5.0 out of 5 stars Extra lighting for my Floodlight Camera, response is not immediate, somewhat poor Wi-Fi range

J. · May 22, 2019

The new Ring smart lighting line is a great compliment to my Ring Floodlight Cameras. In particular, I wanted to light up more of the front of the house when my driveway's floodlight camera detected motion. I purchased four of the new Ring pathlights and a hub. Now, when the driveway light detects motion, it turns on the pathlights.The setup process went smoothly. You plug the hub in and scan a barcode and the app walks you through setup. Then, you do the same with these pathlights... insert batteries into each and scan a barcode from each box. At the end, you can set up groups of lights with different names. Then you can use the app to decide what other devices can turn these lights on. For example, I set my driveway floodlight camera to light up these four pathlights, lighting the walkway to the front door. You can have the lights then turn off 30 seconds, 1 minute, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes. You can also set a timeframe that lights can be triggered between each day, and more advanced schedules during the week.Response time is not immediate. When my floodlight camera detects motion and turns on its lights, it takes 3-5 seconds for these pathway lights to turn on. I have a very strong Wi-Fi signal in the house and I have the Ring hub close to the front of the house where the lights are. The Ring smart hub, required for any of the new smart lighting products, does not have a very good Wi-Fi radio on it and I found that it struggled to get a good signal despite my strong signal throughout the house to all other devices. Perhaps that is the reason for the delay?There is a "dusk to dawn" feature that will keep your pathlights dimly lit all night and then brighten up when motion is detected. You can turn this off so the lights do not stay dimly lit all night and just turn on during motion to save batteries.The color temperature of these lights is much closer to white than I was hoping for. I wanted more of a soft white to match my other outdoor lights. But since these lights don't stay on for very long, it's okay. They are not "daylight" bright or have any blue in it, but they are not quite soft white either.I'm not sure how well or for how long these will stand up to the elements. I will report back if I see any signs of deterioration or moisture inside. I do wish they were made of metal instead of plastic though.Ring recommends against using rechargeable batteries: "Ring recommends using standard alkaline batteries in Pathlights. Rechargeable batteries will work in Ring Pathlights, though they may not last as long as alkaline batteries. Heavy duty batteries should not be used in Ring Pathlights. Lithium batteries will also work in Ring Pathlights and are recommended when the weather is extremely cold."Five stars for now because they do exactly what I wanted them to - light up more of the front of my home when motion is detected. If I have any issues in the future, I will update.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product

S. · February 18, 2024

I bought a couple of these about two years ago. They worked so well that I ordered more. I was impressed with how much light they give off and they consistently work. Installed in an average traffic area around our home, the batteries lasted a year before needing replacement. Totally worth it! They work so well we decided to NOT install exterior path lighting when we renovated and that is saying a LOT because we live in a coastal area where corrosion of exterior fixtures is the norm. Using will save the cost of exterior light installation and replacement. It is very difficult to find affordable marine grade path lighting, but these Ring lights are sealed. Moisture does not get into them. The only thing I was concerned about is someone walking off with them,, but that has not happened. I was not sure about their contemporary design, but after installing them realized they will fit anywhere. It is also great to have battery operated lights, because most solar light usually fail within 6 months to a year and these light can be installed in shaded areas where solar lights will not work.

5.0 out of 5 stars One Leaky Pathlight! Update to Update.

C. · October 18, 2019

Update 9 Jan 2021 - Still working! Ring pathlights still operating on batteries from July 2019. May need replacing in a couple of months. Working great. These do link with Ring doorbell to record motion. No complaints.Installed 5 steplights. Have had to replace one that quit working. Have replaced batteries in three once. Steplights work as intended and provide motion alerts.Overall very pleased with Ring products!-----------------------------------------------Update 25 Oct 19 - Updating from 3 to 5 stars!! Contacted Bolo who provided a return receipt and refunded a pro-rated cost of light since it was a "deal". But then we received an email from Daniel - Bolo Executive Community Support who specializes in Ring devices. Daniel had read my review and wanted to discuss our issue with the pathlight. He wanted us to return the light to him but unfortunately we had already dropped it off at UPS. These lights are weather resistant so water should not have gotten inside battery compartment. We were provide a replacement. Fantastic customer service from Bolo/Ring!Now to review the lights - we use these lights with our Ring doorbell. Dusk to Dawn is turned off. We have them set to come on after dark if/when motion is detected. A couple are linked to doorbell to record all motion. Brightness is set at 4. Battery level is still full. These lights are wonderful!! (Just added 3 Ring Steplights! May order more if they hold up as well as pathlights.)------------------------Purchased 15 July 19. 4 pathlights and bridge. Working beautifully until yesterday when one of the lights quit working. We discovered water inside the battery compartment resulting in corrosion of all 4 D cell batteries. There is also condensation in the glass surrounding lightbulb and condensation in the motion sensor. We brought it inside to dry but the condensation isn't drying up. We checked the other 3 path lights and they were completely dry. I contacted Ring to discuss replacement but the customer service representative said I needed to contact Bolo first (but seemed willing to replace based on Bolo response). Waiting to see what Bolo has to say. Will update if/when I have an answer.

4.0 out of 5 stars Bright light

H. · January 1, 2024

I love the bright light when it comes on. It was easy to set up with the bridge through the Ring app. The one criticism is that it is all plastic and the attachment to the stake is not very secure. It doesn’t really lock in. It seems like it could get knocked over easily if it got bumped into. I wish Ring could improve on that feature. Otherwise I do like the product.