{"id":10461,"date":"2022-05-21T15:36:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T19:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/?post_type=recommendation&#038;p=10461"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:44:06","slug":"battery-video-doorbells","status":"publish","type":"recommendation","link":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/recommendation\/battery-video-doorbells\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Battery Video Doorbells"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f47521;color:#f47521\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10457 products type-products status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry rec_category-battery-video-doorbells\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Ring Video Doorbell 4<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"value\">Top Recommendation<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group indent-me acf-content is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">MSRP:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$179<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Common Price:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$179<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Link: <\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lBCV6R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lBCV6R<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-4daaf377\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-acf-field is-textarea-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"value\">The Ring Video Doorbell 4 finished in second place while having almost double the battery life, and half the monthly fee of the Google Nest Doorbell. The pre-roll feature worked well and is a welcome addition that anyone who has ever been frustrated with a battery doorbell can appreciate. Unfortunately, adjusting the price to include 2 years of subscription fees makes it the second most expensive option in this test.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1412\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0039-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0039-1.png 1412w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0039-1-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0039-1-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0039-1-1024x564.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1412px) 100vw, 1412px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field acf-content wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">More information:<\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BCjxcBOcyTo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/BCjxcBOcyTo<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f47521;color:#f47521\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10459 products type-products status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry rec_category-battery-video-doorbells\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Blink Video Doorbell<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"value\">Budget Pick<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group indent-me acf-content is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">MSRP:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$69.99<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Common Price:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$35.99<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Link: <\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cAU0b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cAU0b8<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-4daaf377\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-acf-field is-textarea-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"value\">The Blink doorbell does what Blink always does: They provide a just good enough experience for a rock bottom price. For just $50 you can add the Blink doorbell into your existing sync module 2 and record locally onto a USB drive with no subscription fees. The Blink doorbell had by far the best battery life, and did a great job recording entire events. The actual video recorded by the Blink isn\u2019t high quality, but it\u2019s passible, and the same can be said for the rest of the features in the Blink app, which aren\u2019t fancy but get the job done.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0037.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0037.png 990w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0037-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0037-768x591.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field acf-content wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">More information:<\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BCjxcBOcyTo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/BCjxcBOcyTo<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f47521;color:#f47521\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10460 products type-products status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry rec_category-battery-video-doorbells\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">eufy Video Doorbell Dual Camera<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"value\">Most Potential<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group indent-me acf-content is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">MSRP:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$259.99<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-text-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Common Price:<\/div><div class=\"value\">$179.99<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">Link: <\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Ela40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Ela40<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-4daaf377\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-acf-field is-textarea-field wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"value\">The eufy Dual Cam does exactly what it was designed to do and shows you your entire doorway and porch, but unfortunately the app experience was buggy, the video quality was lacking, and the price is still pretty high. If you already have a eufy homebase and local recording with no subscriptions is  important to you then the Dual Camera is worth looking at, but overall it\u2019s not as good as good as the Nest or Ring doorbells.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0038-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0038-1.png 1110w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0038-1-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0038-1-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0038-1-1024x723.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"is-display-inline-block is-acf-field is-link-field acf-content wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block\"><div class=\"prefix\">More information:<\/div><div class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BCjxcBOcyTo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/BCjxcBOcyTo<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f47521;color:#f47521\"\/>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","rec_category":[62,22],"class_list":["post-10461","recommendation","type-recommendation","status-publish","hentry","rec_category-battery-video-doorbells","rec_category-home-security"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"mfb_acf":[],"mfb_rest_fields":["title","gutenberg_elementor_mode"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recommendation\/10461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recommendation"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/recommendation"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"rec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesmarthomehookup.com\/test_install\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rec_category?post=10461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}