How long do ring battery cameras last

how long the battery last?

asked on January 21, 2018

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I have been running mine for 24 days now on a single charge. Initially I had it set to allow "live view" and it was really dropping the charge fast. In 3 days it went from 100% to about 80%. Now, after turning that feature off, it has gone from 80% down to 27% in 21 days. I think one reason for the rapid drain may … see more I have been running mine for 24 days now on a single charge. Initially I had it set to allow "live view" and it was really dropping the charge fast. In 3 days it went from 100% to about 80%. Now, after turning that feature off, it has gone from 80% down to 27% in 21 days. I think one reason for the rapid drain may be that our outside cat has figured out that if she sits on the garbage can, we will eventually open the door and let her in. I want to wait before recharging to see how long it will go before it starts begging for attention.

Regardless of how long it lasts before requiring a recharge, I am going to purchase a backup battery so I can switch them out instead of having to worry about down time. In my opinion, Ring should package it both as it is currently sold and optionally with a second battery for those who do not have/want wiring. Yes I understand that there would be a price difference in the packaging but that is to be expected. see less

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I have one in the front and one in the back, both purchased, charged and installed at the same time and both with solar panels. Both get direct sun a minimum of 7 hrs a day. Neither one has been charged manually yet. The front is always between 90-100% however the back struggles to stay at 60%. I replaced the solar pan… see more I have one in the front and one in the back, both purchased, charged and installed at the same time and both with solar panels. Both get direct sun a minimum of 7 hrs a day. Neither one has been charged manually yet. The front is always between 90-100% however the back struggles to stay at 60%. I replaced the solar panel in back, thinking the solar panel was bad, but nothing changed. I have a feeling it's a bad battery but also feel these batteries should last longer and shouldn't need manual recharging if on solar. That's what a solar panel is for. It's only been slightly over a year. Since I have two identical units I do have an on-sight real comparison. see less I have one in the front and one in the back, both purchased, charged and installed at the same time and both with solar panels. Both get direct sun a minimum of 7 hrs a day. Neither one has been charged manually yet. The front is always between 90-100% however the back struggles to stay at 60%. I replaced the solar panel in back, thinking the solar panel was bad, but nothing changed. I have a feeling it's a bad battery but also feel these batteries should last longer and shouldn't need manual recharging if on solar. That's what a solar panel is for. It's only been slightly over a year. Since I have two identical units I do have an on-sight real comparison.

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I’ve had my stick up camera for a month now and still at 87% charge. I check the live few a couple times a day. I don’t have the color night vision turned on and with the street light the picture quality it still great. I don’t have much traffic as the camera faces my driveway. Just twice a day when I leave for work an… see more I’ve had my stick up camera for a month now and still at 87% charge. I check the live few a couple times a day. I don’t have the color night vision turned on and with the street light the picture quality it still great. I don’t have much traffic as the camera faces my driveway. Just twice a day when I leave for work and come home and the occasional delivery I get. I have most of the my setting turned down as to not use battery life as fast. The animals don’t set it off but someone walking through my yard will - which is exactly how I want it. The cold weather will make the battery die faster so if you live in a northern state that stays colder longer in the winter vs North Carolina where I live, you definitely want a second battery for the winter time. The picture quality on the stick up cam is amazing. I’m gonna purchase 3 more to put on the other sides of my house. The instructions tell you if you have it set to high quality or allow for a lot of motion to cause a lot of alerts it will kill the battery a lot faster. I’m not sure why other people on here are “shocked” that using it all the time would cause the battery to run out faster. Just make sure your settings are what you want and have a backup. I’ll edit my post when the battery finally dies and we will see how long it takes. see less I’ve had my stick up camera for a month now and still at 87% charge. I check the live few a couple times a day. I don’t have the color night vision turned on and with the street light the picture quality it still great. I don’t have much traffic as the camera faces my driveway. Just twice a day when I leave for work and come home and the occasional delivery I get. I have most of the my setting turned down as to not use battery life as fast. The animals don’t set it off but someone walking through my yard will - which is exactly how I want it. The cold weather will make the battery die faster so if you live in a northern state that stays colder longer in the winter vs North Carolina where I live, you definitely want a second battery for the winter time. The picture quality on the stick up cam is amazing. I’m gonna purchase 3 more to put on the other sides of my house. The instructions tell you if you have it set to high quality or allow for a lot of motion to cause a lot of alerts it will kill the battery a lot faster. I’m not sure why other people on here are “shocked” that using it all the time would cause the battery to run out faster. Just make sure your settings are what you want and have a backup. I’ll edit my post when the battery finally dies and we will see how long it takes.

