Ring Spotlight Cam Plus

I have had these battery operated cameras in use for 2 weeks now. I added extra battery to all 4 cameras. I have them set to alert me for people, vehicles and animals. The batteries are at 90% plus after 2 weeks. This is outstanding in my opinion. We are away for 2 months and gives me peace of mind they will not run low. We live in a low traffic area which probably keeps them from using wasted energy. If you live in a high traffic area you might need wired cameras or solar charging for them. These are perfect for our use.

Cameras are nice but they do not give you the correct c type charger that the product needs to charge. So you have to buy a separate charger for it

The camera works as expected, as long as you do not rely on solar to recharge the batteries.

I’ve had this camera for about a year and a half now and the camera works as expected and works well. It is powered by two batteries along with a ring 4 W solar panel to keep the batteries charged. Generally the panel gets the morning and afternoon sun and is not obstructed by trees or any other obstacle.

What I have found is that the charging is very intermittent. Sometimes it detects the solar panel and charges, while other times it does not detect the solar panel at all and says I should consider installing one. Sometimes it will charge at night because there is a light above the solar panel, which actually does provide a little charging. Most of the time, though I would say it does not detect that there is a solar panel plugged in.

I have reseated the connector several times and made sure to turn it in the opposite direction in the event that there was a poor connection on one side of the USB-C, but not the other. I have reset the camera to factory defaults and let it download the firmware updates. I have been on the phone with Ring Customer support in the past. All of this to no avail. Generally, my batteries will last about a week before I need to charge them manually. Personally I believe it’s a firmware issue, but of course there’s no way to know for sure. This camera is in a remote location with no electricity available to plug it in, which is why I rely on batteries and solar. The picture I uploaded shows one battery at 74% with the other battery not installed (removed to charge). It also does not show any indication that the solar panel is plugged in, which of course it is. It’s a sunny day right now and the panel should be getting quite a bit of direct sunlight and this picture was taken during that time.

Bottom line, if you purchase this ring camera I would not rely on solar. It’s not consistent (ant least for me) and generally you’re no better off than just setting the camera options for maximum battery life and charging it every week or two.

UPDATE 1/2026:
I have increased my rating to 4 stars for two reasons. After replacing the Ring solar panel with a different one it appears to be charging and staying connected all the time now. My guess is that the previous Ring solar panel had an intermittent problem. Since I have swapped out the solar panel, it has worked as expected in the batteries stay charged.

The second reason I am giving 4 stars is because of the excellent customer support I received from the Ring expert line. They contacted me and asked what they could do to help me. I spent some time on the phone and figured out a few things with them.

The camera is charging, and the quality of the image is good and I will see how it does long-term.

This camera is awesome. It has a double battery dock and I haven’t installed the solar panel yet, but it’s barely used any of the battery after months! It’s great quality video and very easy to install and setup.
Has awesome night vision too, and is small enough to not take away from the aesthetic of your home. The lights are bright and cut on when we take out the trash at night, which is awesome! You can toggle them on/off but the sensor itself works great.

I’ve attached screenshots with my review to show the wide camera angle, the daytime one is cropped to better ensure privacy for my neighbors. Forgive the mess! We’re in the middle of remodeling the sitting area of our backyard (for about a year now 😬).

It finally happened. I had a defective ring product! The first spotlight cam came, I set it up and the motion detection just didn't work. Immediately requested a replacement and it was here in two days. Hooked the replacement up and works perfectly. The spotlight turns the day into night. There's two battery slots, which right now I'm using one and a 6w solar cell and it seems to have enough power for now at least.