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 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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