Prime Day is coming in a few weeks, but Amazon is already jumping the gun with some good deals—like this Ring Outdoor Cam that’s now $39.99, half off its original $79.99 price. That’s a new low price and a significant drop below its previous low of $49.99. At this price, it’s worth a look if you want to add a camera or two around your house.
The battery design is practical because it means there’s no wiring to deal with, no outlet to find, and no mandatory drilling near a power source. Just charge the battery pack, connect to Wi-Fi through the Ring app, and mount the camera almost anywhere—on a flat surface or on a wall with the included bracket, it’s up to you. Overall setup takes about half an hour, so you won’t need to set aside a whole afternoon for it.
The Ring Outdoor Cam comes with several useful smart features, including Live View that lets you check in from your phone at any time and Two-Way Talk so you can hear and speak with whoever’s on camera (handy for greeting mail carriers and package deliverers). And if you already have Amazon Echo devices, the Ring’s Alexa integration lets you pull up its live feed on devices with screens, like the Echo Show.
One thing we don’t love about Ring cameras is that a lot of advanced features (like recorded video history, the ability to scroll back and rewatch footage, and smarter alerts) end up locked behind a Ring Protect subscription, which starts at $4.99/month or $49.99/year for one device, or $9.99/month or $99.99/year for all devices. You’ll have to pay an ongoing fee for the full experience.
At $39.99, the Ring Outdoor Cam is an easy recommendation for anyone who wants flexible outdoor monitoring, as long as you’re comfortable being in Amazon’s ecosystem and you know to factor in the subscription costs if you want the advanced features.