.4%

more misses

"in fact far more misses than hits even when turned to highest sensitivity"
62.3%

avoid this seller

"laptop fire tv that irritating noise is always there i contacted seeverything uk and i was palmed off with excuses and then they totally ignored my messages the sellers name may say uk but it's actually shanghai you are dealing with i would avoid this seller and this security camera at all costs"
62.2%

only big complaint

"the only big complaint i have is the app is a but of mess to navigate with the same functions in different places depending on which screen you are on"
62.2%

no mention of that

"will not install on iphones eventually installed on ipad but then would not work unless we paid for a subscription there was no mention of that when it was bought the support is not helpful"
62.1%

seems to mention

"an update they appear to have added which no online review seems to mention is the addition of the notification area detection you can highlight a box within the frame where it will only notify you based on activity in this area"
61.8%

alot of issues

"but for some reason i had alot of issues with this current camera"
61.8%

camera dies

"i wish now i hadn't got the ring as i'm gonna be stuck with a hefty subscription until the camera dies"
61.8%

incredibly poor

"their cloud service is incredibly poor where the cloud service doesnt allow you to playback recordings and also with no auto renewal feature meaning your cover can be disabled without you knowing "
61.8%

biggest issue for

"biggest issue for me is that it does not support rtsp real time streaming protocol or seem to have any web interface therefore you are tied to using the official yi home phone app or pc program"
61.7%

still wo n't work

"says network not good enough but moved access point router next to the external wall and still won't work"
61.6%

screws and fixings

"includes a mounting template all screws and fixings if required and even usb cable mounting clips for a very neat install"
61.4%

turn phone clockwise

"and it only does landscape counter clockwise when i tend to turn phone clockwise"
61.3%

failure of the ones

"i have had to replace two of the usb power adaptors due to failure of the ones supplied"
61.3%

next to useless

"so this makes it next to useless for iding anyone if there is a break in but is otherwise good for general seeing what's going at night or when you're away"
61.1%

nowhere fast

"i contacted the support but got nowhere fast"
61.0%

now not running properly

"update dec 2018 : the app for windows pc is now not running properly"
61.0%

just a bad batch

"i figured it was just a bad batch or faulty component"
61.0%

which is useless

"camera is ok but the alerts don't work on android phones until you open the app then you get loads of notifications all at once which is useless"
61.0%

not water proof

"the 3m cable is non extendable as it is attached to the camera which might be an issue if you didn't have a power socket planned for this camera you don't want to leave the camera socket out in the weather: this bit is not water proof"
60.9%

minor movement

"it now only picks up major movement and minor movement is now ignored although the camera is set to most sensitive setting"
60.8%

poor customer service

"due to the poor customer service i think i'll go elsewhere!"
60.7%

useless customer service

"overall very dissatisfied and won't be buying any yi products again mainly for the useless customer service"
60.7%

slight negative

"the only slight negative is flys etc set off motion alerts at night time but i am still playing with the settings so may be able to resolve that"
60.6%

really annoying

"initially i had the phone alerts set up but this got really annoying getting alerts every couple of minutes so switched that off but this would be a great tool where there is not a lot of traffic setting it off and i will be using that on the garden cam once that's set up"
60.6%

no power sockets

"mine is placed at height looking at my front door area so there is no power sockets"
60.5%

also useless

"the motion sensitivity is also useless"
60.5%

proving a nightmare

"for instance my power socket is outside and another 8 metres away and is proving a nightmare to buy cables to get to it"
60.1%

gone offline

"they worked perfectly fine for about a week then they stopped recording the 5 sec clip and now the one to the front of the house is gone offline"
60.0%

honest i 'm disappointed

"to be honest i'm disappointed and wished i'd sent it back when i had the chance"
59.9%

contacted seeverything

"laptop fire tv that irritating noise is always there i contacted seeverything uk and i was palmed off with excuses and then they totally ignored my messages the sellers name may say uk but it's actually shanghai you are dealing with i would avoid this seller and this security camera at all costs"
59.9%

useless at night

"i had a sv3c dome camera before this one and it was useless at night"
59.7%

storage plan

"compared to nest where the storage plan is expensiver but you can have several cameras in the plan you pay here per camera and 90 bucks for the shortest 7 day period per camera can get quite expensive"
59.6%

rain problem

"i feel sure that yi will do a firmware update soon to control this rain problem"
59.6%

sadly only

"purchased as it had the sd card feature which on paper is great but sadly only worked for the first week or two"
59.5%

widder hole

"should use dc instead of usb had to make a widder hole for usb and then fill the hole because cable itself is flat"
59.5%

developed a problem

"1 of these worked perfectly but the second developed a problem"
59.5%

quite distorted

"the visual is very good the sound is quite distorted"
59.3%

unsure at first

"was unsure at first to purchase it"
59.3%

picture disturbance

"the infrared system is now faulty and causes picture disturbance throughout the night causing the camera to constantly alarm and record the picture disturbance as the camera movement sensor thinks it's a genuine alarm movement"
59.2%

cable length

"cheap camera does the job pros micro sd slot cheap effective cons picture not great in the dark inadequate cable length"
59.2%

loose connection to wi

"they loose connection to wi fi"
59.2%

fails consistently

"the camera works but the app fails consistently to either remember the login or to send notifications"
59.1%

microphone really loud

"there is a constant clicking noise from the microphone really loud click click"
59.0%

just ignoring

"my cloud plan dissappeared after changing phones and now keeps signing up to the wrong plan yi support are just ignoring me"
59.0%

camera alarm

"even a camera alarm"
58.8%

720p and not 1080p

"the image quality i would say is 720p and not 1080p as it says"
58.7%

simply did not work

"it simply did not work"
58.2%

flat when i am travelling

"it's easy to install and i can monitor my flat when i am travelling"
58.1%

feature is also poor

"the search and auto detect feature is also poor and often hit and miss"
58.0%

useless wall ornament

"have reset the camera 3 times checked all the settings and checked for firmware updates there are none and this still continues to happen so the completely fault ridden useless wall ornament that yi is marketing as a “security” camera is going back in it’s box and back to it’s biological parents"
57.6%

more of a deterrent

"thus it’s more of a deterrent than a useful camera"
57.6%

not susceptible to rain

"the two outdoor cams are fitted under eaves and are not susceptible to rain"
57.6%

very rarely an issue

"i should note that this is very rarely an issue during the day just at night when the infrared is on"
57.5%

only then it stopped

"did a reset and got it working again for one day only then it stopped"
57.5%

not been uploaded

"initially was impressed but had issues with the cloud service in that there have been periods where footage has not been uploaded"
57.5%

even at low levels

"if i have one concern it's that the motion sensor is too sensitive even at low levels causing many alert notifications"
57.4%

bad and short cable

"however at night it is terrible so much so that i now ignore it eg rain will set it off despite it being in a covered location camera the picture quality is great and it picks up the wifi signal well overall if it was not for the night time notifications being so bad and short cable i would have given this 5 stars"
57.1%

changed my review

"changed my review to one star due to latest camera not being able to download footage"
57.0%

stopped working 22

"update we got another one delivered and just noticed it stopped working 22 feb"
56.9%

removed by a thief

"imagine if your car is removed by a thief!"
56.8%

rather slow

"very good image quality response is rather slow and the alert mode is not accurate even in high sensitivity mode"
56.7%

binned now unfortunately

"will have to be binned now unfortunately"
56.5%

rather poor

"my only gripe with this model is the lack of zoning to only alert in specific areas the ability to set sensitivity is rather poor too so this needs to be improved upon"
56.5%

continually fails

"one camera which is the closest to the router continually fails"
56.3%

same model

"my brother has the same model and it works perfectly fine he has also attempted to set it up but it just doesn’t work"
56.3%

cameras 1080p

"i have used hikvision cameras 1080p which are much much better"
56.2%

wired very

"cable length cable length is 10ft but it comes out of the bottom of the camera and is hard wired very bad positioning if you want to connect to a power source above the camera as it leaves a very naff finish when installed"
56.2%

cheap chinese

"cheap chinese tat"
55.8%

drilled the holes

"setup was easy i set them both up inside then installed installation was simple drilled the holes and apply construction adhesive to make sure it was strong"
55.6%

will regret

"you will regret it"
55.6%

quite blurred

"supposed to be 1080p but the pictures are quite blurred"
55.6%

serious issues

"camera is generally good however there are couple of serious issues"
55.5%

arrive days late

"app is glitchy notifications can sometimes arrive days late"
55.4%

no specified range

"motion detection there is no specified range on this anywhere available online i looked everywhere but could find no actual technical spec so i contacted the yi community forums and was advised that the range is only 15ft from the sensor and that the sensor worked by determining heat signals body heat and so on not by actual movement"
55.3%

return these items

"i don't know if i can return these items as i have installed them and been using them for a while"
55.3%

subscription failed

"i got charged but the subscription failed"
55.3%

does n't support rtsp

"both the android app and windows application work well however i own a few cameras from other manufacturers and prefer to use one android app to view them all which wont work with the yi camera because it doesn't support rtsp"
55.2%

cloud service is awful

"camera is great but the cloud service is awful"
55.2%

it's not just

"check the app store for the recent reviews too it’s not just me"
55.1%

junked and not working

"ok picture but the 3 of the cameras are junked and not working"
55.1%

stay on low voltage

"even if they wanted to stay on low voltage a regular basic dc cable with an adapter instead of the usb charger we have to use anyway would make things lot easier instead of having to get a 20mm drill bit"
55.1%

contacted the support

"i contacted the support but got nowhere fast"
55.1%

constant clicking noise

"there is a constant clicking noise from the microphone really loud click click"
55.0%

seems very ` afterthought

"i was told if it was plugged into wired it would use that seems very 'afterthought' and easy to add functionality via an update"
55.0%

just totally locked

"i selected the cheap one and it just totally locked up and refused to work"
55.0%

impressed and feel

"im not impressed and feel let down philip"
54.9%

inexplicable gaps

"i was able to set it up quickly and all seemed well but the camera intermittently fails to load video clips and has inexplicable gaps on the timeline"
54.8%

wasting your money

"all in all don’t buy this as you’ll regret it when you need it the most it won’t work and you’ll be left feeling stupid for wasting your money on a vastly unpractical and flawed “security” system"
54.8%

little improvement

"motion detection could use a little improvement"
54.7%

truly terrible

"the sound is truly terrible"
54.7%

this one has failed

"3 indoor cameras went down early today now this one has failed"
54.7%

need a sds drill

"most hand held drill only go up to 18mm so you’ll need a sds drill"
54.6%

nowhere near a socket

"i have ran the cable and it's nowhere near a socket so i have had to extend it"
54.5%
...

