- Ring had launched an updated Outdoor Camera and Peephole Camera 2K
- They will both go on sale in August 2026
- The Outdoor Camera is £99.99 (about $130 / AU$190), and the Peephole Camera is £79.99 (about $110 / AU$150)
Ring has announced two brand new smart security cameras, one for mounting outdoors and one for installing into the peephole of your door.
Let’s start with the outdoor option first. The new Ring Outdoor Camera (2nd Gen) is available in both wired and battery versions. It has a wide-angle lens (140 degrees horizontal and 85 degrees vertical), and delivers 2K resolution with up to 6x enhanced zoom. It has B&W night vision, customizable privacy zones and motion detection, and you can talk to visitors via Live View and Two-Way Talk. If you subscribe to Ring Protect you can also get intelligent alerts and the ability to scroll back in time to rewatch footage. Wi-Fi is single-band Wi-Fi 4 using the 2.4GHz frequency band.
One of the big selling points here is easy installation: it’s simple to mount the camera and it’s designed to cope with temperatures from -20ºC to +50ªC, although Ring says the camera may temporarily turn itself off if it’s in direct sunlight during extreme heat conditions.
The Ring Outdoor Camera (2nd Gen) has a list price of £99.99 (about $130 / AU$190) and it’ll be available from August 12, 2026. Pre-orders are open now.
Ring Peephole Camera 2K: this peep is fairly cheap and fits in doors that are quite deep
The new Ring Peephole Camera 2K is more stylish than its rather boxy predecessor, with a more triangular shape and a good-looking speckled finish. It fits through the space where you’d normally have an optical peephole, and there’s no need to drill, run cables or do anything at all as it’s completely wireless and runs off a rechargeable battery. It’s designed to fit peepholes from 12mm to 14mm in size and go through doors between 32.5mm and 60mm.
I think this is going to be particularly popular with flat dwellers, especially renters 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. Don’t forget to keep the original peephole somewhere where you can find it again, though.
Like the new Outdoor Camera (2nd Gen) 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 to deliver ‘head-to-toe’ visuals, and the quick release battery is easy to remove for charging. Wi-Fi is Wi-Fi 4 on the 2.4GHz frequency band.
The Ring Peephole Camera 2K will be available from August 19, 2026, and pre-orders are open now. The list price is £79.99 (about $110 / AU$150).
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