". for when you have a monitor on a PC that sits there and is used only to monitor a Ring camera.). For updated information and additional support resources, please visit our response to COVID-19. I hate that I have to resort to such a wonky solution since it proves how stupid the problem is. You mentioned getting several cameras, and I'll tell you what I did, and then you can decide for yourself, if what I did might satisfy your needs. Remember that both Video recordings & Snapshots are stored and can be downloaded. I bought the Ring Stick Up Camera Elite in order to monitor my dog in the backyard, while I work in my home office. Bottom-line:  You can't get 24/7 video recordings with Ring cameras, but I am happy with how close I did get for satisfying my monitoring needs.

To enable two-way audio between your phone and the device, press "Talk. But there is a way to come pretty close to 24/7, especially if your main intent is to monitoring/recording videos, and not so concerned about being 'notified' when triggering motion is detected. Live view drops after 10 minutes. IO agree, cctv is more for that but I just oved and no longer have cameras all over and figured a few ring cameras wired in would do the job and easier to setup. Did you end up keeping your Ring Stick Up Camera Elite? However while watching on Iphone, after a few minutes we get booted from live view and asked to … "Alert Settings":   "App Alert Tones" select "Silent" (your App will receive too numerous annoying Sounds Alerts, because you set up your camera to record any event). If you need constant steaming a DVR camera system would be better.

My Ring Pro turns off live feed after 10 mins. My street curb is 50 feet away from the camera and even people walking on the other side of the street it triggers a recording, including all passing cars, with the above settings. it must be the only solution that has this major design flaw - PLEASE FIX ASAP  It's driving me insane! On the "My Devices" screen under your Location, select the device from which you want to access Live View. "Tap Camera Preview for Live View":  Toggle ON (for faster Live View activation). In my case, I drilled a hole through the wall to route the cord and then chalked-sealed the opening. This is terrible and should be addressed in the next update. Accessing Live View from your Devices . This is normal. I was very pleasantly shocked how far the motion-detection range is increased by just mounting it lower! Arlo has one, the Q, that would fit the bill. Hopefully a new update will resolve this issue. "Snapshot Frequency":  Select "Every 30 Seconds" and then "Save.". Then, tap End Live to end the Live View. Hi there, chat is available Monday - Sunday 7AM - 7PM BST. When activating the Live View, it will only be accessible when answered for 10 minutes. An outdoor Ring Video Camera is designed to record video when it detects a motion-triggering event, so therefore it cannot record 24/7. I also am upset about this design flaw. Customize/edit your Motion Zones to cover the, Adjust Motion Sensitivity to "Most Sensitive./All Motion", During the set-up, when it asked "Does your camera face the street, answer "No.". Live View appears to timeout after 10 minutes, which defeats my primary purpose for having this camera. "Motion Alerts" toggled OFF (your App will receive too numerous annoying 'pushed' text-type Notifications, because you set up your camera to record any event). This timeout item just made the Top 10 list for the most wanted requests. On your Dashboard screen, tap the three lines on the top left. Accessing Live View. (IOS, Android, or Win10). I'm going to reach out to Ring support by phone to see if they can turn this limitation off on my account and report back. The lower mounting resulted in the camera's "aiming" to be more horizontal instead of downward, thus maximizing its range distance (instead of pointing downwards to the earth). Late at night, with less traffic, I have sections of only "Snapshots" between car-activations. Using Ring with Google Home: Google won't do as much with Ring as Alexa will, but you can still use voice to turn on recording or turn off motion alerts. I agree that this is a major design flaw that I hope will be fixed soon. What I do is leave the Ring app on my tablet (permanently mounted on the wall). Typically my "Event History" is full of recorded events, recorded for 120-seconds, and then a slight delay, followed by another batch of 120-seconds recordings. If you are subscribed to a Ring Protect Plan you will see a video in your Event History within 1-2 minutes. The Stick-up and Spotlight cams currently have the 120-second video-length recording feature, and soon the Floodlight cam should have the ability to change from 60-seconds max to 120-seconds soon too (this new feature is slowly 'rolling-out').