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In the past few years Home Security Cameras have become a pretty popular product within the Smart Home space. Particularly because it means homeowners can keep an eye on their home without paying a monthly fee to a security company.
From smart doorbells, to outdoor cameras to indoor cameras, these Home Security Cameras come in all sorts of different products. And we have rounded up the Best Home Security Cameras that are currently available. These include those from brands like Arlo, Amazon, Ring, Nest and many more.
Best Home Security Cameras
As mentioned, this list will offer up Home Security Cameras from brands like Arlo, Amazon, Ring, Nest, and a few others. It will also offer up some of the best video doorbells, wire-free cameras and indoor cameras. So there’s something for everyone on this Best Home Security Cameras list.
Ring Stick Up Cam Pro
- Price: $179
- Where to buy: Amazon
The Ring Stick Up Cam Pro is the newest security camera from Ring, and it’s a pretty good one. This is available as a wired camera, battery or solar-powered. So you can use this inside and out. They all cost the same, the only difference is the solar panel for the solar version of course.
With the Ring Stick Up Cam Pro, you are able to get 3D Motion Detection and Bird’s Eye Zones, so you get better notifications about movement outside your home. It also has 1080p HDR video and color night vision. The video quality on this camera is actually really good. I have one myself, and am quite impressed with just how good it is.
Ring Stick Up Cam Pro - Amazon
Ring Video Doorbell Pro
- Price: $249
- Where to buy: Amazon
The Ring Video Doorbell Pro is the video doorbell to pick up for your home. It’s a really great gift, as you can watch and see who is taking your packages, or know who is at the door before they ring the doorbell.
With the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, you’re getting a wide-angle camera that can see all the way to the ground in front of your home. And the ability to interact with people via your smartphone, or even your Alexa products. Like the Echo Show or the Fire TV, which is really unique.
Ring Video Doorbell Pro - Amazon
Ring Indoor Cam
- Price: $59
- Where to buy: Amazon
The Ring Indoor Cam is a pretty inexpensive security camera that you can add to your home. It comes in at under $60 but is routinely on sale for even less. Additionally, the Ring Indoor Cam has a nice base that can be used to sit on a table, or mount it on the wall or ceiling. It does record in 1080p video, and it will save it if you have Ring’s paid subscription.
Arlo Pro 3 Spotlight Camera
- Price: $165
- Where to buy: Amazon
The Arlo Pro 3 Spotlight Camera is the latest and greatest from Arlo. Which is a wire-free camera. So you can use inside or outside, which is the main reason why it is on our smart home gift guide this year. You can purchase the Arlo Pro 3 Spotlight Camera in a number of different options. Like three and five-camera kits. This is great for putting cameras around your home.
With the Arlo cameras being wire-free, that does mean you need to pop the battery out and recharge them every once in a while. These will normally last you around six months on a charge. And that is because it is not recording 24/7, but rather only recording when it sees movement.
Arlo Pro 3 Spotlight Camera - Amazon
Arlo Video Doorbell
- Price: $131
- Where to buy: Amazon
There are many video doorbells on the market today, but the Arlo Smart Video Doorbell made our smart home gift guide because it works well with the other Arlo cameras. And it’s also less expensive compared to the other models.
There is a wide-angle camera built into this video doorbell, so it can see your entire front yard, and the ground in front of your door. Allowing you to see who is attempting to steal your Amazon packages. The Arlo Video Doorbell can send you notifications when it sees movement, as well as when someone presses the button on the doorbell. So even if they don’t want you to know they are there, you’ll know.
Nest Cam Outdoor Security Camera
- Price: $199
- Where to buy: Home Depot
The Nest Cam Outdoor is hands-down the best home security camera that Google sells. It’s an outdoor camera, which means that it is weatherproof. It can take on those hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms and even blizzards with ease. Unfortunately, it is not a wire-free camera though. So you are still going to need to run power to it.
With the Nest Cam Outdoor, you’re going to get 1080p footage from this camera. Which you can view in the Nest app on your smartphone – works with both Android and iOS. With Nest Aware, you can save more video from the Nest Cam Outdoor too. Though that is not a required subscription.
Nest Cam Outdoor Security Camera - Home Depot
Ring Spotlight Cam Battery
- Price: $199
- Where to buy: Amazon
The Ring Spotlight Cam Battery is a good option to put outside of your home, maybe along the side of your home or outside the backdoor. It’s a spotlight camera, so it has motion-activated lights on either side. And since this is the battery-powered one, you don’t need to run power to it. But you will want to keep it near your home, so that the WiFi network can still get to it.
Like other Ring products, it will also work with the Ring app. And it’ll let you know when it sees movement. So you can see if you need to deal with it or not. It works really well with the Ring Video Doorbell too.
Ring Spotlight Cam Battery - Amazon
Blink Mini
- Price: $35
- Where to buy: Amazon
The Blink Mini is the cheapest camera on this list. And you’re probably wondering why this $35 home security camera is on this best of list, with many others that are over $100 – some of which are $200.
Well, the Blink Mini does the basics, and nothing more. It is a very small camera as you can tell by the name. Which offers two-way audio, and motion detection. It also only records in HD, and not 1080p or even 4K. Basically, you get what you pay for. And for most people, this is really all you need.
Ring Floodlight Camera
- Price: $249
- Where to buy: Amazon
This is another good option for your side or backyard. The Ring Floodlight Camera is not battery-powered though, so you will need to run some power to it. But it does have two floodlights on either side of the camera, giving you a ton of light.
Much like other Ring products, this does also offer up the ability to get notifications about movement and when it sees people. It does also work with other Ring products too, so you can control it all in the same Ring app. Finally, it works with Amazon Alexa, so you can see the feed of the camera on your TV with a Fire TV device or on an Echo Show.
Ring Floodlight Camera - Amazon
Blink Outdoor
- Price: $99
- Where to buy: Amazon
Like the Blink Mini, the Blink Outdoor is also fairly cheap, coming in just a penny shy of $100. It offers great battery life, and a small footprint. Though this one can do 1080p video recording.
Battery life on the Blink Outdoor is really impressive actually. We’re looking at two years on a single battery. This is because it does not record when there is no motion or humans detected in its view. So it saves a lot of juice that way.
Wyze Cam
- Price: $35
- Where to buy: Amazon
The Wyze Cam is a 1080p indoor camera, that is pretty adjustable. So you can make it taller or shorter, and change where it is aimed. It’s a fairly small camera, so you can put it basically anywhere.
It does have two-way audio, so if it sees someone in your home, you can tell them to get out. Of course, with the app, you’ll still get the usual notifications when it sees movement. It also works with both Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. Which is actually pretty rare.
Petcube Cam
- Price: $35
- Where to buy: Amazon
Rounding out our list of the best home security cameras, is one that is aimed at pets. The Petcube Cam. It’s pretty inexpensive, and is ideal for keeping an eye on your pets. It will notify you when your pet is making noise – like barking. So you can see what’s happening.
The only downside to the Petcube Cam, is that it does not record any video, unless you pay for its subscription plan. That’s very different from most of the other cameras on this list here.