Follow the sound to find your chime and make a mental note of the location. We'll return to your chime soon.

When you answer on your phone, you notice that the Video Doorbell Pro 2 has a square 1536 x 1536 resolution, up from 1080p resolution on previous models. The main benefit, aside from more detail, is that you can see a person in full, head to toe.Ring Protect is a comprehensive service that activates video recording and photo capture, saving and sharing for your Video Doorbell, plus a few extra perks. There are two tiers of Ring Protect: Basic and Plus. Thanks to the wide support for the Ring ecosystem, and a huge range of partner products, the Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 is the best smart doorbell available today – but it’s expensive, and loses the option to ring an internal chime. Design and installation Given that this is a doorbell, that’s what I’d expect, and footage is usually good enough to find a still frame that clearly identifies someone. Even so, I think that the Arlo Video Doorbell just edges it in terms of overall quality. There’s a slight lag answering a call, but that’s to be expected from any device such as this. Ring has used a loud speaker in the doorbell, so callers can clearly hear what you’re saying, and their responses are loud and clear, too.

Your Video Doorbell Pro 2 is designed to replace an existing doorbell button and gets its power from the doorbell system. Ring your existing doorbell and listen for the chime. If it rings, you know your existing doorbell system is working. recommended-use": "Cutting edge features, premium performance, and non-stop power for protection with an extra dimension.",

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The Pro Power Kit ensures that your Ring video doorbell gets the power it needs and must be installed before you install your video doorbell.

Overall, the Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 is the best smart doorbell you can currently buy. Its image quality is superb, and it’s easy to set up and use. The new 3D Motion Detection feature, combined with traditional activity zones, means that you’ll largely only receive important notifications: a powerful and genuinely useful upgrade. It’s a neat feature, but I’d also like the option to choose a response on the fly (with a default going out after the timeout), so I could target the reply to the person at the door. The former is the neater option, particularly if you already have a wired doorbell in place, and so have the necessary cables. You may well still need to replace your existing transformer, however, since the Video Doorbell Pro 2 requires a 16-24VAC power adapter.Samsung SmartThings support is available, both to let you view live footage and to create Automations from motion detected or from doorbell presses.

If your doorbell wires are too short to reach your new Ring video doorbell, you can attach the included wire extenders using the included wire nuts Step Thirteen - Screw in your Ring video doorbell With a Ring Protect plan, you get Advanced Pre-roll. Here, the camera records six seconds of video to internal memory constantly. When an event is triggered, you get the recording plus the first six seconds of video, so you can see what happened before a recording started. Note: DO NOT USE any screw other than the included mounting screw when securing your Ring video doorbell. Step Fourteen - Restore power at the breaker recommended-use": "The perfect Video Doorbell for home owners and renters, who have a peephole in their front door.", Ring has had a range of doorbells for a while now, although they’ve largely offered the same Full HD recording resolution and similar features, with the main difference being between wired and wireless options. With the Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2, the company ups its game, delivering a higher-resolution camera with some smart new features, such as the radar-based 3D Motion Detection.

There’s still no Google Assistant support, so if you run Google Home devices, then you’ll probably want to look elsewhere. After you've located your doorbell chime and turned off the power at the breaker, remove the cover from your chime and set it aside for now. Step Five - Loosen the "Front" and "Trans" terminal screws The feature works pretty much perfectly and, whereas other video doorbells often miss the initial approach to the house down the garden path (I do wish my life was more exciting), the Ring Video Doorbell 2 captures every riveting second. When hardwired to your 8 to 24 VAC system, your existing doorbell chime must be bypassed and will no longer sound. Use a Ring Chime or Alexa-enabled speaker if you wish to hear a chime.