I picked up this solar panel with a little trepidation. Many reviews are negative, claiming it doesn’t work well. I have found that to be completely false. I purposely installed two batteries in the Ring spotlight cam - one was 100% charged, the other was about 40% charged. After a quick install of the solar panel I watched the battery indicator creep up 5-10% each day. Both batteries in the camera are now fully charged on a daily basis. The panel receives partial morning sun, but manages to maintain both batteries at over 97%. I live in a heavily wooded area and the camera catches squirrels, cats, foxes, turkeys, on a regular basis. It probably triggers 20-30 times in an average day, but the solar panel keeps the batteries full. I am thoroughly impressed with this product. I will be purchasing more. One thing to watch out for- the Ring Stick Up cams use a different power supply connector. Make sure you are buying the correct solar panel.
When I bought my Ring Spotlight Cam Battery HD Security Camera with Built Two-Way Talk and Siren I realized immediately the ability to put 2 batteries in meant this device had it all! With all of it"s features one must have sufficient energy. I bought the solar panel when I bought it but didn't attach it for 10 days. I placed it on the roof facing the direction the enclosed information said would be optimal placement. The first couple days I was up and down the ladder changing the battery 2ce a week. After seeing how much my battery was draining in the first couple of days (a lot of dog motion pulling on the power source) I was really glad I bought the panel. I waited 10 days to attach the solar panel as I wanted maximum placement time to see how well the panel was going to do in the place I selected , desired some exposure to sun before attaching it to my Spotlight with only one battery chamber filled, and a way to see that the solar panel was working as advertised.. After I attached the solar panel, health checks great with 97-98% battery power readings! Haven't been up that ladder at all in a few weeks!
This is a lifesaver! I love the ring products and wanted to place a camera that was no near any power. I noticed that the batteries would last about 2 weeks from a full charge. After having to pull out the batteries and wait for them to charge I started searching for a solar option. I am could not be happier with this product. Even with multiple days of cloud cover or snow, my battery doesn't drop below 98%. My only suggestion would be a shorter cable option as the one that is hard-wired into the back of the panel is crazy long. This would be great if your camera is on the other side of the house that doesn't get any sun but for those that don't need all of the extra, it doesn't look very clean with a massive roll of cable stuffed behind your camera.
I recently installed this solar panel for the Spotlight Cam Battery. Not only did it immediately start charging both of my batteries, the performance is now very close (in many ways) to my Spotlight Cam and Doorbell Pro. My Spotlight Cam Battery now ramps up to a good video quicker, doesn't skip, stutter, or have video glitches, and overall just looks better, including now having Night Colors, as my other Ring cameras do.
This camera points across my front yard to the sidewalk and street. Even with two batteries, I was having to remove one for charging more often than I had hoped, but that is because there are a lot of people walking on my side of the street (no intersections) - which is what I want to monitor - so the camera records many times each day. Now, my batteries stay at 100%, so even if there are days without much sun, I should always have plenty of electricity to power my camera.
It makes me think that the firmware is programmed to give it the performance of a wired camera, when it sees the solar panel. I believe Ring throttles the performance of the Battery version, to save battery life, and it used to lose even more performance (almost unbearable) when the battery got very low - just before it would switch over to the 2nd battery. Now - with the solar panel - I am completely happy with the Spotlight Battery Cam.
I attached it to the Ring Spotlight Battery Camera. I started out with 60% battery. At the end of the next day it was charged to 100%.
I didn't use the included mount. I just wanted it to lay flat on the roof, so I attached it with outdoor 3M double-sided tape. So far so good!
Feature Product
- Designed exclusively for charging the Ring Spotlight Cam Battery and Stick Up Cam Battery
- With just a few hours of direct sunlight every day, your Ring Camera will stay charged around the clock
- Power connection is 13 feet. Item dimensions is 7.75 x 5.50 x 0.50 inch
Description
Install this Ring solar panel with your Ring spotlight cam battery or stick up cam battery, enjoy continuous monitoring without having to replace batteries. The compact White panel matches your system or your exterior paint to provide convenient placement that doesn't draw attention. This Ring solar panel powers your security camera setup on just a few hours of sunlight each day.
the solar panel works great in keeping the spotlight camera fully charged all the time... no complaints.
Super easy to install and it keeps my Ring camera at 100% throughout the day. If you have the spot to mount this I definitely recommend it as opposed to getting another battery since you won't have to take them out to charge.
This solar panel charged my battery to 100% in 3 days from 55%. Now my spotlight light battery is charged 100% by 6:00 PM. I installed it facing west. It took 3 days to reach 100% because we had heavy rainfall in the afternoon here in Miami during the first 2 days. I recently purchased a another solar panel and spotlight directly from Ring which is owned by Amazon and it charged the battery from 85 to 100% in one day. This second solar panel is facing east and about 10 feet high so I don’t have to worry about changing the battery.
Easy to install - started charging right away
I love that it worked with the flood lamp and that I do not have to take the battery out and charge it anymore because it gets charged by solar that's the best part
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