I will try stick up because I have motion sensor lights next to it. Forget Arlo. It's junk. Too many false triggers even if the sensitivity is all the way down. Doen not happen with the Ring.
Spotlight has far better features and performance as well as more for the money. If you want a cheap camera and are not using it for security and safety then stick up. If you want a security camera with long battery light, motion sensor, spot lights and siren then...no brainer...get the Spotlight. At night stick up camera will not be visible or alert home invader. They will continue to try to break in. With stick up all you can do is record the crime. Spotlight will shine light on the intruder....notify you and then you can blast him with the siren. Understand....the light alone will deter 99.9% of bad guys. Surprisingly...like the host...some may want a camera only to document the crime...not stop it.
Finally… someone who shows how the cameras work at night… I have watched numerous videos, trying to see the comparison, and how well the spotlight lights up the background… Pretty much all the other videos to show how to install, which is pretty self-explanatory…… Thank you so much for showing the difference, and how well the spotlight works at night!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
One major deficiency of the Ring spotlight battery cam viewers should be aware of is the spotlight does NOT come on at night if there is any sort of ambient light like a porch light even remotely nearby. The primary purpose of the spotlight is to act as a deterrent when motion is detected, yet it doesn't act in this capacity if you have a light on nearby. It is baffling Ring does not expect customers to want to be able to use a porch light nearby the camera at night. I alerted Ring over a year ago, and on the community forum, to this to no avail so, Steve, if you work with Ring on improvements PLEASE do encourage them to fix this. I can't imagine it is anything more than a simple firmware update.
My front lights are on all night for security as-is (60w all the time, 75w when motion is detected) because having them on has been shown to reduce neighborhood crime. This deficiency would be a complete fail of it's true. Wow! Thanks for the comment!
@@mangos2888 Indeed it is true. At first when I got them I actually sent back the spotlight camera because even ring technical support couldn’t believe it. Then I verified with one of the managers and on the community forum that in fact the spotlight will absolutely not come on if you have any sort of porch light. I agree this is a total deficiency. I’ve tried to get some traction on this on the community forum without much luck so encourage anyone that reads this to join me on the community forum to try and get Ring to listen to implement what I would think would be an inherent feature and not even an enhancement.
@NoNo-lq5ls Not quite. I put a Ring spotlight battery cam on my front porch near a standard front door light and that light prevents the spotlight of the Ring from coming on. Even Ring was perplexed and sent several replacement units until they finally discovered that this is indeed correct operation which is a complete deficiency in the design. What's the point of having the spotlight cam over the doorbell cam if the spotlight doesn't come on with motion. They should expect that customers may have a porch light near a spotlight cam and the spotlight cam should activate the spotlight regardless of a 60W or so porchlight or not.
I have a spotlight cam mounted 3 feet directly below a two headed motion sensitive led floodlight and have no problems. They either both come on at the same time when motion is detracted of if I set the above light to be on bright constantly the Ring spotlight cam still activates normally. Maybe it’s related to the field of view of the light/motion sensor.
The main reason we buy these is not to use as a camera, but more for it's motion detection and recording. Please also do a motion detection test. You can go around to the front of the gate and see how far you get in before each camera detects you.
Thanks Steve. I had a little (unsuccessful) robbery scare so i purchased the stick up cam right away for my condo! Your video helped me with the set up and reassuring of me of my great purchase!
It’s the HDR effect on the spotlight cam makes the image look washed-out. It’s actually a good thing for security purpose as the HDR effect reveals the shadows better. The impression of the stick up cam producing more clear image was due to the the difference in the depth of field. i.e. one is much wider than the other. So subjects in the frame look closer and bigger with the stick up cam which has narrower field, hence things/face seem more “clear” and easier to recognize. Talking about sound quality , the spotlight clearly won. For security purpose, it is important to pick up ambient sound in the surrounding. The spotlight cam picked up ambient sound effectively and clearly. Your voice is recognizable on the spotlight cam clip when you were standing farther away while it’s breaking up with the stick up cam. With the actual LED light, full color night image, dual battery slots, wider coverage and the siren feature, the spotlight cam is just a better product.
@@markh2200 I would say absolutely yes given how much more it offers - color night image, Bright LED lights when movement detected, longer battery life, siren, wide area coverage, superior sound. Each of these upgraded features meaningfully improve the usability and security . And it is always on sale if you look for it, especially during this time of the year. Good luck with shopping.
I really like the wider field of view on the spotlight camera but think I'd rather have better video quality with the stick up cam. I already have a floodlight so the camera is my main concern. I just keep flip flopping on having a wider field of view or better video quality. It's weird that the cheaper cam has a better video quality--that kind of stinks. Thanks for this info!
Thanks for the comparison! I chose to go with the stick up cams because they were a bit cheaper however I definitely want to upgrade to the spotlight cameras in the future when I'm financially secure!
Great video! I work in production and, to me, the "washed out" view of the spotlight camera just reads as a better sensor that isn't over-processing the image. Check out how easily the stick up cam gets over exposed. Whereas the spotlight cam, on the other hand, actually gathers much more meaningful information. The stick up cam may look better at first glance, but it looks like it's a worse image that has been processed to have artificial contrast to cover up the fact that the sensor just can't keep up with that of the spotlight cam. The same is true of the audio. You don't hear the helicopter because the stick up cam sounds like it's gating the signal way more than the spotlight cam.
