Ring Intercom Video mounted inside of a modern home.

Video Quality for Ring Intercom Video

Ring Intercom relies on your building's lobby system to transfer video to the app. Video quality depends on how your building's intercom camera performs and your local internet network connection and speed, so it can match but not exceed your original handset's quality.

Please review the requirements for use of the Ring Intercom Video:

  • The Ring Intercom Video must be compatible with your existing Intercom. Please visit the
    for more information.
  • If you are attempting to answer an Intercom call with a mobile device, you must have sufficient Mobile data for video to load.

If you've met the above requirements and you are still experiencing video quality issues, follow the below steps to tune your video quality:

  • Video tuning can be completed during setup in the last step or after setup in the Ring app.

To locate Video tuning after setup:

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.
  2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.
  3. Tap your device's
    Settings
    .
  4. Tap the
    Device Settings
    tile.
  5. Tap
    Video Settings.
  6. Tap
    Video Quality Tuning.
  7. Press the call button for your unit to activate the video for tuning
  8. Test different settings:
    • Try all available video presets.
    • Wait 3 seconds for changes to take effect.
    • Select the one that looks best to you.
    • Your building intercom might stop streaming video during the tuning process. Please press the call button for your unit again to reactivate the video.
  9. Tap
    Finish Adjusting
    when you have the desired video quality.

Next you can adjust the brightness and contrast of the video if needed. Follow the below steps to adjust brightness and contrast:

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.
  2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.
  3. Tap your device's
    Settings
    .
  4. Tap the
    Device Settings
    tile.
  5. Tap
    Video Settings.
  6. Tap Brightness and Contrast
  7. Press the call button for your unit to activate the video
  8. Adjust Brightness or Contrast
  9. Wait 3 seconds for changes to take effect
    • Your building intercom might stop streaming video during this process. Please press the call button for your unit again to reactivate the video.
  10. Tap
    Finish Adjusting
    when you have the desired video quality.

Note: Depending on your intercom model, some settings might not be possible to adjust.


Need help?

Contact the Ring Intercom Support team. Before you contact support, take clear photos of:

  • The outside of your intercom
  • The inside of your intercom ensuring the wiring and the terminal markings are clearly visible

Have these photos ready when you contact us.

Front cover of intercom:

Illustration with blue frame to show the Front cover of the existing Intercom system.

Picture with front cover removed:

Blue frame to show the electrical circuit board connection in an existing Intercom system with front cover removed.

Last updated 4 weeks ago