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Since doing this, videos start on the app in under 2 seconds.

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99View at Best Buy?August's video doorbell has a clever HindSense feature that includes a couple of seconds of video before the motion is detected, which means the device is more likely to capture a usable image. While August's doorbell doesn't have the highest resolution among the cameras we tested, the footage was clear enough that we could see people's faces, and we liked that its spotlight helped illuminate whoever was coming to the door at night. Because August's product looks the least like a traditional doorbell, visitors sometimes didn't know to press the device; they just knocked on our door instead. Still, it integrates tightly with August's excellent Smart Locks, which itself is compatible with Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant, among other smart home systems — the most of any of the doorbells we tested. 99View at Best Buy$249View at Amazon?It also has crisp, 1080p resolution and a wide, 160 degree field of view — tops among the cameras we tested — and the most competitive storage costs. Ring's app also lets you share videos with neighbors, so you can keep everyone informed if there's someone trying to break into multiple houses or steal packages. Installation is a little tricky, however; we had to install not just the doorbell, but also a separate device inside our existing doorbell's chime box. No price informationCheck WalmartNo price informationCheck AmazonWe check over 130 million products every day for the best pricesThe SpotCam Doorbell takes an opposite approach from most video doorbells, with its large button enclosure and a tiny ringer. The enclosure holds the 4 AA batteries that power the device, while the tiny ringer is no bigger than most USB power adapters and plugs straight into any wall socket. It doesn’t require any wire connection between the two, so it is more landlord friendly than wired models. A microSD card slot lets you store video recordings.