I'm currently upgrading to Ring, after having Arlo for 3 years now. The Ring seems to be a win over the video quality and recognition of people at distances. I'm installing a stick up and spotlight camera outside to work with each other hoping the spotlight activation will help the stick up cam as well
I am a ring customer for 3 years and now i have added a few Arlo Ultra 2. I expected so much more. I hate the delay and sensitivity high it sucks with arlo and ring battery cams. The video quality is much better then ring night and day but the ring app is alot more user friendly
Hey man. I have 7 ring devices. ( 1) -Ring doorbell gen 3,(4 )floodlight cameras gen 2, and( 2 )stick up cameras. I like them . It gives me peace of mind. I pay about 100 dollars a year for unlimited storage. The app works great also. If you have any concerns. Customer service is always good. I have no complaints. Very happy with my purchase.
I have ring and it's useless several things have happened especially the back of my house and not once did the ring camera catch it or pick up the motion. I caught someone by my car and that's because I happened to put on live view. Peace of mind is not possible with ring still trying to find other means of good security surveillance
I was having trouble deciding on which camera to chose but having the extra lighting and siren for extra security is going to make my decision much easier. Thanks for the side by side comparison video.
The spotlight was consistently bright even at 30ft, and the audio was great..... being able to turn the spotlight off when you want to and night vision was reassuring
For cost efficiently you would save a few bucks getting the Stick up Cam, and putting a standard motion sensor light that plugs into any standard light socket.
The SuC can’t be mounted upside down. You need to purchase an additional ceiling mount, to enable it to hang down (the right way up) as there is no s/w option to rotate the picture when upside down. SuC also has an alarm button, it’s bottom right of the cam picture (it just doesn’t say siren, it’s the ((!)) button) and can be linked to the ring security hub to sound when the home alarm is triggered.
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for the in-depth explanation and demonstration! The Ring Spotlight Cam is what I'll go with because the spotlights for color at night really sold me on it! The addition of a built-in alarm is nice too! Coming from Google Nest cameras, there is definitely a major dip in video and audio quality. The ghosting that was present on both Ring cameras was strange too. With that said, I've heard rumors that the Google Nest cameras may be being discontinued and they don't offer the large variety of accessories and other products like Ring does. Sub and Like added! Keep the excellent content coming!
I bought 3 stickup cams in March of 2022 (all for indoor use). One day I notice when I'm in "live view" on any of them it says at the bottom (a little to the right) it says "Siren Off" with a slash through it. When I tap that button the siren goes off. I did it on all 3 and it works. When I first noticed it I thought "Was this here the entire time and I never noticed?" But either way - I have a siren on all 3 stickup cams but I have to tap the button to activate. I don't believe I can set it up to go off whenever it detects motion. I'm going to get a 4th one to put under the front porch roof so I can see my front door & see if packages are left. I have the Ring doorbell cam (v2) and it works fine except I can't see if anyone left something.
@@jackshittle Very cool! How do you like the Ring Doorbell BTW? I've still got to buy a Ring doorbell and Ring makes so many that it's confusing to know which one to purchase.
Why depart from Google nest. I’d love it apart from the more expensive (per camera?) subscription and the 24/7 recording needs greater ISP upload speeds than I’d like to pay for at 2-4 mbps per camera.
I thought the spotlight was the best if the 2 it depends on your situation I live in new York city and my driveway is pretty dark so if someone tripped the infrared beam that light would light up the entire driveway and the color was beautiful the ghosting is not a problem I saw you completely clearly so for my situation spotlight camera is the best
I have several versions of the ring cams, what I like about the stick up cams is the ability to rotate the cams. My stick up cams have the siren too. I have one mounted under a ring Solar light, does really well. Excellent video review btw
Good comparison video. But, is it just me or did the Spotlight Cam make you sound like you had a lisp. I played it back several times and with the Stick Cam, when we can hear you, your voice sounds fine. But with the Spotlight, well, it really did sound like you had a lisp. I think I'll pass on these and wait for your upcoming comparison of the all the flagship camera's. Great job as usual. Thanks!
Thank You.... great video. I purchased the Floodlight Cam Wired Plus for my rear yard but your video helped me realize I purchased the wrong Ring Camera. Definitely need the Spot Light Camera for my yard. Thanks 🤙🏾
Depends on why you want a security camera. I don't think it's production value, probably catching someone or identifying someone violating your space. Better field of view and lights/siren wins for me.
Do you know if the spotlight camera is easy to install? I bought a ring camera that's supposed to go on the doorbell. But our house is old so I couldn't install it. Because we did not have a doorbell. So now I want to get the spotlight camera to put in the garage area where we put the car. We've been having people steal items from there.
@@CharlieMelanincholy Yes, just two screws into masonary. I have battery powered version, uses two batteries same as ring camera doorbell. Last about two weeks each. Just rotate them out. I would add a board on the house for support of ring camera doorbell, it's invaluable to have for deliveries, etc.