extremely poor in both products

"liking the cam however the battery life is extremely poor"
99.4%

completely pointless in both products

"really irritating and rendering the camera completely pointless until a time where i can get a ladder"
99.3%

takes forever in both products

"bear in mind that it takes forever to recharge hours "
98.8%

doesnt work in both products

"this doesnt work more often then it does work"
75.0%

same issue in both products

"many many others with exactly the same issue"
74.9%

only gripe in both products

"my only gripe is that the first battery charge only lasted about three weeks if that continues i will change my score"
74.9%

major issue in both products

"a major issue which i hope ring will fix in newer models"
74.8%

does n't work in both products

"i has settings to say is it facing a window but after speaking to the tech department it doesn't work"
74.8%

false alarm in both products

"initially wanted to use through window to prevent having outside but this does not work through the window and will pick up reflections indoors sending a false alarm"
74.8%

pretty useless in both products

"ring support have been pretty useless simply telling me it's my wifi"
74.5%

free trial in both products

"another problem that i had was the 30 day free trial — it gave me just two days"
72.7%

same problem in both products

"having read loads of comments from other users with the same problem i have returned the cam"
72.4%

loses connection in both products

"constantly loses connection"
72.2%

does not work in both products

"save your money mounted outside front of property nothing but constant problems from wi fi connection despite the router being less than 2m away unless you have the perfect environment in the evening the picture quality at night is awful if there is a wall light or any other object in slight view the night cam does not work"
69.1%

over ethernet in both products

"if you can drill your walls and run power over ethernet or have wifi outside then maybe it's for you but not for me unfortunately"
67.1%

waste of time in both products

"waste of time"
64.5%

total waste

"total waste of money"
99.8%

absolute garbage

"absolute garbage"
99.7%

just appalling

"just appalling"
99.6%

real disappointment

"these have been a real disappointment on reflection i’m 3 days into having them setup and spent each day either having to reset one or speaking to support who basically just accuse you of it being your home network"
99.2%

very disappointed

"very disappointed"
99.0%

really awful

"in summary really awful support from ring limited to 20 minutes what's this about!"
98.9%

utterly pointless

"you can’t view recordings 24 7 and will only record if it detects motion or you click on a live view so utterly pointless"
98.3%

disgusting marketing

"disgusting marketing by ring!"
97.3%

absolutely terrible

"i don’t normally write reviews but had to for this as the are absolutely terrible"
96.7%

without monitoring

"i got the plug in ones because i don’t want to have the batteries die and be without monitoring in my home"
93.8%

poor weather

"mine is outside and good in poor weather"
93.8%

massive waste

"massive waste of time money and electricity"
93.1%

disappointed really

"bit disappointed really"
93.0%

choppy and pixelated

"the motion triggered video saved to the cloud is choppy and pixelated good luck identifying the criminal if a crime really happens"
91.1%

avoid my annoyance

"i will tell you the issues i had which i wish i hadn't done in the hope you will avoid my annoyance at myself"
90.4%

extremely complicated

"contacted ring support on line and although very helpful the advice was becoming extremely complicated needed two phones had to set up a hotspot on one etc etc "
89.0%

40days then crap

"it worked well for about 40days then crap"
74.9%

flawed system

"ran all of the tests in the app and signal strength was good so i can only assume it’s a flawed system"
74.9%

unfortunately it failed

"good camera but i wanted it to be used indoors facing out but unfortunately it failed"
74.9%

returning mine

"so unfortunately i am returning mine for a refund"
74.9%

utter rubbish

"i cannot understand how other users gave this product good ratings it's utter rubbish"
74.9%

only issue

"the only issue i will have is when there’s motion it takes a while for the video to process"
74.9%

very cumbersome

"this is a very cumbersome awkward and not very user friendly way of recharging a battery"
74.9%

more expensive

"a camera more expensive than the basic model and ring have turned off the functionality to flip the video 180 degrees if you ceiling mount it"
74.8%

happened useless

"and £179 for hd2 door bell + £30 chime one thing i really don’t like with ring is after 30 days is over they don’t even give you 1hr to review recording previous alerts when there are issues with video not loading at the time of motion alert pops up on your phone you wont be able able to find out what happened useless!"
74.8%

overly loud

"the siren mode isn’t overly loud but it’s loud enough to deter someone if needed"
74.7%

streaming error

"tried live view just comes up with either streaming error or an option to reconnect"
74.7%

would suffer

"audio and talk is clear but we have only used inside so cant comment on how well this works outside and i am sure other functions would suffer"
74.7%

neither battery

"neither battery will take a charge"
74.7%

drop outs still

"i also moved the camera to within four metres and tried two metres on both access points and drop outs still happen so it's not the signal"
74.7%

main issue

"my main issue is that i can’t set the motion zone big enough"
74.6%

disgraceful marketing

"this is disgraceful marketing and product management"
74.6%

would fail

"the apps were rubbish and logging in to see the feed would fail"
74.6%

dont record

"but next day its stopped working again it dont record and cannot see tbe live view as well but on app its its online"
74.6%

worse connectivity

"50 per camera per month poor value and worse connectivity i have fibre 200mbps so it is not the broadband"
74.5%

just rubbish

"just rubbish"
74.5%

been shocking

"unfortunately my experience with these has been shocking"
74.5%

only problem

"only problem seems to be if it is very foggy and damp then the lens can get misted and needs a clean before it senses movement!"
74.5%

critically low battery

"also when first setting up it said critically low battery and wouldn't work despite being fully charged"
74.5%

connection issue

"we had a few other issues during set up but i think this may be pilot error or a wifi connection issue"
74.4%

return this

"unfortunately i've had to return this"
74.4%

trouble shooting

"did the usual trouble shooting thought its my internet but all my other devices work fine and i consistently get around 30mbps download and around 20mbps upload"
74.4%

second clips

"30 second clips as opposed to 60 second clips field of view smaller although still good enough"
74.3%

glass windows

"read the reviews after i bought two ring new stickup battery cameras to find that all the issues i had experienced of very poor wifi connection despite being in the next room to the access point lack of motion detection and not working through glass windows were all known issues with this device"
74.2%

would n't work

"i had to return 1 straight away as after charging the battery i got the “battery is critically low” message and after charging again i repeatedly got this message and the camera wouldn’t work"
74.1%

drill two holes

"charge the battery setup drill two holes and fit the mount job done!"
74.1%

zero stars

"zero stars!"
74.0%

useless junk

"useless junk"
74.0%

disc fingbox

"despite being almost on top of my mesh disc fingbox reports it constantly dropping off the network which fits with its periodic inability to detect motion or allow live view"
74.0%

slightly delayed

"the sound on the camera is loud enough although sometimes the 2 way talk is slightly delayed"
73.8%

vulnerable people

"you can talk to the person at your door before opening it great for vulnerable people being isolated this time i shall install more of ring"
73.6%

more useless

"this proved to be even more useless than the device"
73.5%

useless item

"this ring device has never worked i can’t get it to connect to internet due to ill health i’ve had it too long to return it it’s been put on the wall at my front door not connected just an ornament don’t buy this useless item bitterly disappointed"
73.5%

replaced quickly

"this device was replaced quickly by amazon and now works ok but after about 5 6 weeks i was charging another one and got the battery message again so had to return this one"
73.4%

false alarms

"i do get a couple of false alarms each day at the moment"
73.4%

constant problems

"save your money mounted outside front of property nothing but constant problems from wi fi connection despite the router being less than 2m away unless you have the perfect environment in the evening the picture quality at night is awful if there is a wall light or any other object in slight view the night cam does not work"
73.3%

very strange

"there is nothing at all in the manual or app that tells you how to set up alexa in this very strange how on earth is a newbie suppose to work that out?"
73.2%

wasted my money

"mine will go on ebay shortly as i have ordered arlo instead having wasted my money on this one"
72.9%

poor or no connection

"would maybe connect 1 in 10 times i checked kept saying poor or no connection and we had it connected to our to internal mesh wifi"
72.9%

hidden cost

"dislike the hidden cost by ring to allow you to see any footage apart from live camera"
72.9%

drain rate

"i spoke with ring tech support a few days ago and they suggested a few setting changes but the drain rate doesn’t seem to have slowed"
72.7%

over priced

"over priced"
72.7%

cold weather

"it is used indoors not outdoors which would shorten the battery life even more in such cold weather"
72.3%

annoying fact

"another annoying fact is sometime it does not even notify when i come home"
72.2%

