A single button on the guest-facing side has an LED light ring around it.
The passthrough itself must also be clear of obstructions like door knockers.
Fortunately,keeping a second battery on handwon’t cost too much.
When you rotate rechargeable batteries, your Ring doorbell has virtually no downtime.
Fortunately, Ring had some good foresight and went ahead and packaged the Cam with a peephole-removal key.
Nonetheless, I got the job done.
Be careful with the attached data cable.
Before you insert the battery, you will want to give the pack a few hours to charge.
I’m the ideal candidate for the Peephole Cam, seeing as I live in a two-story apartment building.
At all times, the Cam’s footage was bright and colorful, and well-balanced in terms of contrast.
Your visitors will be able to hear you, and you’ll be able to hear them back.
The audio quality is sharp and clear on both ends, based on my own testing.
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Perhaps the most important customizations for apartment living can be found under the “Motion controls” tab.
Why, you may ask?
Because by default, your Peephole Cam will capture and reportabsolutely everything.
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Another great adjustment is housed under “Advanced tweaks.”
Within this menu, a quick visit to “Video prefs” will show that HDR is actuallydisabledby default.
Thankfully, though,these plans aren’t very expensive.
Should You Buy the Ring Peephole Cam?
To answer the question in the header, it’s a resounding “yes.”
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When you rotate rechargeable batteries, your Ring doorbell has virtually no downtime.
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