@@PGproductionsHD So battery life depends mostly on if you have motion sensing on. It will start recording and then play back if you want. In the summertime, when the kids would run around the house used to make me crazy setting off the motion sensors. Would run down two batteries in about a week. But with nothing much going on a month sounds right or at least a few weeks. Part of my weekend routine is to check battery status.
I'm watching your video and went to Amazon to check the price for the spot light cam and your video is actually one of the ones they are using for the cam in the listing. Thought that was kinda cool
I'm little late seeing this...but i just (6/2023) bought the indoor/outdoor stick up cam and mine definitely has the siren feature...a few years back I went from a hardwired home security system that couldn't be expanded to the Ring system...it was the best decision...
Great review, exactly what I wanted. Thanks for sharing. I like the idea of having 2 batteries but the spotlight cam battery did not have as good of daylight quality.
Great Video! I needed some security but also a little light. The Floodlights were too much, as i do love them in front of my house, but not in my little back patio. The camera with lights is just what i need. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
I have 4 spotlight cams and am very disappointed in the video quality for the price. That ghosting you mentioned is exactly what I experience at night and it’s the only camera in this price range that I e tried that does this which means they cheaped out on the internal components. Also the other night our internet went out and once the internet came back on 1 of my cameras had difficulty connecting and froze up in the app and then randomly started sounding the siren at 1am. Had to get a ladder in the middle of the night and take the batteries out of it and reset the whole thing to get it to stop as the app never even registered a siren being sounded on the device. Checking online I’ve seen several people mention a similar thing happening to them. Makes me want to return them and go in another direction.
This experience sounds like a nightmare! I didn't like the idea of the siren feature to begin with, but then to have it go off on its own sounds awful! Thanks for sharing!
I like the Stick up camera for the front of my house where there are house lights. The spotlight camera would be great for the back yard. I would like to know how they hold up in the Tucson, AZ sun and heat. Great video
I have spotlight for 2yrs love it at my deck. I'm putting stick up in my garage because I share with 2others it's a townhome so 3 separate overhead doors and defined sections, but I want to be sure nobody is touching my stuff so for needs of garage stick up good enough.
You can buy the Stick Up Cam and a battery floodlight and come out about $30-40 less than the Spotlight Cam plus you get 600 lumen compared to 300 from the Spotlight Cam. I’d like to see that configuration put to the test.
That is what I have and it works great! I have the Ring stick up cam. I installed a Mr Beams battery operated motion light on the side of my home - that combination works great. You can get the Mr Beams light on Amazon.
Spotlight has better light reproduction during day, better HDR. Stickup is blown out where sun is, where spotlight has still detail in its overexposed areas. Stickup had better night (without light) vision. Thanks for review
I just wish the stick up camera had the light and the siren.... definitely better camera and sound! Unfortunately there are two sides of my house with NO lights hence needing the light on the spotlight. good to know what I'm getting though. Thanks for such a comprehensive video :)
What is the battery life on theses cameras? So you have to set these up where it's convenient to get to the batteries? Thanks for sharing in the market for some outdoor cameras for the rear of the property
I was just about to go to Costco and buy the stick up cameras. I'm so glad you said that because I basically like the Spotlight camera also. I might wait for further comparison and good deals.
I'm going to buy a twin pack of the Stick Up Cam as they're on offer for £98.99 🤩🤩 One question, will I be able to place these inside pointing out of the window onto my drive 🤔🤔 Many thanks...
The ring stick up joint is a tad better as far as picture quality, I will admit the spotlight version audio is louder though and the light helps obviously. Thanks for your demonstration
I am new to your page. I am looking for reasonable security cameras. After watching your video I liked the stick ring camera. I am wanting one for my backyard because we have dogs and also want to see if anyone is back there. My question is which would you recommend for my front door? The stick or ring doorbell ?
Have you compared the battery life of these cameras and also the motion sensor capabilities? How sensitive are the motion sensors - will they turn the camera on or will they miss things that aren't directly in front of the camera?
I have one ring camera, works great. Picked up some from Costco, I could not get them to connect to the Wi-Fi, returned them and got my money back. Connection should be simple, not complex.
that's very detailed explanation Steve. Is it possible to control brightness of spotlight ? i'm planning to replace my porch light with spotlight. but i am worried the brightness is too much.
When you disable the light at motion function on the device, is there an ambient light always on at night? I'd rather my cameras not be noticable at night, if so can this be disabled?
I have a ring security cam in my bedroom and I was Happy when you said you didn’t require subscription for snapshot. I went to the settings to turn the snapshot on Snapshot on and it says I do have to have a subscription. I’m about to get another security camper outside so that’ll give me another 30 days. That was disappointing mine said I had to have a subscription
If i already have the ring doorbell...i thinki like the functionality of the ecosystem of ring. I don't want to have to deal with 2 different apps for cameras
@Steve DOES I'm primarily using the cameras indoors. So I just picked the *Ring Stick Up Cameras.* How often do you have to change the batteries? Does it have an on/off feature that you can activate on the app when you're at home? (so it's not recording you every time it detects movement?) It's sad that Amazon discontinued support of their Cloud Cam as of 12/02/2022. (That's what I've been using) Ring products just make sense to me as I use a Ring Video Doorbell.
