Ring Pan & Tilt Camera review: I can’t believe it doesn’t track motion
It offers comprehensive rotation and movement, but doesn't use that to track movement in your home. It's a missed opportunity.
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Pros
- Simple setup
- Decent video quality
- Spring-loaded privacy cover
Cons
- No motion tracking
- Colour night vision only in low-light, not no light environments
- Requires Ring subscription for recordings
Ring’s Pan & Tilt indoor home security camera looks like it would be the perfect indoor camera. With a manual camera cover for privacy and a design that lets you tilt and swivel the lens in a 360-degree loop, it promises so much.
But for some unknown reason, Ring decided not to include motion tracking in this camera. Although the camera actually moves and rotates, it won’t track movement around the room it’s securing.
In order for the camera to actually change its position, you need to control it manually within the Ring app.
This blows my mind. Ring put radar sensors in some of its cameras to be able to track motion, but when it has a camera that can tilt and pivot, there’s no way to track a subject.
It’s not like the technology doesn’t exist, either. I reviewed the Eufy S350 Indoor Cam last year, and it could track movement pretty well.
If you don’t need motion tracking, the Pan & Tilt does a pretty good job within the Ring ecosystem. But you might as well opt for a cheaper model without the movement for most situations.
