Great image quality While the Floodlight Cam Pro doesn’t have the highest resolution among outdoor security cameras — Eufy has a 2K camera, and Arlo has both 2K and 4K cameras — Ring’s 1080p resolution was plenty crisp and clear both day and night. It was easy to make out details in people and objects, though it was harder to discern those who were about 30 or more feet from the camera.

Our Light Shaping Diffusers® are bending, shaping and enhancing light beams in automotive lighting, exterior/interior lighting, in stages and concert halls, projection systems, monitors and displays, bar code scanners, and more. Our LED diffusers are sculpting light in some of the world's most famous landmarks.

Because we replicate our holographic LED diffusers directly onto rigid panels instead of through a lamination process, our LED diffuser panels will not become brittle, peel or yellow over time.

Light Shaping Diffusers® are often applied in architectural lighting, can lights, decorative lighting, pool lighting, set/event lighting and wall wash lighting where the effects of the Light Shaping Diffuser® can be quite dramatic. LED Light Shaping Diffusers® are also used in illumination systems such as aircraft inspection lights; backlit systems such as cellphone and PDA displays; LCD screens and more. One of the most common uses for our light diffusers is to eliminate hot spots on LED light strips.

The diffuser has improved transmission characteristics if the microstructure side is facing the light source, but it has better source hiding characteristics if the microstructure side is facing away from the light source.

For about $100 less, Ring also offers the Floodlight Cam Wired Plus, which has the same resolution camera, but lacks HDR, 3D motion detection with Birds-Eye zones, 5.0Ghz Wi-Fi, and an array microphone that helps you hear sounds better.

Two features in particular separate the Floodlight Cam Pro from the Floodlight Cam Plus: 3D Motion Detection and Bird’s Eye View. Bird’s Eye View gives you an overhead look at where someone walked in front of the camera, though it’s limited to a 30-foot range. They’re both nice-to-have features, but I’ve found it hasn’t added a lot to my overall experience using the camera.

Automotive lighting engineers incorporate our diffusers into taillights and running lights to homogenize the output of LEDs as well as control the beam angle. If you've seen a recent model Dodge Durango while driving at night, you've seen our diffusers in action. Luminit light bending diffusion films are also used in automotive interior lighting, cluster panels, LCD displays, welcome mat lighting and more.

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UGR stands for Unified Glare Rating and is an international standard that measures glare in lighting fixtures and designs. UGR standards are used by lighting designers and manufacturers to mitigate glare from artificial lighting.

No, since our technology is based on a surface relief pattern, these parameters are not dependent on the thickness of the substrate. However, there are inherently additional transmission losses if very thick substrates are utilized (Beer’s Law).

A good feature set Apart from its eye-searing LEDs, the Floodlight Cam Pro has a 110-decibel siren that will definitely get your neighbor’s attention if you set it off. In addition to movement, it can also listen for glass breaking, car alarms, and dogs barking, and start recording if it hears any of those sounds.

We suggest you handle the diffuser with clean latex gloves. High angle diffusers are very prone to damage due the height of the microstructures. They can be cleaned carefully using optical wipes and ethanol using the industry-standard “drop and drag” technique.

We have models available for Zemax OpticStudio on our DLL downloads and offer our models libraries such as Photopia, LightTools, and Lucidshape. Visit our Modeling/Simulation page for more information.

Our top pick among floodlights is the Nest Cam Floodlight, which has a camera with the same resolution and 2,400-lumen floodlights. The Nest gets the nod, though, because you get person, package, and vehicle detection without a subscription, and has a three-hour local backup in case your power or internet connection goes down.

The transmission efficiencies of Luminit optical diffusers are rated between 85-92% (depending on the angle). This very high-efficiency rating is due to the fact that our technology is based on diffractive microstructures. Smaller angle diffusers have the highest transmission.

Our blue protective film is used to protect the diffuser during transit to reduce the chances of scratches. We advise customers to remove the film within three months of arrival. The reason for this is that there is a chance that the adhesive on the film can cure or harden and stick to the diffuser.

Our display Brightness Film (DBF) is a light management film that increases the brightness of LCD displays. DBF is a prismatic structure with either a 1, 2, 3.5, 10 or 20-degree diffuser on the other side of the film. DBF is also available without the diffuser.

Ring also does a good job of integrating its various products to work well together. For instance, if you have Ring motion detectors, you can program the Floodlight Cam Pro to start recording if they sense movement, and turn on Ring smart lights. Because Ring is owned by Amazon, it also works very well within the Alexa ecosystem.

The Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Pro sits at the top of the company’s outdoor security camera offerings, boasting the company’s top-tier features, a 1080p camera, and two LEDs that pump out a combined 2,000 lumens, bright enough to show you everything going on in your yard at night.