I wish my stick up cam had a mount at the top. I have a 3rd gen. Also I live in a hurricane prone area so I wish there was a way the cameras had back up memory card that would film motion it the power was to fail on my battery cam.
I believe the spotlight is ideal. I mean, there a few people with broken sconce lights or lack any light in front of their porch. So this will do for most that have that issue.
You can do live view without clicking the camera as well. Just by opening the app they'll all load and show a snapshot. Settings option for "live view"
We have a ring stick-up cam on the front porch and noticed delays with the battery operated camera mounted outdoors. If we add 120V power to the camera will this action increase the speed of notification alerts? We noticed about a 30 second to one (1) minute delay on battery powered operations and that defeats the alerts needed for security. Please respond when you have the time, okay Steve?
If you like the Snapshot feature, the spotlight cam MAY have more frequent time options vs the stickup cam. I have a stickup and also the newer version of a Floodcam installed in late 2022 - Ring replace our very old one that was having issues for free! - and the Floodcam has 3 options of snapshot - every 3 min, every 1 min, every 30 seconds. My stickup cam has every hour, every 14 min, every 5 min. It also doesn't always detect motion on my porch, while set at most sensitive setting, so the stickup cam is not as good for truly reliable security purposes. (i.e., sometimes I will see something that was on my porch and happened to be captured by the snapshot for a split second and then it disappears, with no other recordings before or after, which is annoying.) Again, this is compared to an awesome new flood cam, so maybe the spotlight cam has the same snapshot options as the stickup cam.
video was a great help. one question i have hope you can help. i have a spotlight cam battery cam and when the spotlight detects motion, the light turns on but turns off right away is there a way i can change the settings for the light to stay on for like 30 sec instead of turning off right away when it detects motion ?
I had the Ring Spotlight but I broken and I got my money back because they didnt have a new one. Now I am torn about getting a new one or just using a Stick Up camera in its place to save the 200 dollars, since I have an extra. It depends honestly how often I need to go and charge it. Before I had two in the Spotlight and charged about once a month. I never used the Siren and I dont think I saw that much with the light at night anyway. So I might be happy with the one I already have. What would you do in my situation?
So which cameras should advance to the ultimate camera comparison video were i compare the top brands together? Spotlight or Stick up?
I will try stick up because I have motion sensor lights next to it. Forget Arlo. It's junk. Too many false triggers even if the sensitivity is all the way down. Doen not happen with the Ring.
Spotlight has far better features and performance as well as more for the money. If you want a cheap camera and are not using it for security and safety then stick up. If you want a security camera with long battery light, motion sensor, spot lights and siren then...no brainer...get the Spotlight. At night stick up camera will not be visible or alert home invader. They will continue to try to break in. With stick up all you can do is record the crime. Spotlight will shine light on the intruder....notify you and then you can blast him with the siren. Understand....the light alone will deter 99.9% of bad guys. Surprisingly...like the host...some may want a camera only to document the crime...not stop it.
For outdoor cameras there’s always a chance of getting the lens wet. So how much will droplets affect the clarity and is it advisable to add rainx
Eufy s40. Better than ring camera. Has an integrated solar panel and super clear...
Did you take the plastic off the spotlight cam or was the lens dirty? It definitely had a wider view but it look blurred.
Finally… someone who shows how the cameras work at night… I have watched numerous videos, trying to see the comparison, and how well the spotlight lights up the background… Pretty much all the other videos to show how to install, which is pretty self-explanatory…… Thank you so much for showing the difference, and how well the spotlight works at night!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I waited through the whole video to hear the siren 🚨 from the spotlight camera. Wished you would have set off the siren.
One major deficiency of the Ring spotlight battery cam viewers should be aware of is the spotlight does NOT come on at night if there is any sort of ambient light like a porch light even remotely nearby. The primary purpose of the spotlight is to act as a deterrent when motion is detected, yet it doesn't act in this capacity if you have a light on nearby. It is baffling Ring does not expect customers to want to be able to use a porch light nearby the camera at night. I alerted Ring over a year ago, and on the community forum, to this to no avail so, Steve, if you work with Ring on improvements PLEASE do encourage them to fix this. I can't imagine it is anything more than a simple firmware update.
My front lights are on all night for security as-is (60w all the time, 75w when motion is detected) because having them on has been shown to reduce neighborhood crime. This deficiency would be a complete fail of it's true. Wow! Thanks for the comment!
@@mangos2888 Indeed it is true. At first when I got them I actually sent back the spotlight camera because even ring technical support couldn’t believe it. Then I verified with one of the managers and on the community forum that in fact the spotlight will absolutely not come on if you have any sort of porch light. I agree this is a total deficiency. I’ve tried to get some traction on this on the community forum without much luck so encourage anyone that reads this to join me on the community forum to try and get Ring to listen to implement what I would think would be an inherent feature and not even an enhancement.
Mine comes on just fine and I have a street light right beside my house.
