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Notably, Ring was extremely responsive and quick with its alerts, and its siren was loud enough to scare the pants off a would-be intruder -- an important feature if you're interested in deterrence.

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Ring's Floodlight Cam Pro performed better in our side-by-side testing -- and factoring in price for the features. While Nest has the better software if you're willing to pay more -- and it also works well with Google Assistant, so you can pull up a feed on your Nest Hub smart display or your TV with Chromecast -- Ring wins out with some cool perks, a better initial and subscription price and more consistently impressive performance.

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Customers admire the Floodlight Cam Wired Pro Outdoor Wi-Fi 1080p Surveillance Camera for its crystal clear video quality and excellent night vision. They appreciate the customizable motion detection feature that allows them to receive alerts whenever someone is near their house. Customers also find the motion-activated light to be a great deterrent against criminal activity. Overall, customers are very happy with the camera's performance and functionality.

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Definitely glad I upgraded and got the Pro version. The Birds eye view is a good option. Installation was extremely easy with existing wiring. This has already came in handy unless first week catching my lawn care service not completing the job but trying to bill me full price. FloodLight lights up my entire 1/3 acre backyard.

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For more info about Ring and Nest -- and how they stack up against other top brands like Arlo -- check out our top picks for security cameras in 2021.

Ring floodlights are amazingly easy to use and install. I like them much better than Arlo. They are very sensitive to activity, even if my vehicle is parked on the street in front of my home. You can set your perimeter where you want it. You can set the volume for the voice activated warning that the person is being recorded for low in the AM and high in the PM. It has been such a wonderful deterent, and I've seen less activity at nightime since owning it. Potential threats walkk down the other side of my street now! I feel safer!! Great quality. Price is right, and service price is right! Thanks Ring!

What a great product! I have two of these lights at my house to supplement two Ring doorbell cameras. Both of my motion light cameras are soffit mounted and are about 14 feet from the ground. For anyone, wondering these can be wall-mounted or (ceiling or) soffit type mounted. This was a question I had when I was purchasing mine. Installation is quite simple and straightforward. This product performs outstanding! The lights are bright, they are adjustable, and the motion sensor has about a 180 degree range of detection. The camera is crystal clear in both daytime as well as at night with the light on. The night vision is great too. The bird’s eye view feature is great as is linking of my Ring devices together. When one motion sensor detects motion, all my linked lights on the exterior of my home illuminate. The only downside is the price. $250 is pricey, but for what it offers and its exceptional performance, it was money well spent. The photos are daytime, night vision (no light illuminated) and nighttime with light on. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PROSUCT!

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Luckily, we've tested all the major outdoor cameras on the market, and we've rounded them up here. But if you're trying to decide between Ring's and Nest's floodlight cams, two of the most popular options on the market, we can give you an even more detailed break-down of the pros and cons of each. But before we give you our recommendation, let's take a look at what each device offers.

Google's $280 Nest Cam with Floodlight is essentially the same device as the Nest Cam (battery) that launched during the summer of 2021, but it comes with two 2,400-lumen floodlights attached and it must be wired. With Google's device, you'll get 1080p video resolution, a 130-degree field of view and some smart motion alerts that distinguish between people, animals and vehicles.

The Nest Cam also includes three hours of event storage for free, and it processes a lot of info locally. It encrypts video while in transit and when at rest on Nest servers. You can customize alerts and the floodlight settings based on what it recognizes and when. With a $6-per-month subscription you get familiar face detection, 30 days of storage, sound detection like glass breaking, and the ability to call 911 from the app. You need to pay for the high-end $12-per-month sub to get 24/7 recording, though.

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If you're looking for outdoor security measures that not only detect but also deter would-be burglars, floodlight security cameras are a must. But with so many on the market -- including ones from big brands like Amazon Ring and Google Nest -- the question isn't so much whether to buy one, but which one to buy.

For $250, Ring's Floodlight Cam Pro covers the basics and adds some cool perks to boot: you get the standard 1080p resolution, a 160-degree field of view, and two 2,000-lumen floodlights; plus the Floodlight Pro has something called 3D motion detection, so it can tell you how far away something is when it triggers an alert. You really need Ring's $3-per-month subscription to take advantage of most of the camera's smarts, and Ring comes with all kinds of privacy baggage, but it does offer super thorough encryption of your footage, fancy specs, a siren and, as you'd expect since Amazon owns Ring, it works really well with Amazon's assistant and smart displays.

Ring has a few floodlight cameras, including a $180 option that offers a lot of smarts for a pretty low price. But we wanted to see how the company's higher-end option -- the Floodlight Cam Wired Pro -- stacked up against the similarly priced Nest Cam with Floodlight.