Review what the battery will be like if you attach a solar panel that can be charged by sunlight to Amazon's LED light equipped security camera 'Ring Spotlight Cam Plus'
Amazon's Spotlight Cam Plus , a security camera with an LED light, can be used while charging by attaching a solar panel (sold separately). The camera itself is a battery type, so you have to worry about the battery running out, but by attaching a solar panel, the burden is significantly reduced. When I actually installed it, I was able to see how the battery was quickly restored.
This is the solar panel package.
Inside was the solar panel itself, a mounting stand, cables, screws, and a setup guide.
The solar panel measures 20.5cm long, 16.9cm wide and 1.2cm thick.
The cord extends from the back.
The mounting base looks like this.
The neck can be rotated 180 degrees sideways and forwards and backwards.
The total weight of the solar panel and mounting stand was measured to be 482g.
Now, let's actually install the solar panel. Since the Spotlight Cam Plus is
Once secured, attach the back of the solar panel to the mounting base.
When the two touched and slid together, they locked into place with an audible click.
The cords extending from the solar panel are wrapped around the mounting base.
Then insert the end of the cord into the Spotlight Cam Plus.
Adjust the angle.
Once you have completed the adjustments, tighten the screw at the base of the mounting base to fix the orientation of the solar panel.
This is what it looks like when attached to a pillar.
Although it is surrounded by roofs, the solar panels are exposed to plenty of sunlight.
So, I'll measure how long the battery lasts with this setup. I started at 15:36 on Friday, March 24th, with the Spotlight Cam Plus fully charged and set up.
The settings that seem to affect the battery of Spotlight Cam Plus are mainly 'motion detection sensitivity', 'snapshot frequency' and 'lighting', but I tried all of them at the default settings. The weather at the start of the measurement was cloudy, and it felt a little humid from the rain that had fallen the night before.
Five days after the measurement, I checked the battery level on the app and it was at 89%. I thought it was understandable since it was cloudy and rainy for three days on the 24th, 25th, and 26th, but I was a little worried that the battery would drop by 11% in just five days.
However, when I checked the next day, it had recovered to 99%.
During this period, the Spotlight Cam Plus was set to record a few seconds of footage whenever it detected motion, and even turn on the lights at night. When I checked the footage, I found a total of 44 recordings from the 24th to the 30th, so it appears that motion was detected about six times a day.
If you don't use it to look at the live camera periodically, you can attach a solar panel and have almost no need to worry about running out of battery. Spotlight Cam Plus records properly when needed, illuminates the surroundings with light at night, and can respond to unexpected visitors when you're out with two-way communication. I got the impression that it fulfills the role that a security device should play, like a dashcam, which is a 'peace of mind to have.'
Spotlight Cam Plus is available on Amazon.co.jp. The set with the solar panel used this time is sold for 28,790 yen including tax.
The solar panel is also sold separately for 7,990 yen including tax.
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