Pre-Roll and Advanced Pre-Roll

This article will answer many of the commonly asked questions concerning the differences between both the Pre-Roll and Advanced Pre-Roll functions.

What is Pre-Roll?

The Pre-Roll feature enables you to view more complete motion events. A Ring device with Pre-Roll or Advanced Pre-Roll will capture the previous few seconds before a motion event is triggered, getting the critical seconds of activity and attaching it to the event clip. This provides you with a better look at what's happening outside your door. 

More information on Pre-Roll.

More information on Advanced Pre-Roll.

The chart below details the differences between the two types of Pre-Roll:

Feature
Pre-Roll (Video Doorbell 3 Plus, Video Doorbell 4, Battery Video Doorbell Pro, Spotlight Cam Pro Battery/Solar, Stick Up Cam Pro Battery/Solar)
Advanced Pre-Roll (hardwired-only devices, plug-in cameras and wired cameras)
Pre-Roll video length
4 seconds
6 seconds
View
As a picture-in-picture in Live View when answering an alert, and at the beginning of a recorded video in your timeline
At the beginning of a recorded video in your timeline
Colour
Black and white for Video Doorbell 3 Plus; Full colour for Video Doorbell 4, Battery Video Doorbell Pro, Spotlight Cam Pro Battery/Solar and Stick Up Cam Pro Battery/Solar
Full colour
Definition
Low definition
High definition
Sound
No sound
Full sound
Low light
Does not function
Full functionality

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