would be better

"i was thinking of buying the power cable to see if it being live all the time would be better but it is not cheap"
71.2%

connection issues

"so unfortunately we had to return it and replaced it with a blink xt2 which has had no connection issues"
71.1%

over 50 % battery

"easily installed outside and having been up for almost a month still has over 50% battery left"
70.9%

hard wired camera

"i will be sending back and buying a hard wired camera"
70.8%

little pricey

"maybe just a little pricey"
70.4%

ring 2 doorbell

"i bought this in addition to our ring 2 doorbell to further improve the security at the house & it dropped to £69!"
70.3%

another problem

"another problem that i had was the 30 day free trial — it gave me just two days"
70.2%

power cable

"i note the hole for the power cable in this model so i would assume you just need to buy the cable and can do this at a later date"
69.6%

significant downgrade

"significant downgrade from the previous model"
69.6%

falls off below 40

"i have followed all the tips for extending the life including the consideration that the battery's performance falls off below 40 f"
69.5%

hang your head

"amazon please hang your head in shame"
69.4%

little camrea

"great for a little camrea just wish the battery would last longer on the high sensitivity settings"
69.1%

fairly useless

"as a security device this makes it fairly useless"
69.0%

poor security

"several stories in the media about the poor security of ring devices"
68.9%

point less

"worked fine at first but now won’t detect motion looking out glass and point less having it if it doesn’t work indoors like advertised plus no night colour"
68.9%

faulty battery

"i'm guessing from other reviews it just has a faulty battery but no way to just request this is replaced"
68.9%

new stand is limited

"although you can mount it on a flat wall you would struggle if you wanted to fit it to the ceiling or at a significant angle as the new stand is limited"
68.4%

small hiccups delays

"i have ring doorbell and this is my second camera to cover rear of the house i like that it has good picture quality but there are small hiccups delays loading videos following motion detections every now and then it is not great for £90 product"
68.4%

ring software

"the ring software gives a lot of control over the camera and if you have an amazon alexa it integrates nicely with the camera"
68.4%

poor signal

"while i can see that the app does indeed tell me the outdoor camera's have a poor signal i can only assume that must be down to subpar wifi transceivers in these things as i can use any other device i own stood riught next to the cameras without issue and wifi analysis shows my phone getting 50mbps+ right next to each camera ring claim they only need 1mbp s "
68.4%

third ring

"this is my third ring cam and my first outdoor cam i have two other cheaper cams "
68.3%

terrible delay

"there is no longer the terrible delay in logging into view the feed when not at home"
67.6%

failed after 48 hours

"product failed after 48 hours and repeatedly after 5 resets"
67.1%

hesitate to buy another

"i won’t hesitate to buy another one when they go back down to £60"
67.0%

unless you watch live

"when it did give a motion alert you have to wait two minutes for it to process before you can see anything so a bit pointless unless you watch live but if the burglars have walked past and out of view they’ll have stolen all of your stuff before you can see them breaking in"
67.0%

failed to connect

"the initial software updates took the better part of 30 minutes rather than just several but even after that there was still no live view failed to connect "
66.9%

would not have bought

"if i had known you had to pay to see your recordings i would not have bought"
66.8%

replacement battery

"if amaxon can just send a new battery i'd be happy to try a new one but i am not paying out for a replacement battery as other people seem to have done after just over a month of use!"
66.7%

disappointed in this

"very disappointed in this"
66.7%

firmware problem

"i called support and they ran me through all of the checks and told me it was a firmware problem and they would fix it in the next couple of days"
66.5%

ring 3 doorbell

"not massively impressed as we bought 3 outdoor cameras 2 indoor and the ring 3 doorbell and the alarm system"
66.3%

rely on the community

"tried talking to the community help as this is what ring really on to sort out their problems if you have to hunt forums for answers or rely on the community to solve problems it will get zero marks in my opinion"
66.0%

return it back

"i will return it back!"
66.0%

sending it back

"sending it back"
66.0%

software updates

"the initial software updates took the better part of 30 minutes rather than just several but even after that there was still no live view failed to connect "
65.9%

takes too long

"the only downside is that it sometimes takes too long for the recorded videos to be viewed on my iphone"
65.8%

awful long

"e no literature on anything about actually using the product it's pretty much all trial and error or having to fone services when you can't find the answer on troubleshooting a bit more written info would go an awful long way to make every process easier"
65.7%

drops out all the time

"very slow and streaming drops out all the time"
65.5%

identifying the criminal

"the motion triggered video saved to the cloud is choppy and pixelated good luck identifying the criminal if a crime really happens"
65.5%

unable to comment on them

"i can’t rate any of the features as it only worked for around 2 hours so i am unable to comment on them"
65.4%

lounge cant disable

"dislike constant notification sounds lounge cant disable?"
65.4%

clearly rubbish pity

"according to the device health report everything's fine clearly rubbish pity its quite neat so i'm giving it another chance by assuming this one's duff and ordering a replacement"
65.3%

disappointed with this

"was really disappointed with this as was expecting great things as this was ring but constantly not connecting"
64.8%

cheap price

"the unit itself is a very cheap build hence the cheap price"
64.7%

before buying

"wish i'd done this before buying"
64.4%

shame as this

"shame as this could be fantastic baby monitor if working properly"
64.3%

even more disappointing

"even more disappointing is that now looking through the reviews again others seem to have had the same issues with this product"
64.3%

very poor spec

"very poor spec and low value for money"
64.0%

no plug is supplied

"how are you supposed to charge the camera when no plug is supplied"
63.8%

obscured by raindrops

"same when it rains camera easily obscured by raindrops"
63.0%

clunky and unintuitive

"the app is clunky and unintuitive"
63.0%

been unlucky

"not sure if i’ve been unlucky or there’s a problem with some cameras batteries but they do the job well when working"
62.9%

advised to get `` ring

"after being broken into last summer we were advised to get "ring""
62.5%

through windows

"it states you can use it inside looking outside but the motion detectors dont work through windows"
62.2%

spoke to ring

"i spoke to ring and they exchanged the battery cam with the wired version and this is much better"
62.1%

terrible product

"what can i say terrible product and in conclusion not fit for purpose"
61.9%

change lack

"app settings are complicated to turn on off change lack of geolocation home away makes the app tedious to use "
61.9%

wrong and out dated

"however i have not been able to get it to work with alexa after going into the alexa app and setting it up it keeps saying the code that was sent me is wrong and out dated"
61.6%

avoid these cameras

"if you value your privacy and security and would prefer your personal data and camera feed information not to be sold to the highest bidder please avoid these cameras"
61.3%

remove the battery

"the device is battery powered but cannot be charged directly: you have to remove the battery and connect to a usb charger cable provided but no charger "
61.3%

returned unfortunately

"returned unfortunately"
61.3%

other issues

"we had a few other issues during set up but i think this may be pilot error or a wifi connection issue"
61.2%

faulty camera and 2nd

"its a 2nd camera we order first we thing a faulty camera and 2nd one doing same thing"
61.2%

returning to ring

"returning to ring"
61.2%

lasted about 3 months

"but lasted about 3 months before i had to charge it"
61.0%

huge issue

"but that’s only a short time and not a huge issue"
60.8%

very frustrated

"email very frustrated i would think twice about buying one"
60.6%

stopped working again

"but next day its stopped working again it dont record and cannot see tbe live view as well but on app its its online"
60.6%

rained on regularly

"i mounted it where it’ll be slightly protected from the elements as i wouldn’t really trust it to last very long if it was exposed to getting rained on regularly etc"
60.5%

also disappointing

"it’s also disappointing they have not supplied a 360 deg mount for the outside"
60.4%

useless without the other

"one is useless without the other!"
60.4%

point lack

"read the reviews after i bought two ring new stickup battery cameras to find that all the issues i had experienced of very poor wifi connection despite being in the next room to the access point lack of motion detection and not working through glass windows were all known issues with this device"
60.4%

highly unimpressive

"besides the issue the quality of the video was highly unimpressive during the day time"
60.3%

does n't reconnect

"only slight niggle is when wi fi is off it sometimes doesn’t reconnect"
60.3%

disable the camera

"do not select this option as it appears to disable the camera completely and you will have to reinstall it using the outdoor installation option wherever you intend to use it"
59.9%

mixed reviews

"i read mixed reviews on this and so i was a little apprehensive"
59.7%

zero marks

"tried talking to the community help as this is what ring really on to sort out their problems if you have to hunt forums for answers or rely on the community to solve problems it will get zero marks in my opinion"
59.6%

extremely weak

"the router is on the ground floor if i take the camera upstairs directly above the router then the signal is extremely weak and the video is grainy and freezes"
59.4%

absolutely disgraceful

"absolutely disgraceful"
59.2%

constant record function

"a constant record function wouldn't go amiss"
59.2%

particularly annoying

"this is particularly annoying when you are not even paying to record"
59.1%

actually ` dead

"it appeared as if it was actually 'dead'"
58.8%

major issues

"however experienced the following major issues: 1 battery only lasts less than 2 weeks"
58.7%

retract that offer

"i even contacted ring support regarding obtaining an external power supply unit who initially offered to exchange both cameras for the powered version only to retract that offer after they realised they didn’t supply the powered version from ring directly to the uk despite making them aware amazon uk were selling the item"
58.6%

very delayed

"motion detection is also very delayed and bear in mind thus does not depend on the speed of your internet connection as they will argue"
58.6%

only assume that

"while i can see that the app does indeed tell me the outdoor camera's have a poor signal i can only assume that must be down to subpar wifi transceivers in these things as i can use any other device i own stood riught next to the cameras without issue and wifi analysis shows my phone getting 50mbps+ right next to each camera ring claim they only need 1mbp s "
58.5%