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On my spotlight cam this battery lasts around 3 weeks. Best solution for Ring cameras is to add the solar panel so the battery can be constantly charged up. With my solar panel and one battery the battery level never drops below 80%. This is with many activations all day and the light coming on 3-5 times a night and recording length set to 60 seconds.

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My Ring is fairly heavily used, meaning motion is on and set to farthest, I look at live video a few times a day. With everything turned on, looking at live video, and getting and looking at about 20 events a day, I get 3 months from one charge. I have 2 batteries, so a change 4 times a year is not a big deal. Great ca… see more My Ring is fairly heavily used, meaning motion is on and set to farthest, I look at live video a few times a day. With everything turned on, looking at live video, and getting and looking at about 20 events a day, I get 3 months from one charge. I have 2 batteries, so a change 4 times a year is not a big deal. Great camera, peace of mind, no more knocking on the door which I can’t stand. A terrific security/curiosity camera with good battery life. Love it, get one and don’t listen to the reviews that say they get a week of battery life. They obviously have some settings they need to change for their own personal environments. If you are getting 100 alerts a day it is obvious that you will only get a week of battery life. Lol see less My Ring is fairly heavily used, meaning motion is on and set to farthest, I look at live video a few times a day. With everything turned on, looking at live video, and getting and looking at about 20 events a day, I get 3 months from one charge. I have 2 batteries, so a change 4 times a year is not a big deal. Great camera, peace of mind, no more knocking on the door which I can’t stand. A terrific security/curiosity camera with good battery life. Love it, get one and don’t listen to the reviews that say they get a week of battery life. They obviously have some settings they need to change for their own personal environments. If you are getting 100 alerts a day it is obvious that you will only get a week of battery life. Lol

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I have my ring set to the requested time and motion is set a little higher on the alerts but everything else is normal and I have a solar panel hooked up as well It doesn’t get enough sunlight in my opinion the sun hardly ever face on my side of the street and I get at least 3 weeks without changing it and even when I decide to change it the battery life still be at like 20% so it still have a day or to left of use so I think 3 weeks and 3 days is pretty good off 1 charge on top of not getting my full potential out of my solar

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Had mine a year with only minimal charging; like maybe twice that whole year. Then all of a sudden. It went to charging every 4-5 days; now again all of sudden its only lasting a few days. Just took it off charge (with green light) and hooked it up not even 10 minutes ago and it says only 6% and needs charging! So maybe this battery is shot and I need another.

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I have the ring doorbell 2, the battery last about 2-3 months. I just bought the spotlight cam and have it for a week now and it's reading 90% left for the battery.

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I have had my wireless Ring Doorbell 3 and 2 batteries for 19 mths. The battery, on a single charge, lasted for 6 wks or more. I also rotate the batteries out at each charge. During the last 3 mths the time between charges has dropped significantly to 4 wks, 2 wks and now they won't last a week. The settings are all at recommended settings with a record time of 20 secs. With out of stock issues on batteries... not sure what to do.

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It appears that the majority of all the responses are 1 month or less. I receive 2-3 weeks before charging. YES, I EXPECTED MORE FROM THE BATTERY LIFE!!! I will be buying another battery. It is stupid that the Ring PRO doorbell is over $400 and is the only option to charge the battery. Ring should have allowed the power lead that was going to the previous doorbell to act as a trickle charge for the battery.

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