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The Best Smart Doorbell Camera
We spent weeks
testing seven popular DIY smart doorbell cameras, including the latest
models plus models we’d previously tested and have been updated with the
latest firmware, and we still think the SkyBell HD
is the best one for most people due to its high-quality 1080p video,
easy-to use app, and prompt response time between event and
notification. SkyBell also beats others in value by offering a week of
cloud storage for videos without a subscription fee. Whether you’re at
home or away, the SkyBell HD sends reliable alerts to your smartphone
when visitors arrive or packages are delivered, lets you talk to
visitors through its speaker and microphone, and can even record
suspicious activity, day or night, around your door or entryway.
Effective motion
detection, high-quality video, full night vision, a live-view feature,
and an easy-to-use app make this the best doorbell camera for most
people.
The SkyBell HD’s built-in
motion-detection sensor proved more reliable than others we tested, and
SkyBell has tweaked the model’s capabilities since our previous update
to this guide—when motion is detected, the camera now saves a few
seconds of video from before the motion occurred. This means that you
can see more of the event that triggered the motion sensor, making it
more useful than other doorbell cameras. (With some other cameras, it’s
fairly common to catch the backside of a person who has triggered the
doorbell as he or she walks away.) The week’s worth of free video
storage means you can go on vacation and still have a record of what
happened on your front porch—without having to pay for that record.
Customizable LEDs, plus integration with popular connected-home products
and ecosystems, such as Amazon Echo, SmartThings, Works with Nest, and
IFTTT, means that SkyBell HD is more likely to work with other smart
devices you may already have.
The original Ring
doorbell is still a good product, is a bit cheaper than others, and can
run on battery or wired power, but it records in only 720p and requires a
$3 monthly subscription for storing video.
The original Ring Video Doorbell
costs a bit less than our other picks, though you’ll need to pay for a
monthly subscription fee if you want it to record videos for later
viewing. Its video and sound quality aren’t as good as those of either
the SkyBell HD or our upgrade pick, the Ring Pro, but it has the basic
features that anyone buying a connected doorbell could want, including
motion detection, the option to connect to the doorbell (from your
smartphone or tablet) to see a live view of what’s happening at the
door, and night-vision capability. Because it can use batteries, it’s
easy for renters to install. It also has slightly faster notifications.
This is one of the
smallest video doorbells you can buy, and the most consistent and
smallest model we tested, but installation can be tricky, and it
requires a subscription to store and view historical video.
If you don’t mind paying a monthly subscription fee, and you’re okay
performing an installation (or paying someone else to do it) that
requires you to locate and rewire your doorbell slightly, then consider
the Ring Video Doorbell Pro.
It’s the most expensive system we tested, but it records video in 1080p
(though with a slightly narrower field of view than the standard Ring
Video Doorbell), it has more-granular motion sensitivity settings than
our top pick, and, of all the doorbells we tested, it was the most
consistent in terms of its ability to quickly establish and open a
connection from the doorbell to the phone. It can connect with IFTTT, it
has an Amazon Echo Skill, and it works with SmartThings and Wink, but
not Nest. The only reason it isn’t our top choice is that you must pay a
subscription fee to see recordings of your missed events and calls, and
the installation is less DIY-friendly.
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