lose connection

"what a load of rubbish lose connection all the time even though they are writhing 15ft of the wifi extender just about given up with these as a waste of money"
58.3%

hugely expensive

"the monitoring and data storage subscription is not in reality hugely expensive at £80 per year and covers all associated ring products"
58.2%

ring doorbell

"i have a ring doorbell so this was super easy to add on it took me about two minutes straight from the box in fact took longer to get the box open!"
58.2%

gets droplets

"the body offers absolutely no protection for the lens so when it rains the lens gets droplets on it and you can't see a thing anyway"
58.2%

great but not much

"product is great but not much range of movement once attached to the wall though"
58.1%

ring pro doorbell

"i have a ring pro doorbell that works no problem and it’s almost 10m from the router so not an issue with my wifi set up"
57.9%

lasted barely 2 weeks

"battery lasted barely 2 weeks and takes a long time to charge leaving you to need either a second battery or without protection for a time"
57.8%

drops off the network

"it works sometimes just long enough for you to think it's ok but then drops off the network"
57.7%

give them a miss

"shame as i wanted the ring doorbell next but now will give them a miss"
57.7%

time lapse

"plus you can't do time lapse like you can do on the older stick up cams"
57.7%

ring alarm system

"i already own a ring alarm system and 2 indoor cams and already have a subscription and was reasonably happy with it"
57.6%

could n't complete setup

"then the app connected but then said it couldn't complete setup"
57.5%

really not worth

"otherwise it’s really not worth it"
57.5%

these drop outs

"it appears these drop outs can happen anywhere between 4 30 hours after reseating the battery but dropping off the network is pretty much guaranteed"
57.5%

poor only 3 zones

"motion sensing options poor only 3 zones"
57.4%

prodect is not great

"prodect is not great and when we call ring support line they cannot answer our question why camera stop recording"
57.4%

still did n't work

"still didn't work"
56.9%

constant notification

"dislike constant notification sounds lounge cant disable?"
56.9%

very inconsistent

"negatives: very inconsistent i get impression once working they’ll be of value but to protect your home it’s something of concern to have so many issues straight off the bat"
56.9%

unfit for purpose

"i have no problem with my nest smoke alarms or my nest thermostat so if the replacement is also unfit for purpose i shall be buying a nest camera!"
56.6%

seal sticker

"received today previously opened box with seal sticker cut"
56.5%

flaky for instance

"even when it was on line motion detection was flaky for instance it completely missed the postman but when i opened the door two minutes later motion is captured?"
56.5%

extremely unhelpful

"update contacted ring about water inside the camera found them to be extremely unhelpful even after sending 3 pictures of a camera full of water"
56.5%

slight niggle

"only slight niggle is when wi fi is off it sometimes doesn’t reconnect"
56.5%

have problems

"i did also have problems with the live view feature it just would not load a live feed after having the camera for a couple of days"
56.4%

delay was so long

"the visitor or postman would have to be very patient and wait if this was to work because the delay was so long"
56.4%

irritating and rendering

"really irritating and rendering the camera completely pointless until a time where i can get a ladder"
56.2%

trying to connect

"the second my father's took me hours as his was doing a similar thing the app just hanging when trying to connect"
56.2%

have ring doorbell

"i have ring doorbell and this is my second camera to cover rear of the house i like that it has good picture quality but there are small hiccups delays loading videos following motion detections every now and then it is not great for £90 product"
56.1%

they didnt

"disapointed because it will not work with my home hub contactd amazon and they were supposed to ring me back to get it working but they didnt"
56.1%

them wrong

"to try to prove them wrong i set up a dedicated ap just for them but i can't connect them to it because it's impossible to change the wifi settings"
56.1%

before giving

"this little stick up cam isn't really in the same league as the other ring products it stopped working after 5 months and ring support in the passed has been pretty good but this time i waited on the phone for an hour before giving up"
56.0%

a good sell

"item does not work very well does not connect to my alexa and computer after reading some of the reviews for this item its not a good sell sorry"
56.0%

trial and error

"e no literature on anything about actually using the product it's pretty much all trial and error or having to fone services when you can't find the answer on troubleshooting a bit more written info would go an awful long way to make every process easier"
56.0%

could n't rate it higher

"i couldn’t rate it higher"
56.0%

battery battery

"well after 3 months cam started switched off self and won't work until i will not take out and put back in battery battery is still charged on 90% and lowest i had 48% and still switched off self i tried reach ring support but not luck!"
55.9%

ring lineup

"the ring lineup has a good range of products for different needs and with the new ring stick up cam making your home more secure and never been easier"
55.9%

ring doorcam2

"update december 2019 camera is now working fine turns out every time it is on the same wifi stream as the ring doorcam2 it has a conflict and will not allow us to connect for live view or notify us of movement"
55.9%

does n't always

"only down side is the motion detection doesn't always capture everything at the front as we've had letters in the door but nothing having registered on the system"
55.8%

very annoying

"the only gripe i have with this camera is the privacy zone anything behind your set privacy zone s will still trigger the motion detection which is very annoying!"
55.7%

that is unusable

"we do have other ring products that work fine just the stick up cam with power cable that is unusable"
55.6%

native deficiencies

"it is disappointing that alexa cant be used to make up for the native deficiencies in these cameras monitoring on off etc etc despite coming from the same amazon stable"
55.4%

ring support line

"prodect is not great and when we call ring support line they cannot answer our question why camera stop recording"
55.4%

will refuse

"for the same signal strength sometimes it will connect to a phone for viewing and sometimes it will refuse"
55.4%

find this ridiculous

"i find this ridiculous"
55.3%

however all was not good

"however all was not good"
55.2%

exactly the same issues

"a replacement from ring had exactly the same issues"
55.2%

video not allowed

"if keeping or sharing of video not allowed "
55.2%

there's no point

"otherwise there's no point"
55.2%

they do not work

"do not buy these cameras they do not work"
55.2%

looks out of my drive

"mine looks out of my drive across the end of a cul de sac so i get some alerts due to cars in the road but they are not enough to bother me"
55.1%

they do n't work

"they don’t work"
55.1%

limited to 20 minutes

"because of the delays with communications coming from the ring side i was informed by ring support that i was being "limited to 20 minutes""
55.1%

still is n't working

"i work in it so was expecting the next level of troubleshooting but i was told to phone back in 24 48 hours if it still isn't working?"
55.1%

that's not the case

"one of my concerns was that it would only work if i was connected to the local wi fi but that's not the case"
55.1%

fone services

"e no literature on anything about actually using the product it's pretty much all trial and error or having to fone services when you can't find the answer on troubleshooting a bit more written info would go an awful long way to make every process easier"
55.1%

these are not new units

"these are not new units"
55.0%

intermittently failing

"problems tring to get working and intermittently failing"
55.0%

wifi connection was poor

"the motion sensor isn’t great and while only 3m from the router the wifi connection was poor"
55.0%

power plug

"no weather shielding of power plug"
55.0%

brick wall

"the same happens if i take it the other side of a 100mm brick wall"
54.9%

surprisingly awful

"but it's surprisingly awful"
54.9%

with no wires

"with no wires this product is great for being able to put anywhere really on a high shelf for example is where i have mine"
54.9%

update the software

"only hitch was the length of time it takes to charge the battery and update the software but once that was done it works really well"
54.8%

useless outdoors

"but as you can see the camera is foggy and so useless outdoors in uks climate"
54.8%

smoke detectors

"want ring smoke detectors next 👍 updated 22"
54.7%

smoke alarms

"i have no problem with my nest smoke alarms or my nest thermostat so if the replacement is also unfit for purpose i shall be buying a nest camera!"
54.7%

look a bit amateurish

"although i'm now pleased with it there's still some issues making ring look a bit amateurish"
54.7%

would not buy again

"bit of a rip off really you have so long and then you have to pay a prescription each month rip off would not buy again"
54.7%

does n't need a feed

"two way talk i use it as a door bell no wires so it doesn't need a feed"
54.7%

n't coming down

"this camera isn’t coming down!"
54.7%

never worked

"this ring device has never worked i can’t get it to connect to internet due to ill health i’ve had it too long to return it it’s been put on the wall at my front door not connected just an ornament don’t buy this useless item bitterly disappointed"
54.7%

not been fully tested

"the ability to invite other people to view the feed so that they can pop round if they see anything untoward whilst you are away has not been fully tested and applied that is the only drawback for me"
54.7%

main faults

"these cameras have two main faults 1 you can not set the motion range further than 10 15 feet from the location of the camera these do not have the same motion technology as the ring doorbell with can be manually adjusted and extended all you get here is a "motion sensitive" bar that you slide and when on max only gives you around 10 15 feet or range very poor"
54.7%

not be charged directly

"the device is battery powered but cannot be charged directly: you have to remove the battery and connect to a usb charger cable provided but no charger "
54.7%

want a deterrent

"i would basically say that if you want a deterrent then it’s an expensive option"
54.7%

bought then

"many bought then returned or taken down due to poor image quality battery life or push notifications"
54.6%

load of rubbish

"what a load of rubbish lose connection all the time even though they are writhing 15ft of the wifi extender just about given up with these as a waste of money"
54.6%

n't prove my point

"amazon not allowing me to upload any image or video not sure what is happening so can't prove my point"
54.6%

only real fault

"product is fine the only real fault is the lack of information received i"
54.6%

just get the notification

"not just get the notification"
54.6%

n't leave your house

"basically you'll be fine with this for as long as you don't leave your house"
54.6%

grainy and freezes

"the router is on the ground floor if i take the camera upstairs directly above the router then the signal is extremely weak and the video is grainy and freezes"
54.6%

that it was not stated

"but given that it was not stated and it is such an obvious feature which has been witheld to induce customers to spend more with ring makes me question whether i would want to invest into a ring system"
54.5%

will not connect

"trouble to connect have to pay a monthly charge for access rubbish do not buy rubbish do not buy rubbish do not buy will not connect to my wifi i have excellect wifi do not buy this load of rubbish will not connect to wifi terrible product will not connect again has not connected all day will not connect"
54.5%

faulty unit

"suspecting a faulty unit i had amazon send another and the replacement had exactly the same issues"
54.5%

looking outside

"it states you can use it inside looking outside but the motion detectors dont work through windows"
54.5%

very disappointing

"very disappointing and although i will give it another charge and try again i’m already thinking of returning"
54.5%

have same problems

"anyone around primrose hill london have same problems"
54.4%

like as advertised

"the problem is with the battery life which is nothing like as advertised"
54.4%

this one could

"my area does not have fibre broadband yet but if the other 2 £20 something cameras work with the connection i have now i just dont understand why this one could not"
54.4%

no internal storage

"no internal storage and requires the cloud subscription at a very reasonable price"
54.4%
...

