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The company also announced an upgrade to its Wired Video Doorbell 2nd Gen ($79.99), bringing 2K Video to its budget doorbell camera. All the models get the new, sleeker look first introduced with Ring’s line of wired 2K- and 4K-capable doorbells last year.
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1 / 4 The Ring Battery Doorbell Pro can record up to 4K video and comes with a removable, rechargeable battery. IMAGE: Ring
The battery-powered doorbells deliver better video quality to Ring’s wire-free line, which has, to date, mostly offered 1080p HD resolution. The company says a “redesigned internal architecture” helps support power-hungry high-resolution video and AI features.
The video resolution boost will feed Ring’s new AI features, providing clearer pictures to enable the devices to capture more detail. The new products also have Ring’s Retinal Vision, an AI-powered capability that fine-tunes footage. Each camera comes with a free trial of Ring AI Pro ($19.99 a month), which gives you access to recorded video along with all of Ring’s latest AI features.
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