@NoNo-lq5ls Not quite. I put a Ring spotlight battery cam on my front porch near a standard front door light and that light prevents the spotlight of the Ring from coming on. Even Ring was perplexed and sent several replacement units until they finally discovered that this is indeed correct operation which is a complete deficiency in the design. What's the point of having the spotlight cam over the doorbell cam if the spotlight doesn't come on with motion. They should expect that customers may have a porch light near a spotlight cam and the spotlight cam should activate the spotlight regardless of a 60W or so porchlight or not.
I have a spotlight cam mounted 3 feet directly below a two headed motion sensitive led floodlight and have no problems. They either both come on at the same time when motion is detracted of if I set the above light to be on bright constantly the Ring spotlight cam still activates normally. Maybe it’s related to the field of view of the light/motion sensor.
The main reason we buy these is not to use as a camera, but more for it's motion detection and recording. Please also do a motion detection test. You can go around to the front of the gate and see how far you get in before each camera detects you.
Thanks Steve. I had a little (unsuccessful) robbery scare so i purchased the stick up cam right away for my condo! Your video helped me with the set up and reassuring of me of my great purchase!
It’s the HDR effect on the spotlight cam makes the image look washed-out. It’s actually a good thing for security purpose as the HDR effect reveals the shadows better. The impression of the stick up cam producing more clear image was due to the the difference in the depth of field. i.e. one is much wider than the other. So subjects in the frame look closer and bigger with the stick up cam which has narrower field, hence things/face seem more “clear” and easier to recognize.
Talking about sound quality , the spotlight clearly won. For security purpose, it is important to pick up ambient sound in the surrounding. The spotlight cam picked up ambient sound effectively and clearly. Your voice is recognizable on the spotlight cam clip when you were standing farther away while it’s breaking up with the stick up cam.
With the actual LED light, full color night image, dual battery slots, wider coverage and the siren feature, the spotlight cam is just a better product.
@@markh2200 I would say absolutely yes given how much more it offers - color night image, Bright LED lights when movement detected, longer battery life, siren, wide area coverage, superior sound. Each of these upgraded features meaningfully improve the usability and security . And it is always on sale if you look for it, especially during this time of the year. Good luck with shopping.
You’re exactly right on all of this.
I really like the wider field of view on the spotlight camera but think I'd rather have better video quality with the stick up cam. I already have a floodlight so the camera is my main concern. I just keep flip flopping on having a wider field of view or better video quality. It's weird that the cheaper cam has a better video quality--that kind of stinks. Thanks for this info!
Thanks for the comparison! I chose to go with the stick up cams because they were a bit cheaper however I definitely want to upgrade to the spotlight cameras in the future when I'm financially secure!
Great plan!
Great video! I work in production and, to me, the "washed out" view of the spotlight camera just reads as a better sensor that isn't over-processing the image. Check out how easily the stick up cam gets over exposed. Whereas the spotlight cam, on the other hand, actually gathers much more meaningful information. The stick up cam may look better at first glance, but it looks like it's a worse image that has been processed to have artificial contrast to cover up the fact that the sensor just can't keep up with that of the spotlight cam. The same is true of the audio. You don't hear the helicopter because the stick up cam sounds like it's gating the signal way more than the spotlight cam.
People often associate over saturation as a better image!
I'm currently upgrading to Ring, after having Arlo for 3 years now. The Ring seems to be a win over the video quality and recognition of people at distances. I'm installing a stick up and spotlight camera outside to work with each other hoping the spotlight activation will help the stick up cam as well
I am just replacing my second to the last arlo camera. Ring is much better
How did the Ring Stick up Camera Work w the external Spotlights On? I'm thinking about using it w my existing 2- flood lights?
I am a ring customer for 3 years and now i have added a few Arlo Ultra 2. I expected so much more. I hate the delay and sensitivity high it sucks with arlo and ring battery cams. The video quality is much better then ring night and day but the ring app is alot more user friendly
Hey man. I have 7 ring devices. ( 1) -Ring doorbell gen 3,(4 )floodlight cameras gen 2, and( 2 )stick up cameras. I like them . It gives me peace of mind. I pay about 100 dollars a year for unlimited storage. The app works great also. If you have any concerns. Customer service is always good. I have no complaints. Very happy with my purchase.
I have ring and it's useless several things have happened especially the back of my house and not once did the ring camera catch it or pick up the motion. I caught someone by my car and that's because I happened to put on live view. Peace of mind is not possible with ring still trying to find other means of good security surveillance
I was having trouble deciding on which camera to chose but having the extra lighting and siren for extra security is going to make my decision much easier. Thanks for the side by side comparison video.
@Spider-Man unfortunately not yet because the owner is feeling some type of way about me putting up the cameras on his property
Is it just me or did you both look AND sound better on the stick-up cam? The stick-up sounded better AND looked better, no?
The spotlight was consistently bright even at 30ft, and the audio was great..... being able to turn the spotlight off when you want to and night vision was reassuring
Much preferred the spotlight camera especially with the spotlights on, much better in colour as well!
For cost efficiently you would save a few bucks getting the Stick up Cam, and putting a standard motion sensor light that plugs into any standard light socket.
The SuC can’t be mounted upside down.
You need to purchase an additional ceiling mount, to enable it to hang down (the right way up) as there is no s/w option to rotate the picture when upside down. SuC also has an alarm button, it’s bottom right of the cam picture (it just doesn’t say siren, it’s the ((!)) button) and can be linked to the ring security hub to sound when the home alarm is triggered.