Compare Pros

excellent product in both products

"excellent product"
99.6%

works perfect in both products

"on the medium setting it works perfect though the day but on a evening it picks up every car that passes my house no matter where i set the detection zone"
99.4%

brilliant product in both products

"brilliant product well worth the money"
99.4%

brilliant camera in both products

"brilliant camera"
99.0%

excellent camera in both products

"otherwise this is an excellent camera"
98.5%

absolutely brilliant in both products

"absolutely brilliant camera for the price"
98.4%

works perfectly in both products

"and works perfectly"
98.1%

great product in both products

"great product"
97.5%

best thing in both products

"the best thing about the camera i think is the night vision it's super clear and overall amazing!"
97.3%

quality excellent in both products

"a littll4 dificult to set up for me but with a little help from my tec savvy son 45mins all done features are great and quality excellent "
95.9%

brilliant piece in both products

"brilliant piece of kit"
94.8%

great camera in both products

"great camera"
93.7%

really good in both products

"daytime viewing has been really good night time isn't great it's ok close range but anything beyond 5 m is sketching luckily i have an outside light that's quite bright so it illuminates beyond the 5 m"
93.1%

quite good in both products

"camera quality is quite good comparing to other cameras available at the market"
90.1%

smart phone in both products

"if you can work a smart phone you can work this"
75.0%

perfectly well in both products

"use it to monitor a garden which is 100ft long and copes perfectly well"
75.0%

great value in both products

"great value"
75.0%

reasonably priced in both products

"very good value camera with local storage and reasonably priced optional cloud storage"
75.0%

great item in both products

"i have the dashcam and indoor camera and can't fault any of them this outdoor camera was just as simple to set up great item"
75.0%

very useful in both products

"to summarise: this is a very useful camera for anyone looking to secure their house with cctv it's cloud connected so you can view it anywhere so long as you have data wifi waterproof functions as an intercom and does so much more"
74.9%

great quality in both products

"definitely recommend these cameras great quality"
74.9%

good value in both products

"easy set up decent images pleasing appearance good back up from yi email team excellent night vision cloud subscription good value for money and works very well with android"
74.8%

outdoor camera in both products

"i purchased the yi outdoor camera to monitor our driveway"
74.8%

good picture in both products

"good picture and has a speaker and a microphone built in so i can speak to people when my ring doorbell craps out nearly everytime!"
74.8%

works well in both products

"certainly a good looking compact camera that works well"
74.7%

picture quality in both products

"daytime picture quality is quite good i'm sure there is better at higher cost but this will do"
74.7%

pretty well in both products

"it seems to have a good antenna as it can connect to the wifi pretty well even though it’s pretty far away and a couple of walls my iphone struggles at the same distance "
74.7%

added security in both products

"i use this in my accommodation just for added security "
74.7%

quality picture in both products

"great camera with excellent quality picture which was very easy to setup"
74.6%

would recommend in both products

"have their cloud service and would recommend"
74.6%

work great in both products

"both work great!"
74.5%

ordering another in both products

"will be ordering another when they're next on offer"
74.4%

very nicely in both products

"installation 7 10 not the hardest as it comes with a mounting template for drilling the holes good job on that one yi the one part of your system i like is the mounting packaging 10 10 credit where it’s due it is very nicely packaged"
74.4%

pretty good in both products

"i'm trying to think of any negatives and i truly cant think of any so that's pretty good news as well"
74.4%

well designed in both products

"4ghz the step by step process was clear and it worked the first time no doubt thanks to the well designed app"
74.3%

image quality in both products

"image quality both day and night is superb"
74.3%

very responsive in both products

"pan and tilt can be directly done from the app in normal view or also in fullscreen which is great and works very responsive and turns quite fast as well with a silent motor"
74.2%

really easy in both products

"the app makes viewing the camera and setting up its many features really easy"
74.2%

good cameras in both products

"but all in all good cameras and good value"
74.1%

outstanding devices

"these are outstanding devices"
99.9%

impressive performance

"impressive performance and good value"
99.7%

gives excellent

"for my own needs though i turned off the motion detection and the ir and it gives excellent 24 7 views of both inside and outside the house"
99.5%

superb product

"apart from that superb product!"
99.5%

excellent units

"both the indoor and outdoor are excellent units"
99.4%

really pleased

"i've been using these for a few months now and i'm really pleased"
98.9%

super happy

"on receiving the camera i was super happy with the build quality and functionality of it"
98.8%

amazing camera

"amazing camera for the price £59"
98.6%

strongly recommended

"strongly recommended"
98.4%

excellent love

"excellent love it great bit of kit"
98.2%

very smart

"setup was simple we inserted the sd card downloaded the yi camera app to my iphone and registered an account from there is was as simple as plugging in the camera via a usb cable which comes with a usb plug and pointing the camera at a qr code on the phone and following the simple voice command instructions very smart!"
97.8%

really reliable

"kind of have to commit to the cloud which is the only downfall however it's really reliable and worth the additional cost for the low buy price"
97.8%

outstanding camera

"outstanding camera!"
97.8%

great system

"it's no security cctv system but it's a great system that uses wifi home router the cloud and mobile device notifications and apps so you can monitor what's going on around your home while you're away or at home"
97.7%

very pleased

"very pleased "
97.6%

great pictures

"easy to install great pictures"
97.6%

excellent rotation

"excellent rotation"
97.0%

time clarity

"day time clarity is good but also poor when you zoom in the stream pixelates easily"
96.5%

excellent cameras

"these are excellent cameras & we are delighted with their performance and recoding capabilities"
96.3%

excellent great

"the night vision is excellent great for people who live near the country and its pitch black"
96.2%

best camera

"for this price the best camera you can buy"
95.3%

amazing and so easy

"it’s amazing and so easy to set up"
93.9%

excellent and great

"99 easy to setup and install loads of features the app is excellent and great picture quality even in ir night vision mode"
93.9%

perfect and great

"perfect and great value"
93.9%

simply superb

"simply superb!"
93.4%

excellent and essential

"the mobile app is excellent and essential as you cannot at the moment access via a pc"
93.4%

absolute bargain

"i picked up a toshiba 32gb u3 card at the same time for just £8 on amazon to bring my total purchase to £68 absolute bargain"
92.7%

brilliant camera great

"brilliant camera great app too thanks"
92.2%

well worth

"well worth it!"
92.1%

amazing quality

"amazing quality but could do with rtsp added for local dvr saving otherwise you are stuck with the sd card or yi cloud subscription"
91.6%

overall bargain

"overall bargain!"
91.4%

only fault

"the app is ok and the only fault i find with it and all yi cameras is not being able to fast forward footage"
91.2%

great outdoors camera

"great outdoors camera with good software"
90.4%

tracking unable

"motion sensitivity tracking unable to point camera down beyond 95 degrees ir reflection when in night mode so with a spat of break in’s currently within our area i thought it would be prudent to get a security camera"
90.0%

picture is amazing

"picture is amazing and we use these to keep an eye on the house while out to make sure the cats are ok"
89.5%

great product great

"great cameras great product great app"
89.3%

absolutely amazing

"absolutely amazing product !"
89.2%

excellent night vision

"camera is excellent night vision is good and alarm is cleaver done can set sensitivity to low mid or high overall i really like"
88.6%

outstanding value

"outstanding value"
88.4%

very professional

"came next day the packaging was very professional and quality when it came to installing the camera to the garden shed the only problem i caee across was the screws they was just awful quality but i changed them for some betters one and mounted it to the shed"
88.4%

works great

"very easy to set and the app works great"
88.0%

amazing little camera

"amazing little camera"
87.0%

quite bright

"daytime viewing has been really good night time isn't great it's ok close range but anything beyond 5 m is sketching luckily i have an outside light that's quite bright so it illuminates beyond the 5 m"
86.9%

really great

"it’s a really great picture in 1080p and night vision works well too"
86.7%

better night vision

"the black 1080p dome camera is smaller looks better and has better night vision so i would recommend that dome cam instead of this one"
84.3%

awesome all rounder

"awesome all rounder"
75.0%

fairly well

"the camera is fairly well built"
75.0%

build quality

"i am sure it will be reliable because of the build quality but i will update if its not"
75.0%

dream great

"very good picture quality easy to install easy setup works like a dream great app"
75.0%

