Dither Ring
We found the
app to be a tad
temperamental, and
experienced some lag
waiting for live view
to be reactivated.
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TESTED RING INDOOR CAMIf 50 quid seems like a fair price to
pay for visual peace of mind, have
a look at Ring’s shelf-top snooper
It’s hard to imagine anyone but Ring making a more capable and versatile £50 security
camera. The Indoor Cam is a solid performer in every department, and the app allows
you to get granular with the settings. Whether it’s worth shelling out for the Protect
Plus plan depends entirely on your ow n needs; but if you like the idea of keeping an eye
on your home without breaking the bank, this camera comes highly recommended.At last, the net
closes on your
home’s midnight
biscuit thief
Matt TateThe small seeing eye
STUFF SAYS A bona fide smart home bargain for anyone with security worries HHHHH
Image resolution 1080p
Connectivity Wi-Fi, mains power
Features Two-way talk, infrared
night vision, motion detection
Dimensions 75x46x46mm, 105 gn Bolster Ring
Ring offers two subscription tiers,
Protect Basic and Protect Plus.
For £2.50 a month you get
access to your history for 30
days on all your doorbells and
cams; go for the £8 option and
you get a range of ex tra benefits.n Tinker Ring
Disarmed mode allows you to
deactivate both live view and
motion detection, while the
Home and Away settings let you
choose what the camera is and
isn’t doing depending on your
own whereabouts.£49 / stuff.tv/RingIndoorTech specs
n Amazon-owned Ring took
its sweet time to make an indoor
camera. It loses the all-weather
credentials and requires mains
power, but it’s also weirdly adorable,
and by far the most affordable Ring
cam to date. If you want to keep
a watchful eye on a big telly or a
four-legged friend while you’re out,
this could be the camera for you.n Small enough to fit on a narrow
shelf, it’s pleasingly minimalist and
easily manoeuvrable, with a built-in
stand that can be removed for
wall-mounting. Setup is painless:
download the app, scan the QR
code, position it as you see fit then
add it to your Wi-Fi network.n From the app you can check in
on a livestream or recently recorded
activity clips, including night vision.
The camera responds well to
movement, and if you enable
Snapshot Capture it’ll snap stills
at set intervals to let you see what
happens between detected events.n Within the 140 ° field of view you
can draw a defined motion zone.
There’s also a people-only setting
for zombies, plus two-way audio
for the screams. You’ll find a
scheduling option for timed active
periods, or it can simply be set to
Disarmed, Home or Away (see left).n The 1080p footage is crisp, and
the fact that a £50 camera has
night mode at all is worthy of praise.
Stills are decent too – we sent the
good ones to friends – but you can
expect softer images than you’d
get from a smartphone.