With an active subscription, you can go back and view old videos captured during a motion or live view event, complete with audio from both involved parties.

Thankfully, the highlight of my time with the Stick Up Cam was it capturing the raccoon helping itself to dinner. Knowing if anything was moving around on the side of my house, be it an animal or would-be bad guy, I would at least have video proof.

All Stick Up Cam users have access to the company’s Live View feature.

Using Live View, you don’t have to wait for a motion alert to view your camera’s stream. In testing the feature before launch, I never had an issue with the amount of time it took to establish a connection (both on Wi-Fi and a cellular connection), nor did I experience any issues with stream quality. Ring offers a cloud recording plan at a cost of a month or per year for each camera connected to your Ring account.

Inside the box you’ll find screws, a screwdriver, a drill bit, and two different mounts.

Alternatively, the doorbell can begin recording when it detects motion at your door and send alerts to your phone.I used the panel during my time with the Stick Up Cam, and found the battery to maintain a charge of 65 to 70 percent.Having used the Ring Video Doorbell for the past year, I’ve grown accustomed to its finicky motion alerts."The raccoons are back," I frustratingly said to my wife the night after installing the Ring Stick Up Cam in our backyard.You see, last summer we had a mommy raccoon and her three babies coming into our backyard and ravaging through bins, looking for every morsel of cat food they could find. We started storing the food inside and assumed we had gotten rid of them once and for all.The process involves pressing a button on the back of the camera, searching and connecting to its temporary Wi-Fi network and connecting it to your personal Wi-Fi network.Installation, on the other hand, can be a bit more involved depending on your comfort level with a screwdriver and putting holes into your house’s exterior.