Ring (Amazon)
Ring Outdoor Cam (2nd Gen)
- Cloud integration
- Cloud required
- Wi-Fi
Prices verified September 2026
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Ring's mid-tier outdoor pick at £99.99 — a real step up from the plug-in Indoor Cam if you need weatherproofing, but think hard before it over the cheaper battery Stick Up Cam or the pricier Outdoor Cam Plus already covered here: you're paying for Retinal 2K and 6x zoom, not for anything that changes the Home Assistant story, which is still cloud-only with no RTSP path regardless of which Ring outdoor camera you buy. One genuine hardware win over the plug-in Indoor Cam is the built-in siren — HA's ring integration does expose a siren switch for it, 30-second auto-off, something the Indoor Cam simply can't do. Ring sells this as one SKU with a battery-and-mains choice at purchase (mains needs a separate hardwire kit), not two separate listings the way the video doorbells split — so pick your power source once and move on. If local RTSP recording into Frigate matters more to you than Ring's ecosystem and colour night vision, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro is a genuinely local battery/solar alternative for not much more, once you've budgeted for a Reolink Home Hub.
What can Home Assistant control on the Ring Outdoor Cam (2nd Gen)?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Live view | Camera | Cloud-relayed stream; no local RTSP/ONVIF path exists for this camera regardless of battery or plug-in power source. |
| Last recording | Camera | Snapshot/clip of the most recent motion event, pulled from Ring cloud storage; full clip history needs a Ring Home subscription. |
| Motion detection | Switch | Toggles the camera's motion-triggered event capture on/off. |
| Siren | Switch | Triggers the onboard siren for a fixed 30 seconds before the integration turns it off automatically — not present on the plug-in Indoor Cam in this catalogue, which has no siren hardware. |
| Battery | Sensor (%) | Only populated when running on the Quick Release Battery Pack; absent when hardwired via the separate plug-in kit. |
| Zoom control | Unsupported | The 6x Enhanced Zoom is a Ring-app-only digital zoom feature with no corresponding HA entity or service call. |
This is Ring's standard cloud-polling ring integration, exactly as with every other Ring camera in this catalogue — no RTSP/ONVIF path exists, and live view is relayed through Ring's servers rather than pulled directly off the device. The one entity this camera gets that the plug-in Indoor Cam doesn't is a siren switch: HA's ring integration creates a switch for any camera with onboard siren hardware, and this Outdoor Cam has it, so a motion automation can trigger a 30-second siren burst — the integration hard-limits it to 30 seconds and turns it off automatically rather than letting an automation hold it on. 6x Enhanced Zoom is a Ring-app-only feature; there's no HA-exposed control or entity for it, so "zoom in" isn't something an automation or dashboard can do — you get the same fixed 140°/85° framing on every snapshot and stream HA pulls. Because Wi-Fi is 2.4GHz-only (no 5GHz band), expect the same latency and reliability profile as Ring's other battery cameras on a congested 2.4GHz network — nothing HA-side to configure around it beyond the usual advice to keep it on a dedicated SSID or mesh node with a strong signal.
Specs
| audio | two-way talk with noise cancellation |
|---|---|
| power | battery (Quick Release Battery Pack, Micro USB charging) or plug-in/hardwired (separate Hardwired Kit, USB-C) — one SKU, power source chosen at setup rather than sold as separate listings |
| siren | built-in, app- or HA-triggered, 30-second auto-off |
| ip rating | IP65 weather-resistant, rated -20°C to 50°C operating range |
| placement | outdoor |
| resolution | Retinal 2K with 6x Enhanced Zoom |
| night vision | colour night vision via ambient-light imaging sensor, switching to black-and-white infrared in full dark |
| subscription | Live View, Two-Way Talk and instant notifications work free out of the box; a Ring Home subscription (from £4.99/month) is needed for recorded clip history |
| field of view | 140° horizontal / 85° vertical |
| wifi requirement | Wi-Fi 4, single-band 2.4GHz only (no 5GHz) |
How does the Ring Outdoor Cam (2nd Gen) compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring Outdoor Cam (2nd Gen) (this product) | £99.99 | Wi-Fi | Cloud | Cloud |
| Aqara Camera E1 | £48.98 | Wi-Fi | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Camera Hub G3 | £119.99 | Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Matter | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro (Wi-Fi) | £159.98 | Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Thread, Matter | Yes | Native |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Ring Outdoor Cam (2nd Gen) work with Home Assistant locally?
- Partly. The Ring Outdoor Cam (2nd Gen) connects to Home Assistant through the manufacturer's cloud integration (ring), which relies on the Ring (Amazon) cloud. It works in Home Assistant, but commands go via the internet and stop working during an outage of your connection or the Ring (Amazon) service.
- Which protocol does the Ring Outdoor Cam (2nd Gen) use, and do I need a hub?
- The Ring Outdoor Cam (2nd Gen) uses Wi-Fi. To pair it with Home Assistant you need no hub — it joins your Wi-Fi network directly. Ring (Amazon)'s own hub is not required when you integrate through the manufacturer's cloud integration (ring).
- How much does the Ring Outdoor Cam (2nd Gen) cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the Ring Outdoor Cam (2nd Gen) is £99.99 at Ring UK. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.