Ring Floodlight Cam

Powerful and flexible LED floodlights ; Well-priced cloud storage ; Flexible and configurable motion detection

Slightly fiddly installation ; No Google Assistant camera viewing

It's slightly fiddly to install, but the combination of bright lights, a great app and smart cloud recording make the Ring Floodlight Cam a great dual-purpose security camera and light.

Fantastic wide-angle lens to capture a large area ; Easy and effective two-way communication ; Floodlights help to illuminate live view and video clips at night ; Easy to install ; Relatively cheap subscription costs

No battery-powered option ; Needs to be near a Wi-Fi router for a strong connection

The Ring Floodlight Cam is one of the best outdoor security cameras we've seen. It records great quality video both during the day and at night, offers effective and clear two-way communication, and the addition of floodlights adds an extra layer of...

The $249 Ring Floodlight Cam's advanced motion detection offers activity zones, scheduling and prompt related alerts.

You have to pay at least $3 per month for cloud storage services and the Floodlight Cam doesn't currently work with any smart home platforms.

Ring's Floodlight Cam is a solid buy that's likely to improve over time as it adds smart home partners.

Easy to set up ; Polished and feature rich app ; Very bright floodlights ; 110 decibel siren

Requires a strong Wi-Fi connection ; Issues reconnecting to network following a power cut

With an RRP of £249 and widely available for £199, we found the Floodlight Cam to be another high-quality product from Ring, building on the excellent results we had with both the Video Doorbell and Video Doorbell 2. It has an impressive array of...

Sharp image quality. Clean two-way audio. Loud siren. Works with IFTTT.

Buggy app in testing. Subscription needed to view recorded video. Installation requires basic wiring knowledge.

With the Ring Floodlight Cam you can keep an eye on the outside of your home from anywhere, talk to whomever is out there, and scare them off with a fairly loud siren if necessary. At $249 it's a relatively expensive floodlight, but connected devices...

The Spotlight Cam Mount is essentially the same device as the Spotlight Cam Wired, so we didn’t review it independently. The difference is that it mounts to an electrical junction box on your outdoor wall, just like the Ring Floodlight Cam. It is less...

This product fits in well with the impressive ecosystem Ring is building out ; Excellent video quality ; Multiple user-defined motion zones

Without a subscription, you can only monitor the camera in real time ; Operates only on 2.4GHz Wi-Fi networks ; You can’t control the floodlight with voice commands

The answer to that question is an easy “yes,” you’ve already invested in other Ring products. You don’t want to deal with different apps with different user interfaces—and different subscription plans—to keep an eye on different areas of your property....