There’s a scroll bar below the picture so that the user can easily navigate to recently recorded video. It’s in landscape format under a row of 4 editable buttons which can be customised to bring up the controls that the user finds most useful. The default screen once the device is connected shows the image being recorded, or last recorded, by the camera. The whole process took less than half an hour. The lamp then fits neatly onto two threaded rods and is secured with discrete white nuts, tightened with the wrench provided. Here again, Ring has helped the fitter by incorporating a handy strap that clips onto the backing plate, taking the (not insubstantial) weight of the lamp while it is wired to the block. With the backing plate secure the mains cable can be wired to a connection block then the lamp unit itself can be offered up. Built-in seals look to offer a decent level of weather protection. The mounting holes are elongated to enable adjustment and Ring has been thoughtfully built in a tiny spirit level so that a fitter working from the top of a ladder can get the plate straight and level. A qualified electrician might be required to check this work. Only a short length of the cable needs to project through the wall so if you’re replacing an existing lamp there’s no need to worry if there’s not much to spare. There was no light at the proposed site but 230v power was present in the garage and it was reasonably straightforward to add a fused spur to the existing circuit and thread it out through a 10mm hole. The cable is threaded through a grommet in the backing plate which is screwed to the wall with two screws. This allows the device to be mounted either on a wall or under a horizontal surface, typically under the eaves of a roof. The unit has two adjustable lamps on either side of the camera/detector unit which can also be swiveled as required. The floodlight comes in a satisfyingly well-engineered carton which has compartments for the lamp, its backing plate, fixings (including spares), screwdriver/wrench tool, basic instructions, and window stickers. (Image credit: Future) Build and handling
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