Ring Outdoor Cam vs Ring Outdoor Cam Plus

The Ring Outdoor Cam Plus wins overall with 2K video and a built-in light. The Ring Outdoor Cam is cheaper and better rated, offering the same weather sealing, battery power, siren and zone controls at 1080p.

Resolution and lighting. The Plus records 2K and adds a light for better colour at night, while the standard Outdoor Cam records 1080p with no light of its own.

Yes. Both use a rechargeable battery, so they can be mounted anywhere outside without wiring, and both keep capturing events during a power cut when paired with a subscription.

Yes. Neither camera has local storage, so recorded video and person or package alerts require a plan on both, while live view, two-way talk and the siren work without one.

Buy the Ring Outdoor Cam Plus if you want the sharper 2K image and a built-in light for better night footage, along with weather sealing, battery power, a siren and motion and privacy zones.

Buy the Ring Outdoor Cam if you want the same battery-powered outdoor formula for less, with color night vision, a siren, two-way talk and motion and privacy zones at 1080p.