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for the in-depth explanation and demonstration! The Ring Spotlight Cam is what I'll go with because the spotlights for color at night really sold me on it! The addition of a built-in alarm is nice too! Coming from Google Nest cameras, there is definitely a major dip in video and audio quality. The ghosting that was present on both Ring cameras was strange too. With that said, I've heard rumors that the Google Nest cameras may be being discontinued and they don't offer the large variety of accessories and other products like Ring does. Sub and Like added! Keep the excellent content coming!
I bought 3 stickup cams in March of 2022 (all for indoor use). One day I notice when I'm in "live view" on any of them it says at the bottom (a little to the right) it says "Siren Off" with a slash through it. When I tap that button the siren goes off. I did it on all 3 and it works. When I first noticed it I thought "Was this here the entire time and I never noticed?" But either way - I have a siren on all 3 stickup cams but I have to tap the button to activate. I don't believe I can set it up to go off whenever it detects motion. I'm going to get a 4th one to put under the front porch roof so I can see my front door & see if packages are left. I have the Ring doorbell cam (v2) and it works fine except I can't see if anyone left something.
@@jackshittle Very cool! How do you like the Ring Doorbell BTW? I've still got to buy a Ring doorbell and Ring makes so many that it's confusing to know which one to purchase.
@@jackshittle sorry to bother but just to verify your saying stick up cam now has option to play siren sounds? If so that game changer Forsure !
Why depart from Google nest. I’d love it apart from the more expensive (per camera?) subscription and the 24/7 recording needs greater ISP upload speeds than I’d like to pay for at 2-4 mbps per camera.
I set 2 battery stickup cams at my house, I really like the features, motion settings and 2 way talk, for $79 its a great deal
I thought the spotlight was the best if the 2 it depends on your situation I live in new York city and my driveway is pretty dark so if someone tripped the infrared beam that light would light up the entire driveway and the color was beautiful the ghosting is not a problem I saw you completely clearly so for my situation spotlight camera is the best
I have several versions of the ring cams, what I like about the stick up cams is the ability to rotate the cams. My stick up cams have the siren too. I have one mounted under a ring Solar light, does really well. Excellent video review btw
Thanks for commenting
Good comparison video. But, is it just me or did the Spotlight Cam make you sound like you had a lisp. I played it back several times and with the Stick Cam, when we can hear you, your voice sounds fine. But with the Spotlight, well, it really did sound like you had a lisp.
I think I'll pass on these and wait for your upcoming comparison of the all the flagship camera's.
Great job as usual. Thanks!
Thank You.... great video. I purchased the Floodlight Cam Wired Plus for my rear yard but your video helped me realize I purchased the wrong Ring Camera. Definitely need the Spot Light Camera for my yard. Thanks 🤙🏾
Thank you for this, just bought a 3pack of the stick up cams already have the floodlighting and that was the only plus to the spotlight cam 👌
Depends on why you want a security camera. I don't think it's production value, probably catching someone or identifying someone violating your space. Better field of view and lights/siren wins for me.
Do you know if the spotlight camera is easy to install? I bought a ring camera that's supposed to go on the doorbell. But our house is old so I couldn't install it. Because we did not have a doorbell. So now I want to get the spotlight camera to put in the garage area where we put the car. We've been having people steal items from there.
@@CharlieMelanincholy Yes, just two screws into masonary. I have battery powered version, uses two batteries same as ring camera doorbell. Last about two weeks each. Just rotate them out. I would add a board on the house for support of ring camera doorbell, it's invaluable to have for deliveries, etc.
@@mmad3130So if I have two batteries in the camera will only last for a month?
@@PGproductionsHD So battery life depends mostly on if you have motion sensing on. It will start recording and then play back if you want. In the summertime, when the kids would run around the house used to make me crazy setting off the motion sensors. Would run down two batteries in about a week. But with nothing much going on a month sounds right or at least a few weeks. Part of my weekend routine is to check battery status.
@@mmad3130 That is much less than I thought.. Have you considered getting a solar panel for them or plugging them in instead?
I'm watching your video and went to Amazon to check the price for the spot light cam and your video is actually one of the ones they are using for the cam in the listing. Thought that was kinda cool
I'm little late seeing this...but i just (6/2023) bought the indoor/outdoor stick up cam and mine definitely has the siren feature...a few years back I went from a hardwired home security system that couldn't be expanded to the Ring system...it was the best decision...
Great review, exactly what I wanted. Thanks for sharing. I like the idea of having 2 batteries but the spotlight cam battery did not have as good of daylight quality.
Great Video! I needed some security but also a little light. The Floodlights were too much, as i do love them in front of my house, but not in my little back patio. The camera with lights is just what i need. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
10:50 “wow you can see everything back here”
….except the object right in front of you 😂😂
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I have 4 spotlight cams and am very disappointed in the video quality for the price. That ghosting you mentioned is exactly what I experience at night and it’s the only camera in this price range that I e tried that does this which means they cheaped out on the internal components. Also the other night our internet went out and once the internet came back on 1 of my cameras had difficulty connecting and froze up in the app and then randomly started sounding the siren at 1am. Had to get a ladder in the middle of the night and take the batteries out of it and reset the whole thing to get it to stop as the app never even registered a siren being sounded on the device. Checking online I’ve seen several people mention a similar thing happening to them. Makes me want to return them and go in another direction.
