I tested Ring’s new outdoor camera in my garden and was blown away by the picture quality (and high price tag)

When it comes to home security the Ring brand certainly doesn’t need any introduction. Over recent years, it’s become pretty much synonymous with the video doorbell, in much the same way as Hoover did with vacuuming. But it’s not just video doorbells that the Amazon-owned company produces. It also offers a wide range of highly respected outdoor and indoor cameras. This is its latest: an outdoor mains-only powered unit. Whereas previous models have all been 1080p or 2K resolution models, this is one of two new outdoor models to boast full 4K resolution (3,840 x 2,160 resolution) at 24 frames per second (the other being the Floodlight Cam Pro). Ring claims that using the 10x pinch-to-zoom feature on smartphones, this higher resolution allows you to see far more detail when homing in on captured footage.

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  Flexible mounting options

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  Excellent video quality

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  Well-designed unit

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  More expensive ...