But before you go spending $249, you’ll want to check out the rest of this Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Pro review to see how it compares to the best outdoor security cameras, and if it’s the best option for your property.

The Ring Floodlight Cam Pro ticks all the boxes as a great security camera, but competitors from Wyze, Nest, and others offer features such as local storage and higher resolution video that Ring’s camera lacks.

Thin-film Light Shaping Diffusers® are available in rolls, sheets or parts cut to your specifications. Standard rolls are 20” wide and 500’ long. Strip rolls are also available in your specified width. 24"x 24" rigid sheets are available on polycarbonate in various thicknesses. Contact sales for a quote.

Direction Turning Films can be combined with Light Shaping Diffusers to shape and homogenize the beam in addition to changing the direction. The beam can be shaped in a circular or elliptical pattern dependent on the diffuser angle chosen. These light bending films enable off-axis placement of the incoming beam when direct line of sight is impractical. Applications include LED lighting, avionics displays, traffic signs/displays and LCD backlights. They are also used to change the light beam direction to light a wall, walkway or other lighting target.

This will depend on the secondary optics you are using; however, the following chart can help determine the resultant beam angle.

Yes, you can layer multiple sheets of DTF to increase the angle of redirection; however, there will be significant transmission loss.

We recommend our glass diffuser for high temperature and high power laser applications. This diffusion material is stable up to 500 degrees Celsius and offers high transmission and high quality homogenized light for laser and other high damage threshold applications.

You need a Ring subscription As with all of Ring’s security cameras and video doorbells, you need to sign up for a subscription to use all of the Floodlight Cam Pro’s features. Most importantly, you can’t save any video. Granted, Ring’s fees — which start at $4/month — are among the most competitive among security camera storage subscriptions (you get to save 180 days of footage, for instance). However, other companies, such as Eufy, offer security cameras that don’t require subscriptions.

Luminit's unique LED optical diffuser material is available in a variety of circular and elliptical angles from 1° to 100° on thin film or rigid substrates. Standard angles include: 80ºx50º, 60ºx10º, 80º, 60º, 40º, 30°, 20°, 10°, and 5°. We also offer non-standard angles, including 1°, 2°, 3.5°, 30°×35° 40°×1°, 60°×1°, 69°×30°, 75°×45°, and 90°×10°.

For those less electrically-inclined, the plug-in version of the Floodlight Cam Pro makes things even easier — provided you have an outlet nearby.

Luminit Monolithic Glass Diffusers are made with an etching process, while our Glass on Glass light diffusers have pseudo-random microstructures that are cast and cured onto the surface of the glass. Temperature is one of the factors that differentiate the two. Our Glass on Glass diffusers are stable up to 500° C and are suitable for high-temperature laser applications. Monolithic glass is also rated for high temperature but is more suitable for lighting applications.

Since our microstructures are random and non-periodic, the Light Shaping Diffuser® is not wavelength-dependent, so it works well from 400nm to 700nm.

The Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Pro first went on sale in May 2021. Its list price is $249, but you can regularly find it for less on Amazon and other online retailers. It’s available in white, black, bronze, and graphite. You can also purchase it as a plug-in model — you plug it into an outlet — or as a wired model, which replaces a traditional flood- or spotlight.

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Yes, our Light Shaping Diffusers comply with RoHs standards. An environmental compliance statement can be downloaded here.

Luminit’s DTF (Direction Turning Film) is a non-symmetrical linear micro-prismatic that imparts a 20-degree shift in the angle of a semi-collimated light source. The DTF works well with LED light sources that utilize secondary optics. Some applications include recessed can lights to allow for more wall washing, pathway/stair lighting to reduce glare and increase ground illumination, and pool lighting to increase illumination of the bottom.

Easy installation While it might seem intimidating to install a device into an electric box, Ring makes it very easy. After turning off the power, it was a simple matter of connecting three wires — all color-coded — and securing a few screws. In all, I was up and running in 30 minutes, which included the amount of time I had to climb up a ladder.

There are currently two different types of DTF products, one is a 20⁰ bend-off axis material for visible or white light and the other is a 10⁰ bend-off axis for 810nm (IR) LEDs.

Light Shaping Diffusers® are micro-structures pseudo-randomly embedded on a substrate (such as film) which perform optical diffusion. When applied to a lighting structure, the Light Shaping Diffuser® can manipulate light by changing the direction of its energy. This allows our Light Shaping Diffusers® to clean up and shape a light beam to suit a particular purpose.

Among Ring’s own floodlight cameras, most homeowners will find the $199 Floodlight Cam Plus more than sufficient for their needs; unless you have some obscured area of your yard, the Floodlight Cam Pro’s 3D Motion detection and Bird’s Eye View didn’t really add all that much to my experience using the camera. If you’re invested in Ring’s ecosystem, its floodlight is a great addition if you want to keep tabs on your entire property. But if you’re just building out your smart home, it’s worth shopping around.