This experience sounds like a nightmare! I didn't like the idea of the siren feature to begin with, but then to have it go off on its own sounds awful! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I’ve been debating between these two cameras and this video helped me out tremendously. Great job in comparing the two.
Just wanted to say, well done man, such a nice and detailed video about these two products. Thank you for the help, really appreciated this vid.
I know both are for outside, but which one do you think would be more weatherproof?
I like the Stick up camera for the front of my house where there are house lights. The spotlight camera would be great for the back yard. I would like to know how they hold up in the Tucson, AZ sun and heat. Great video
Same setup here ( Charlotte NC), but the backyard got some solar white motion sensor lights as well.
The front yard have a semi streetlights as well.
My house also have house lights outside which can also help my colored nightvision
Glad I got the stick up cam. I wanted cheap and to find out the video and audio quality are better was just what I needed
Excellent video comparison. You get right to the point, speak clearly and summarize well. I’ll subscribe!
I have spotlight for 2yrs love it at my deck. I'm putting stick up in my garage because I share with 2others it's a townhome so 3 separate overhead doors and defined sections, but I want to be sure nobody is touching my stuff so for needs of garage stick up good enough.
You can buy the Stick Up Cam and a battery floodlight and come out about $30-40 less than the Spotlight Cam plus you get 600 lumen compared to 300 from the Spotlight Cam. I’d like to see that configuration put to the test.
That is what I have and it works great! I have the Ring stick up cam. I installed a Mr Beams battery operated motion light on the side of my home - that combination works great. You can get the Mr Beams light on Amazon.
Spotlight has better light reproduction during day, better HDR. Stickup is blown out where sun is, where spotlight has still detail in its overexposed areas. Stickup had better night (without light) vision. Thanks for review
Liked your review but the stick up cam you can’t mount upside down because their is no orientation to flip your screen to the right side up.
Good to know.
And what version of the Ring Stick Up Cam is it???? Some retailers could be selling the cheaper version like the one you had.
I’m trying to determine the same right now
I feel like once the spotlight turned on it really sold me on the spotlight camera
The only pro for the spotlight cam is the spotlight, the stickup cam is better in all other areas.
Are they both ment for outdoor ??
Which one is good fighting off all 4 seasons weather ?
I just wish the stick up camera had the light and the siren.... definitely better camera and sound! Unfortunately there are two sides of my house with NO lights hence needing the light on the spotlight. good to know what I'm getting though. Thanks for such a comprehensive video :)
How powerful is your WiFi signal in your backyard? I have a detached garage (where I plan to mount a spotlight camera)
Thanks for these videos we had a break in and have been going back and forth on what we're going to buy
Great video thank you. My question is are there any cameras out there that do not require a monthly prescription?
I really liked your comparison and view, opinions and advice with recommendations.
Thank you
Sam
What is the battery life on theses cameras? So you have to set these up where it's convenient to get to the batteries? Thanks for sharing in the market for some outdoor cameras for the rear of the property
I am packing up my Stick Up Ring cameras and about to return them to Costco as I am watching this video, I am getting the SpotLight cameras today.
Glad I could help!
I was just about to go to Costco and buy the stick up cameras. I'm so glad you said that because I basically like the Spotlight camera also. I might wait for further comparison and good deals.
The Stick Up cam video is better than the Spotlight cam.
I'm going to buy a twin pack of the Stick Up Cam as they're on offer for £98.99 🤩🤩
One question, will I be able to place these inside pointing out of the window onto my drive 🤔🤔
Many thanks...
The ring stick up joint is a tad better as far as picture quality, I will admit the spotlight version audio is louder though and the light helps obviously. Thanks for your demonstration
I appreciated the comparisons of the two. Stick up cam has more bang for the buck. I have solar panels helping with battery life,
Thanks for the informative vids. A question that I have is do the cameras have to be in wifi range ?
Yes, they require WiFi to function.
I am new to your page. I am looking for reasonable security cameras. After watching your video I liked the stick ring camera. I am wanting one for my backyard because we have dogs and also want to see if anyone is back there. My question is which would you recommend for my front door? The stick or ring doorbell ?
Not sure if Ring updated their software but my 3rd Generation Ring Stick up battery cam does have the siren feature.
Have you compared the battery life of these cameras and also the motion sensor capabilities? How sensitive are the motion sensors - will they turn the camera on or will they miss things that aren't directly in front of the camera?
What's the max distance that this cameras wood get wifi ? How far way from my house can there work?
Can you show how to attach the solar charger on both? Thank you!
very nice, my only issue is that for the price of the spotlight camera you better off getting the floodlight its almost the same price.
I have one ring camera, works great. Picked up some from Costco, I could not get them to connect to the Wi-Fi, returned them and got my money back.
Connection should be simple, not complex.
spotlight one better for me video-wise; I thought it was sharper despite less contrast. Great vid! Thanks a lot!
that's very detailed explanation Steve. Is it possible to control brightness of spotlight ? i'm planning to replace my porch light with spotlight. but i am worried the brightness is too much.