great feature

"the motion tracking is a great feature for this camera"
75.0%

outdoor ones

"i'm hoping to sort these camera's as the indoor cameras work perfectly fine without any hitch the outdoor ones for some reason never ever seem to pair to my yi home app android i have set the router to use a 2"
75.0%

very sensitive

"the motion sensor is very sensitive and takes a little bit of adjustment to get it how you want"
75.0%

nicely packed

"the camera arrived swiftly in a nicely packed box and feels a premium product"
75.0%

very flexible

"set up within minutes very flexible mounting and good picture quality"
74.9%

cctv device

"for a budget cctv device is really good i can safely say that i haven't had any issues on my garden so it's a good deterrent"
74.9%

premium product

"the camera arrived swiftly in a nicely packed box and feels a premium product"
74.9%

easy access

"would say set it up with easy access to it and good wifi reception from your modem"
74.9%

smart device

"the setting up proceed was simple as anything download the app to your smart device and click what camera you have purchased connect it to the wifi then hold the qr code to the camera it's scans it and then your all set and ready to use it"
74.9%

great recommendation

"definitely a great recommendation from me with the only downside that the cloudstorage prices are in my opinion way too high"
74.9%

great feel

"out of the box the camera has a great feel to it"
74.9%

great picture

"cons short cable not very good speaker no 5ghz support pros great price cloud or micro sd storage option great picture 1080p good colour balance regular updated app overall i’m very impressed for the price and am now looking to extend my security further with some indoor ones"
74.9%

helpful button

"if you find this review useful please click the helpful button thank you"
74.9%

cctv cameras

"as all smart cctv cameras they have flaws pros and con"
74.9%

looks well

"looks well built"
74.9%

great thought

"night vision was great thought due to pricing would be inferior but it’s quality"
74.9%

very affordable

"the addition of online recording makes this a very affordable solution"
74.8%

well built

"conclusion a well built and quality product let down by a limited software application"
74.8%

waterproof compartment

"the camera offers the ability to subscribe to a cloud service or alternatively you can fit a micro sd card inside a waterproof compartment in the underside of the camera"
74.8%

works really well

"it was very easy to setup had some range to the router but still works really well and it does the job briliantly"
74.8%

liked mine

"cant fault this camera works well i like them its my second on well outdoor one got one indoor and a dash cam all work very well even my brother has them now as he liked mine "
74.8%

crisp and sharp

"the 1080p resolution is crisp and sharp and only shows fragments on very fast movement the motion detection and tracking works very well as long you not too fast"
74.7%

well packaged

"i'ts well packaged and built to a much better quality than some of the other ip cameras that i have"
74.7%

full price

"i bought this during a prime deal but even at full price i think it is good value"
74.7%

1080p good

"cons short cable not very good speaker no 5ghz support pros great price cloud or micro sd storage option great picture 1080p good colour balance regular updated app overall i’m very impressed for the price and am now looking to extend my security further with some indoor ones"
74.7%

work correctly

"even better now that android notifications work correctly"
74.7%

cctv stickers

"some cctv stickers to say that cctv is in operation would be very welcome as these are required to be displayed"
74.7%

relatively safe

"my area is relatively safe so i didn't need to do this but if you're worried about people tampering with the camera then this could be a good option for you"
74.7%

perfectly fine

"i'm hoping to sort these camera's as the indoor cameras work perfectly fine without any hitch the outdoor ones for some reason never ever seem to pair to my yi home app android i have set the router to use a 2"
74.7%

alerts are great

"motion alerts are great"
74.7%

unbeatable price

"i've got few yi camera and they are quite good for this unbeatable price i've paid 44£ "
74.7%

fast and well

"the mobile app is very good the cloud storage is well priced and works fast and well"
74.7%

outdoor cameras

"i bought 2 yi 1080hd outdoor cameras and fitted them in august"
74.7%

free talk function

"would be great if could have same hands free talk function as the done version"
74.6%

good antenna

"it seems to have a good antenna as it can connect to the wifi pretty well even though it’s pretty far away and a couple of walls my iphone struggles at the same distance "
74.6%

cctv stystrm

"super easy to set up through a qr code system got it up and running within 5 mins uses an sd card to record to and can also save to the cloud if you subscribe to the yi cooud service really impressed with this but little camera looks so smart and will be replacing my old cctv stystrm that has a plethora"
74.6%

excellent all rounder

"excellent all rounder"
74.6%

prime deal

"i bought this during a prime deal but even at full price i think it is good value"
74.6%

just above average

"picture quality is reasonable but zoomed picture is just above average and mostly only recognizable if you know people"
74.6%

recoding capabilities

"these are excellent cameras & we are delighted with their performance and recoding capabilities"
74.5%

very good value

"very good value for money"
74.5%

positive reviews

"came across this camera on amazon and read the reviews went with peoples positive reviews"
74.5%

good wifi range

"good wifi range and easy install as it's just one usb power cable"
74.5%

well enough

"once it's all setup the camera works well enough"
74.5%

good basic security

"good basic security"
74.5%

pleasurable experience

"using these cameras i have more than one for ~4 months has been mostly a pleasurable experience"
74.5%

good points

"good points excellent picture quality in both good and low light digital pinch and zoom function good rotation movement very good app"
74.4%

good number

"there are a good number of settings with various sensitivity levels"
74.4%

decent quality camera

"this is quite a decent quality camera that has proved to be simple to fit and set up on the network"
74.4%

proper router

"need a proper router to see all these hi res footages tho"
74.4%

moving body

"it also can detect movement in your room as that i will follow to record the moving body until the moving object disappears"
74.4%

decent product

"pay abit more for a decent product"
74.4%

strong wifi connection

"overall a good camera however be sure you have a strong wifi connection as there tends to be a bit of lag when detection is triggered"
74.3%

files saved

"jpg files saved are to that standard"
74.3%

overall a good

"overall a good"
74.3%

decent package

"all in all a decent package at a reasonable price"
74.3%

crisp image

"so the night vision is definitely very good its a crisp image!"
74.3%

pretty sensitive

"movement detection is pretty sensitive it sees the headlights of cars driving past in the road despite the road itself not actually being in shot"
74.3%

work very well

"i have a couple of these and they work very well once you have set them up correctly though i initially had some teething problems"
74.3%

arlo products

"build quality i would consider excellent easily on a par with the higher priced nest and arlo products that are available within the marketplace"
74.2%

very good quality

"it's a really good camera it does everything it's supposed to and very good quality"
74.2%

very well presented

"the camera came in a very well presented box along with a mounting kit screwdriver power adaptor and stand"
74.2%

more useful

"speaker and mic seem to work well i think this would be more useful if place at the front of a house to talk to delivery drivers etc"
74.2%

fixed cameras

"i have another 4 fixed cameras from yi"
74.1%

good software

"great outdoors camera with good software"
74.1%

pretty painless

"setup was pretty painless despite the terse instructions"
74.1%

good enough

"the image quality produced by the camera is acceptable not as good as a good quality mobile phone but good enough for its purpose"
74.1%

over the moon

"after six months use and i'm completely over the moon with this wee camera"
74.1%

looking great

"i set the camera up and all was looking great"
74.1%

quality item

"it looks and feels a quality item"
74.1%

outdoor cams

"i had heard how great these cameras are for the price so we decided to get rid of my old cameras in the back garden & replace them with 2 yi outdoor cams & in the front we put a ring spotlight cam & a yi indoor camera facing out through the front window"
74.1%

cant fault

"cant fault this camera works well i like them its my second on well outdoor one got one indoor and a dash cam all work very well even my brother has them now as he liked mine "
74.1%

works better

"love these cameras have 5 around business premises can't go wrong for the price app works better on ios than android"
74.0%

whole garden

"daytime color is vivid and sharp and the night vision can clearly see everything in my whole garden which is over 40 feet!"
74.0%

great price

"all round great product and great price"
74.0%

incredible price

"you get all of the above for an incredible price"
74.0%

quality producr

"good quality producr would recomend"
74.0%

connection and quality

"i was happy with the connection and quality in the app"
73.9%

really like

"camera is excellent night vision is good and alarm is cleaver done can set sensitivity to low mid or high overall i really like"
73.9%

piece of cake

"setting the camera up was a piece of cake just install the yi home app select the camera scan the qr code and bob's your uncle"
73.9%

quite useful

"the app system works well notifications are sent directly on your phone with the playback footage which is quite useful if you are away"
73.9%

very fast movement

"the 1080p resolution is crisp and sharp and only shows fragments on very fast movement the motion detection and tracking works very well as long you not too fast"
73.9%

good feature

"worth noting that a good feature of this camera is that it can record to a micro sd card not supplied with camera which means you’ll always have the recording of past events without having to sign up for their cloud service which to be fair is inexpensive anyway plus you still get the last 7 days of events on your phone anyway"
73.9%
...

