Ring Stick Up Cam Elite, Power over Ethernet HD Security Camera with Two-Way Talk, Night Vision, Works with Alexa - White

I love this camera for one thing it connects by ethernet directly to your Internet. You don’t need an additional power cord since it’s hardwired Wi-Fi jammers cannot block the video.Update I thought it didn’t do continuous video record, but it does when you have plan with it?You get a free plan at first and it’s not covered but once you upgrade the plan for CVR it’s beautifulFYI, I’m 70 years old and I installed it within five minutes. It was so simple to set up.

Like the POE option - I wish RING had more POE devices and brought the price down

Works well. Very clear.

I’m thrilled that Ring offers a PoE Ethernet-enabled camera. This is a huge benefit to people who run multiple or remote cameras, because PoE simplifies providing both power and a stable hardwired Internet connection to devices. These cameras get their power from either the provided PoE Ethernet injector or from your PoE router. Not only that, you can choose whether they communicate over Ethernet or WiFi—you have options here, which is great. I run 6 Ring cameras, four of which use PoE, and this helps keep my cameras stable, fast, and not contesting my WiFi network with their video recordings and frequent snapshots.Things I like:- Ring app is easy to use and the ecosystem of Ring gadgets is the broadest of all- Ring cameras can optionally share a small portion of bandwidth with neighbors’ Ring devices that may have a weak signal (community safety net to help keep more devices online with strong WiFi signal)- Ring Chime Pros can provide motion alerts as well as extend you cameras’ WiFi range- Ring Doorbell Pro and Elite options are excellent- Cameras and devices can be linked, so if your Ring mailbox sensor detects mail delivery, both your driveway cameras can start recording in case that delivery is actually a mail thief—superb linking integration between devices- HD and HDR picture quality is excellent is daylight and decent at nightThings that could be improved:- 4K resolution is needed to identify license plate numbers and facial features better; HD simply isn’t enough to do that except in bright daylight and with good luck of the subject’s placement- Native HomeKit integration has been promised for years but never delivered; however, you can implement HOOBS aka HomeBridge device to fake Apple HomeKit integration- Night time vision could be betterOverall, I’m very happy with the ring ecosystem, and I think it’s a great investment for security around your property. Be sure to download both the Ring app as well as the Rapid Ring app, which is a lighter weight and faster application for handling instant notifications of motion or doorbell rings. The ring service is also incredibly affordable, at only about $10 per month for as many devices as you have at your home for 60 days of recording history.Overall, I think ring has done an excellent job of creating a broad variety of devices, making them easy to set up the first time around, and giving homeowners options with specialized devices like this PoE camera and the mailbox sensor.

I've been dealing with pretty horrible events and was so happy when these became avail with important features esp with instant remote save bc my network keeps getting compromised by someone in msk (russian) timezone. Unfortunately that was short lived. My stored video seems to be getting intercepted and deleted out of my account. its one thing reading packets its another actually being able to delete source file frames, you can only do that with direct server access. I worked for a company called Seachange who has ppl working for them who knows how to decrypt video to delete frames but never heard of anyone else being able to do it. I was SA'd by one of their senior eng and horribly stalked, so was really hoping for a good solution in Ring. Tried to work with Ring CS and just got a bunch of bad attitude and refusal to help. I would, if I was Amazon, allow ppl views of entire access history server-side and an escalation path bc the CS ppl were horribly rude. Still buying the cams, hoping the sec cld tighten. The other requests would be 1) add backup network capabilities i case network compromised, 2) sd card backup intil the network gets back up, 3) system level access ligs that ca't be deleted bc the guy doing this is always deleting the logs.

I have several Ring cameras and a Ring security system I love the system. All of my cameras work really well and they are hard wired for power. We have them connected over Wi-Fi and they are about 98% reliable. The issue is not with the cameras but with my wireless. I have a lot, of devices in my house using wi-fi which can put a strain on the cameras.We need a remote camera to monitor my daughters apartment at school because she came home during Covid-19. Her roommate went home and gave the key to her friend. We wanted to ensure that no one was using the apartment. We needed a camera that was reliable because the apartment is two hours away and we did not want to make multiple trips to reboot it.I saw this camera and it had two features that make it perfect. The first is that it has a network connection so it does not have to rely in problematic wi-if access. Second, it supports power over Ethernet which allowed me to place it anywhere a Ethernet cable could reach. When mounting cameras, need access to power can limit your options. PoE is simple and very advantages. I was really happy to find that the camera included the PoE adapter.I was able to plug this in and have it up and running in a few minutes. Mounting is easy and it has the customary Ring locking security but with a plastic cover to hide it. This keeps the network cable from being detached without unmounting the camera. This is not a full-proof option but it will definitely slow someone down and probably prevent someone from just trying to disconnect it.I have had this camera mounted and running straight now for 3 months and the picture and stability is amazing. I haven’t had a singles issue with it. It has done its job detecting people as they have entered the apartment (so far only maintenance people).There camera has a hefty price tag but it is worth every penny if you need a reliable security camera backed with great software.