When you disable the light at motion function on the device, is there an ambient light always on at night? I'd rather my cameras not be noticable at night, if so can this be disabled?
The Stick Up Cam, what gen is it, 2 or 3?
I have a ring security cam in my bedroom and I was Happy when you said you didn’t require subscription for snapshot. I went to the settings to turn the snapshot on Snapshot on and it says I do have to have a subscription. I’m about to get another security camper outside so that’ll give me another 30 days. That was disappointing mine said I had to have a subscription
If i already have the ring doorbell...i thinki like the functionality of the ecosystem of ring. I don't want to have to deal with 2 different apps for cameras
Hey any more info on the battery? How long does it last on basic settings? How long does it take to charge? Easy to take out and put back in??
Hey Steve, have you done any tests involving how waterproof/weatherproof the spotlight cam battery is?
I preferred the stick up cam both audio and visual (apart from obviously when the spotlight was on at night on the spotlight cam )
Excellent review! I feel both cameras are a great value, I was most impressed with spotlight.
Do you need a subscription for the siren to work on the Spotlight cam?
Thank you very much for the video and the details. I am really surprised of the results because I thought the spotlight would be better
Thanks for the comment
If Ring took the Audio from the spotlight camera and picture quality from the stickup camera, and then you would have the perfect camera.
Is the spotlight camera easy to install?
Thanks. I went with the plug in stick up
@Steve DOES
I'm primarily using the cameras indoors. So I just picked the *Ring Stick Up Cameras.*
How often do you have to change the batteries?
Does it have an on/off feature that you can activate on the app when you're at home? (so it's not recording you every time it detects movement?)
It's sad that Amazon discontinued support of their Cloud Cam as of 12/02/2022. (That's what I've been using)
Ring products just make sense to me as I use a Ring Video Doorbell.
thats what we needed. a simple test.. thanks
Baby girl helping out dad ❤️✊🏾👍🏾
Will it show activity across the street from your house or in the front yard?
The motion sensor range is about 25 feet. If you want to capture something that’s far away, I’d recommend a camera that records 24/7.
Good video on Stick up Camera if someone wants a camera for their house protection.
I wish my stick up cam had a mount at the top. I have a 3rd gen. Also I live in a hurricane prone area so I wish there was a way the cameras had back up memory card that would film motion it the power was to fail on my battery cam.
I believe the spotlight is ideal. I mean, there a few people with broken sconce lights or lack any light in front of their porch. So this will do for most that have that issue.
You can do live view without clicking the camera as well. Just by opening the app they'll all load and show a snapshot. Settings option for "live view"
We have a ring stick-up cam on the front porch and noticed delays with the battery operated camera mounted outdoors.
If we add 120V power to the camera will this action increase the speed of notification alerts?
We noticed about a 30 second to one (1) minute delay on battery powered operations and that defeats the alerts needed for security.
Please respond when you have the time, okay Steve?
Just ordered mine spotlight all the way
Ring Stick up cam mounted over a separate motion sensing light…….for the Win!
If you like the Snapshot feature, the spotlight cam MAY have more frequent time options vs the stickup cam. I have a stickup and also the newer version of a Floodcam installed in late 2022 - Ring replace our very old one that was having issues for free! - and the Floodcam has 3 options of snapshot - every 3 min, every 1 min, every 30 seconds. My stickup cam has every hour, every 14 min, every 5 min. It also doesn't always detect motion on my porch, while set at most sensitive setting, so the stickup cam is not as good for truly reliable security purposes. (i.e., sometimes I will see something that was on my porch and happened to be captured by the snapshot for a split second and then it disappears, with no other recordings before or after, which is annoying.) Again, this is compared to an awesome new flood cam, so maybe the spotlight cam has the same snapshot options as the stickup cam.
Wow!! Thanks for this review. I was going to buy these... I defo won't now!
Good work!
video was a great help. one question i have hope you can help. i have a spotlight cam battery cam and when the spotlight detects motion, the light turns on but turns off right away is there a way i can change the settings for the light to stay on for like 30 sec instead of turning off right away when it detects motion ?
Hi, for how long the camera stays on when you open the app? also can you monitor multiple cameras simultaneously or its only one at the time???
When’s the wired version coming out?
Thanks so much for posting this video! This is exactly what I needed to know!!
is the pan tilt camera compatible with solar?
hi ,do this cameras need a montly subscription or not?
Which would you advise the blink or the ring camera?
I prefer Ring. They have the best App experience and I like that their batteries are rechargeable.
I am considering a purchase of ring stick up camera and like to know what suggestion you have for height placement on the house.
I had the Ring Spotlight but I broken and I got my money back because they didnt have a new one. Now I am torn about getting a new one or just using a Stick Up camera in its place to save the 200 dollars, since I have an extra. It depends honestly how often I need to go and charge it. Before I had two in the Spotlight and charged about once a month. I never used the Siren and I dont think I saw that much with the light at night anyway. So I might be happy with the one I already have. What would you do in my situation?
how long does the battery last for the stick up camera under usual conditions?