absolutely brilliant in both products

"amazing absolutely brilliant"
100.0%

works perfect in both products

"solar panel is perfect addition to the ring alarm system works perfect and it’s so easy to install!"
100.0%

brilliant piece in both products

"brilliant piece of kit does exactly what it says on the tin 5 minutes to put up lovely bit of kit haven’t charged the battery for two weeks and still going strong"
100.0%

excellent product in both products

"this is an excellent product i was a tad critical at first but ring customer service kieran have been incredible in getting to the root cause"
100.0%

brilliant camera in both products

"apart from that brilliant camera"
100.0%

quite good in both products

"the good usual solid ring quality a superb picture quality if wifi is up to snuff extremely easy to use very easy set up love the portability simply pick up and move where you like quite good as an intercom in my tall house especially to scare the other half!"
99.9%

brilliant product in both products

"this is a brilliant product"
99.9%

best thing in both products

"the best thing about this compared to my other cameras is how quick it is to start the app and see the view from the camera"
99.6%

really good in both products

"can see a really good distance without being blurry"
99.3%

works perfectly in both products

"works perfectly and allows us to get motion alerts as well as check in on the pets during the day"
98.6%

well designed in both products

"i’ve always found the ring products to be robust well designed and very easy to set up"
94.6%

excellent camera in both products

"excellent camera!"
92.9%

quality excellent in both products

"battery life is good and picture quality excellent"
89.7%

great camera in both products

"great camera for the money"
88.5%

works well in both products

"motion detection works well indoors at least"
75.0%

really easy in both products

"setup was really easy"
74.9%

great value in both products

"great value and easily installed to create a home security network with minimal fuss"
74.9%

really well in both products

"easy to talk through it as well and works really well in the dark"
74.9%

very nicely in both products

"very nicely made piece of kit that works well and integrates with other ring products"
74.9%

picture quality in both products

"picture quality is excellent in daytime and very good at night"
74.8%

outdoor camera in both products

"also i found for an outdoor camera i had to put a wi fi extender half way between router and cameras as did not quite make range but now works a treat "
74.8%

work great in both products

"i have a number of smart devices and fire sticks in each bedroom all of which work great"
74.6%

good picture in both products

"camera worked extremely well inside the house good picture and motion detection"
74.5%

excellent night in both products

"the images in day are excellent night not so good but ok"
74.5%

pretty good in both products

"the cost of the ring subscriptions plans is pretty good"
74.4%

pretty well in both products

"the motion detection works pretty well although it did miss a couple of her carers going in and out at first"
74.4%

good value in both products

"good value for money and better than expected for the price"
74.3%

image quality in both products

"notifications are quick and the image quality ya the best i’ve seen"
74.3%

perfectly well in both products

"to be fair the camera worked perfectly well until the free 30 days were up now i have nothing but problems streaming errors unable to watch live footage it’s very hit and miss and the worse problem is you can’t speak with a person to sort it out it seems the only way you can communicate is via text or"
74.2%

great item in both products

"great item easy to set up some times it's a minute out of time but not a problem for me"
74.2%

good cameras in both products

"the alerts are good cameras can be linked to click on if another turns on"
74.0%

very responsive in both products

"battery life is good on a charge and the app is very responsive"
74.0%

smart phone in both products

"have it at the front door don't own a smart phone but it runs just as good with alexa excellent quality"
73.9%

reasonably priced in both products

"good quality and reasonably priced"
73.8%

ordering another in both products

"love the fact i can sit indoors and get the pic up on my echo screen will be ordering another"
73.5%

good quality in both products

"set up was seemless as with other ring devices and the recording is of good quality"
73.3%

quality picture in both products

"wide angle and great quality picture"
72.9%

added security in both products

"bought for added security"
72.8%

would recommend in both products

"would recommend"
72.4%

absolutely delighted

"i really can’t tell the difference looking at the image quality and absolutely delighted!"
100.0%

brilliant picture

"apart from that it's an excellent product brilliant picture long recording memory easy to use"
100.0%

superb works

"this system is superb works like magic"
100.0%

honestly astonishing

"it has a wide field of view and honestly astonishing night vision for this price bracket and it piggy backs on to all the existing ring tech meaning you get a lot of bang for your buck"
100.0%

excellent both

"the quality of the images is excellent both at night and during the day and the ring app allowed full integration of the camera along with the doorbell and chime"
100.0%

superb picture

"even in the middle of the night this camera still gives a superb picture"
100.0%

works brilliantly

"it works brilliantly"
100.0%

absolutely excellent

"but the night vision and picture quality are absolutely excellent!"
99.9%

installation process

"similar to my review on the doorbell allow a couple of hours or so to charge the battery and once that is done the installation process setting to work is very easy and will take about 15 minutes depending on where you mount them"
99.9%

good piece

"good piece of kit"
99.8%

highly recommend

"i have 2 of these cameras one indoors and other outside outside one surviving well after a month or two outside and the battery also lasts a while overall great products and would highly recommend"
99.6%

really effective

"its a really effective and cheap system that really works"
99.5%

whats inside the

"i purchased a 3rd party mounting bracket as i could not mount from the ceiling with whats inside the box"
99.1%

recommended highly

"recommended highly"
99.1%

amazing product

"overall amazing product"
98.5%

been excellent

"love my smart tech across the home and previously purchased ring doorbell 2 and floodlight which have been excellent "
98.3%

extremely sharp

"the picture is extremely sharp especially during daylight but at night although sharp it's difficult to see faces clearly"
96.5%

only downfall

"the only downfall is that you have to subscribe in order to keep your recordings after the 30 day trial"
96.1%

very impressive

"the picture quality is excellent and the versatility is very impressive"
95.6%

they are all excellent

"and they are all excellent"
93.1%

little camera is amazing

"this little camera is amazing it's clarity is outstanding and very easy to set up too "
93.1%

with this superb

"been stopping the dog chewing the kids toys etc with this superb!"
93.1%

very well made

"the actual bit of kit is very well made and has a high end feel to it being made from high quality plastics and other materials"
92.6%

great bit of security

"great bit of security tells u straight away that someone is outside"
91.9%

feels cheaper

"it just feels cheaper all round"
91.7%

battery life is great

"this is a great addition to my ring products easy to fit anywhere you need it the day view is excellent and the battery life is great my only complaint is the night vision being very grainy still clear enough but could be better"
91.7%

works a treat

"also i found for an outdoor camera i had to put a wi fi extender half way between router and cameras as did not quite make range but now works a treat "
90.9%

excellent easy to use

"excellent easy to use cam"
90.5%

absolutely right

"motion detection takes a bit of time to set up and get absolutely right but once you’ve got it sorted you just leave them alone"
90.2%

genuinely great

"this is a genuinely great piece of kit"
90.2%

does magnificently

"this it does magnificently"
90.1%

well impressed

"brilliant well impressed"
89.8%

excellent in doors

"had a good quality picture and would be an excellent in doors camera"
89.0%

amazing as well

"amazing little camera to add to my network of ring devices the picture quality is amazing as well as the angle of vision"
88.4%

really happy

"nonetheless i am really happy with my purchase"
88.4%

simple and great

"so simple and great battery life so far"
88.3%

amazing in the house

"the picture quality and connectivity are amazing in the house"
88.2%

great integration

"great integration with alexa echo devices with screens"
88.0%

great zoom

"absolutely love the ease of use and the camera has a great zoom and picks up all the right action"
88.0%

good addition

"it's certainly a good addition to the range if you are after a budget solution though"
75.0%

success rate

"60% success rate at best"
75.0%

great addition

"a great addition to home security flexible being battery powered and picture quality is great at night very clear although black and white"
75.0%

integrated easily

"integrated easily with my doorbell and newly purchased ring alarm system"
75.0%

good price

"got this because it can be moved around depending on the time of day great pictures night & day good price too"
75.0%

perfect addition

"solar panel is perfect addition to the ring alarm system works perfect and it’s so easy to install!"
75.0%

good instructions

"easy installation good instructions and support"
75.0%

very handy

"i live in a small close where we only have front communal gardens so being able to easily turn off detection in certain areas whilst my neighbours have their washing out is very handy"
75.0%

looks good

"looks good and performs well"
75.0%

extra security camera

"inside cats do set of motion sensor but can be turned off if you prefer as an extra security camera for your home i would recommend"
75.0%

self works

"the camera it's self works well with the night view being impressive"
74.9%

nice option

"there is a nice option to kick off a siren remotely if needs be"
74.9%

cctv option

"a really easy cctv option"
74.9%

smart tech

"love my smart tech across the home and previously purchased ring doorbell 2 and floodlight which have been excellent "
74.9%

outdoor version

"great a much smaller than the outdoor version"
74.9%

decent angle

"decent angle and sensitivity and works seamlessly with my ring alarm"
74.9%

good internet

"needs good internet"
74.9%

fully recommend

"really please and fully recommend"
74.9%

cctv cloud

"then came along amazon with it's usual efficiency and customer focus and here i am with a number of their cctv cloud based cameras"
74.9%

postman deliveries

"the battery life is actually very good but i do not get much traffic outside my house other than us and postman deliveries"
74.9%

easy installation

"wow easy installation with a clear picture day and night"
74.8%

recommend these

"would highly recommend these"
74.8%

subscriptions plans

"the cost of the ring subscriptions plans is pretty good"
74.8%

working great

"the other camera in the meantime has been working great"
74.8%

livingroom kitchen

"we have it pointing at the door across the livingroom kitchen so it see most of the room"
74.7%

trusted company

"i feel safe at home or if away with ring a genuine trusted company"
74.7%

good details

"all good details"
74.7%

indoor installation

"there is an option to select indoor installation when setting up the camera"
74.7%

added features

"added features to blackout areas such as neighbours gardens are good although my neighbours asked that i don't obscure their garden if only 1 ring item subscription is small fee for added peace of mind"
74.7%

pretty easy

"set up was pretty easy and the footage is of good quality and notifications are just a few seconds behind the event in most cases"
74.6%

performs well

"looks good and performs well"
74.6%

battery compartment

"installing these are relatively simple you download the ring app and follow the instructions which include scanning a qr code which is located in the battery compartment"
74.6%

