- Ring had launched an updated 2K outdoor camera and peephole camera
- Both will go on sale in August 2026.
- The outdoor camera costs £99.99 (around $130 / AU$190) and the peephole camera costs £79.99 (around $110 / AU$150)
Ring has announced two new smart security cameras, one to mount outdoors and another to install in your door peephole.
Let’s start with the outdoor option first. The new Ring Outdoor Camera (2nd Generation) is available in wired and battery-powered versions. It has a wide-angle lens (140 degrees horizontal and 85 degrees vertical) and offers 2K resolution with an enhanced zoom of up to 6x. It has black and white night vision, customizable privacy zones and motion detection, and can talk to visitors via Live View and Two-Way Talk. If you subscribe to Ring Protect, you can also receive smart alerts and the ability to go back in time to view footage again. Wi-Fi is single-band Wi-Fi 4 that uses the 2.4 GHz frequency band.
One of the big selling points here is the easy installation: it’s simple to mount the camera and it’s designed to withstand temperatures from -20ºC to +50ºC, although Ring says the camera can temporarily shut down if it’s exposed to direct sunlight during extreme heat conditions.
The Ring Outdoor Camera (2nd Generation) has a list price of £99.99 (around $130 / AU$190) and will be available from August 12, 2026. Pre-orders are now open.
Ring Peephole Camera 2K: This peephole is quite inexpensive and fits in fairly deep doors
The new Ring Peephole Camera 2K is sleeker than its rather boxy predecessor, with a more triangular shape and an attractive speckled finish. It fits in the space where you would normally have an optical sight and there is no need to drill, run cables or do anything at all as it is completely wireless and runs on a rechargeable battery. It is designed to fit peepholes from 12mm to 14mm in size and pass through doors between 32.5mm and 60mm.
I think this will be particularly popular with flat dwellers, especially tenants who can’t make any physical changes to the property – simply unscrew the optical peephole, install the camera and you can take it with you when you move out. However, don’t forget to store the original peephole somewhere you can find it again.
Like the new outdoor camera (2nd generation), the resolution is 2K with up to 6x enhanced zoom, live view and two-way talk, but there’s no night vision here, so you’ll need to make sure the door is facing a well-lit area. Ring says its camera is tuned for low-light conditions, but this camera doesn’t see in the dark like the outdoor camera does.
The field of view is 140 x 140 degrees for head-to-toe imaging, and the quick-release battery is easy to remove for charging. Wi-Fi is Wi-Fi 4 in the 2.4 GHz frequency band.
The Ring Peephole Camera 2K will be available starting August 19, 2026, and pre-orders are now open. List price is £79.99 (around $110 / AU$150).
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