Lack of filters While you can set up smart alerts for people or “other motion,” you can’t set up alerts specifically for animals or vehicles, as you can with cameras from Arlo, for instance. Nor is there a familiar faces feature (found on Nest cameras) which can notify you when the camera recognizes someone from a pre-set list of images. Given Ring’s long history in the market, it’s surprising it hasn’t released a feature like this yet.

Yes, Luminit optical diffusion films are so precise that beam shaping is possible. Our patented holographic master recording process allows a variety of circular and elliptical light patterns. Standard circular angles range from 0.5˚ to 100˚ FWHM. A wide variety of standard elliptical angles, ranging from 10˚x0.2˚ to 95˚x35˚, are available.

If you’re not invested in the Ring ecosystem, you fortunately have a number of other companies from which to choose among the best security cameras.

FWHM is an abbreviation for Full-Width Half-Maximum which is the angle of diffusion that would be seen after a collimated laser passes through the diffuser.

Luminit replicates diffusers on polycarbonate and acrylics (PMMA). We can also replicate our diffusers on glass products.

Yes, our lighting diffuser film is approved by AMECA as meeting the three-year weathering test of SAE J576 for plastics used in optical lenses and reflectors on motor vehicles.

For indoor applications, a Light Shaping Diffuser® can last as long as the light structure. For outdoor applications, measures may need to be taken to prevent  yellowing of the film due to exposure to the sun. For outdoor lighting applications, Luminit offers an optional UV-stable substrate to help prevent yellowing.

This depends on the angle of divergence and spacing of the light sources. With 110° Field of View, surface mount LEDs, the relationship is around 1:1. That is, if the LEDs are spaced 1 inch apart then you will need a little more than 1-inch distance from the LEDs to our largest diffuser angles. Here is an illustration demonstrating the ratios with various angle diffusers.

The EVD unit has an 81% transmission efficiency in the “on” state and 78% in the “off” state measured at 550 nm at 28°C. Anti-reflection coated glass laminates are available on a special order basis to improve transmission.

The light will follow the specular ray. When the AOI is non-zero, the distribution center will follow the transmitted direction. The Zemax models we provide offer a good prediction of the ray distribution. You can see the light path and distribution patterns.

Yes, Luminit Light Shaping Diffusers® are available in various circular and elliptical angles in pre-cut sheet format for lower volume applications.

On its own, the Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Pro is a very good device, offering excellent video and audio, bright lights, and plenty of great features. However, among the best home security cameras, it doesn’t quite measure up to our top picks in the category, which offer even more features — like local storage — for the same or less.

No local storage Unlike many of its competitors, Ring’s cameras have no local storage option, so if your camera loses its internet connection, there’s no way for it to record video. That could be problematic in the event your router loses power.

Though our LED diffuser sheets are often installed in outdoor environments, they are not waterproof. Submerging the diffuser film or sheet in water would dissolve the microstructures and render the diffuser unusable.

We recommend you find a mechanical means of securing the diffuser into your system, for example using the natural tension of a film on curved surface. We offer pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) as an option but this process is difficult and you may experience the incorporation of air bubbles during the lamination process.

Yes, Luminit Light Shaping Diffusers® are commonly used as an LED strip light diffuser to eliminate the hotspots without a significant reduction in the amount of the light, provided that the diffuser is placed a sufficient distance from the LEDs. A rule of thumb is that the diffuser must be at least as far away from the LEDs as the LEDs are spaced apart.

Yes, we are able to increase the transmission by adding AR coating to both sides of our diffuser having the percentages 95~98 depending on the beam angle.  Our microstructures are refractive, so the performance will be constant up to ~1200nm.

Birefingence is the optical property of a material having a refractive index that depends on the polarization and propagation direction of light. In LCD screens, birefringence can create unwanted optical artifacts such as Newton's rings and moire. The high transmission efficiency of Luminit diffusers as well as the ability to homogenize a light source can preserve polarization and eliminate birefingence.

Video resolution: 1080p HDR Field of view: 140° horizontal, 80° vertical Night vision: Yes, color Audio: Full duplex Lights: 2000 lumen Siren: 110 dB Local Storage: No Battery Powered: No Weather Resistant: Yes Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz) Smart Home Compatibility: Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT Cloud Storage: $4/month ($40/year)

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Luminit offers a sample page with 9 samples about 1” square as well as larger A4 sized sheets of select single angles on 0.010” thick polycarbonate. Please select Request a Sample on the Luminit home page. While we do offer this complimentary kit to qualified customers, a UPS, FedEx or DHL account number is required.

On the budget side of things, the Wyze Cam Floodlight v2 costs less than $100, yet has a higher resolution, brighter 2800-lumen lights, local storage, and a cheaper subscription plan.