relatively easy

"easy to install and relatively easy to set up"
74.6%

works fine

"schedule works fine but we don’t all stick to schedules do we"
74.6%

huighly recommended

"huighly recommended"
74.5%

good still

"battery life really good still going on 1st charge since i brought it on black friday"
74.5%

looked great

"i finally got it working again and mounted it as recommended the signal looked great and it was alerting etc as expected for around two hours"
74.5%

recommend also

"great camera great quality pictures also great you can talk through it and it can set off an alarm would recommend also you can stick it up easily no wires brilliant product"
74.5%

great products

"great products"
74.4%

integrated these

"i've also integrated these into my amazon alexa system by activating the ring skill and now get a notification on my amazon echo devices when they detect movement brilliant!"
74.4%

will probably

"will probably buy another for the other side of the property"
74.4%

excellent motion

"night vision is brilliant day image excellent motion is detected quickly and notifies you be aware you need to pay £25 per year to save the videos in the cloud"
74.4%

worked perfectly

"i cranked up the sensitivity a little and it's worked perfectly since then"
74.4%

liked cameras

"i also like the link feature where once one of the liked cameras detects movement it activates the linked cameras this is useful for areas covered by more than one camera to give a better overall understanding of the activation"
74.4%

lasts weeks

"i really love this range of cams the battery life lasts weeks and i've never found a manufacturer that makes solar powered cams it costs nothing to run and the video backup is really reasonable £8 for as many cams as you like and 30 day back up i plan to buy quite a few of these and retire my old setup"
74.4%

very easily

"the intercom works great too so you can hear and speak with them very easily"
74.4%

recommend buying them

"this is my second one now i highly recommend buying them"
74.3%

added bonus

"the added bonus was that we also received a free alexa echo dot!"
74.3%

additional deliveries

"would recommend especially with additional deliveries you can also speak through the camera or set off an alarm if there is a suspicious person"
74.3%

indoor viewing

"fantastic product but better suited for indoor viewing would also be handy if it came with a rain hood as there has been times that the pictures has been blurred making it useless i have now moved it below the gutter which has helped"
74.3%

excellent addition

"another excellent addition to our security network"
74.3%

quality product

"great service and great quality product"
74.2%

automated home

"easy to integrate into an automated home"
74.2%

very futuristic

"the item itself seems quite solid and robust my partner suggested it looked very futuristic when she saw it mounted"
74.1%

best location

"setup was relatively straightforward and once i had it working just had to figure out the best location for it"
74.1%

desired effect

"night vision is also clear would recommend not pointing at something which is white as it will pick up that colour and not have the desired effect"
74.1%

added light

"night vision is good and i can see my number plate fine without added light"
74.1%

been useful

"battery lasts surprisingly long although a spare would have been useful so i can just do a quick swap"
74.0%

very usefull

"very usefull device helps me give an extra bit of security when not at home"
74.0%

crystal clear

"just set it up and off you go works instantly and pictures are crystal clear"
74.0%

very happy

"overall i am very happy and will be purchasing additional camera soon"
74.0%

extra recording space

"i have gone with neos smart cam good quality build images are clear sound is clear easy connection to the wifi no ongoing fees unless i want extra recording space above what they allow you free user interface has no issues and only £20 https: www"
74.0%

recommend especially

"would recommend especially with additional deliveries you can also speak through the camera or set off an alarm if there is a suspicious person"
73.9%

great quality video

"very easy to set up and great quality video"
73.9%

fantastic start

"it will give you fantastic start with ring system"
73.9%

home security network

"great value and easily installed to create a home security network with minimal fuss"
73.9%

super useful

"and the flexibility of snoozing when i’m in the house is super useful"
73.9%

good thing

"the one good thing"
73.9%

good vision

"very neat easy to set up clear good vision works with alexa show"
73.9%

quality and ease

"quality and ease of video play back is second to none"
73.9%

have returned

"i had bought 2 cameras but with the performance not matching expectations i have returned and will be sticking with the nests cams"
73.8%

indoor cheaper

"it works in the same way as the indoor cheaper cams"
73.8%

below expectations

"absolutely below expectations"
73.8%

pretty neat

"otherwise a pretty neat little camera"
73.8%

that colour

"night vision is also clear would recommend not pointing at something which is white as it will pick up that colour and not have the desired effect"
73.7%

excellent device

"excellent device"
73.7%

good product

"good product"
73.7%

going strong

"brilliant piece of kit does exactly what it says on the tin 5 minutes to put up lovely bit of kit haven’t charged the battery for two weeks and still going strong"
73.6%

local wildlife

"albeit there is little activity apart from the local wildlife"
73.6%

very reliable

"i’ve found it easy to set up and it’s very reliable"
73.6%

great peace

"this camera gives me great peace of mind"
73.6%

configurable features

"easy to install and plenty of configurable features"
73.5%

spot wildlife

"bought it mainly to spot wildlife around the garden so bring battery powered this is perfect"
73.5%

lovely thing

"it's a lovely thing tiny easy to screw on the wall and works perfectly"
73.5%

fantastic product

"fantastic product i have the door bell and the spot light camera for my garden which leaves me feeling safer i can see what going on although i have caught some brilliant videos of wildlife that visit"
73.4%

great night vision

"great night vision"
73.4%

very neatly

"the product is boxed very neatly and everything you need is there apart from a drill of course "
73.3%

light turns

"working with alexa you can now setup routines so when the camera detects movement my porch light turns on"
73.2%

quality and value

"fantastic quality and value for money"
73.2%

great devices

"these are great devices i love the fact that these are battery operated as it means i don't have to worry about running electrical cables externally so installation is extremely simple provided you have a decent wi fi signal"
73.2%

even better

"with light it's naturally even better"
73.2%

cable management

"so this is perfect the fact that it comes with a rechargeable battery is brilliant and takes away that cable management"
73.1%

like magic

"this system is superb works like magic"
73.1%

vision great

"night vision great as is wide angle coverage and vision so spoiled by this sudden battery discharge "
73.0%

helped me greatly

"here's what i had to do to achieve that: reduce motion sensitivity to 50% purchase more bandwidth from bt my provider connect a chime pro to boost signal connect a ring solar panel so £89 for the camera £49 for the chime pro £49 for the panel £189 per camera installed ring customer support were superb though talk with kieran gray he's great and helped me greatly in brief don't buy the ring solution thinking it'll be inexpensive"
73.0%

camera quality

"camera quality at night when working is great"
72.7%

better view

"bought to complement my ring doorbell to get a better view"
72.6%

monthly payments

"i am still paying for it too monthly payments lol"
72.6%

fantastic value

"the stick up cam was easy to install and fantastic value "
72.6%

premium plan

"00 i had to have it as i have a premium plan with ring for £8"
72.6%

highly recommended

"highly recommended for any outdoor camera"
72.6%

quick installation

"quick installation and simple to use"
72.5%

great piece

"great piece of kit"
72.4%

quality piece

"i think this is a good quality piece of kit and will be purchasing more cameras from ring"
72.3%

indoor and outdoor

"it’s useable indoor and outdoor too which is a great advantage"
72.3%

rssi value

"having gone through the initial setup everything seemed fine the camera is around 8 metres from my front door and the rssi value was good"
72.3%

priced model

"this new lower priced model is ideal for my usage in the garden as the slightly narrower range of the lens compared to 2nd gen model covering my front drive is still sufficient to cover the full width of my garden"
72.3%

outdoor socket

"because of l shaped connector to camera was hard to put through wall so have plugged it into outdoor socket"
72.3%

regular updates

"hopefully the device will get regular updates to make it usable and a worthwhile purchase one day"
71.9%

much better

"the newer camera is far superior it seems to be able to work in low light much better see the second picture above the on board ir led's supplement this camera night vision rather than it being essential"
71.9%

simple clicks

"download the app open the app a few simple clicks later and that's it working"
71.8%

internet connection

"you can go live and talk to the people in front of the camera from anywhere in the world that's got internet connection"
71.8%

cheaper alternative

"it’s a cheaper alternative than having an official chime"
71.8%

were superb

"here's what i had to do to achieve that: reduce motion sensitivity to 50% purchase more bandwidth from bt my provider connect a chime pro to boost signal connect a ring solar panel so £89 for the camera £49 for the chime pro £49 for the panel £189 per camera installed ring customer support were superb though talk with kieran gray he's great and helped me greatly in brief don't buy the ring solution thinking it'll be inexpensive"
71.7%

brillant works

"brillant works well"
71.6%

went ahead

"i am glad i went ahead and bought this"
71.4%

home security system

"i'm also looking at the home security system now as i'm so happy with the camera"
71.3%

does actually

"fairly easy to install although the name of “stick up” a bit misleading as it does actually require the bracket to be screwed on to a wall or surface"
71.3%

camera easy

"great camera easy set up"
71.2%
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Positive tone

Neutral tone

Negative tone

29.5% 39.6% 30.9%
  neutral 38.7%
  worry 25.0%
  happiness 15.6%
  fun 5.0%
  relief 4.5%
  sadness 4.0%
  enthusiasm 1.9%
  surprise 1.2%
  love 1.2%
  hate 0.9%
  fear 0.7%
  empty 0.5%
  boredom 0.5%
  joy 0.2%
  anger 0.2%
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Neutral tone

Negative tone

30.2% 34.0% 35.8%
  neutral 33.3%
  worry 31.6%
  happiness 16.3%
  fun 6.0%
  relief 3.7%
  sadness 3.0%
  love 2.8%
  enthusiasm 0.9%
  hate 0.7%
  surprise 0.5%
  boredom 0.5%
  anger 0.2%
  empty 0.2%
  fear 0.2%

* 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 2024-05-04