Ring’s Retinal Vision, Alexa+ Greetings, Familiar Faces & Search Party — What’s new
At Amazon’s Devices & Services event Ring unveiled a new generation of cameras and doorbells built around “Retinal Vision” — an imaging suite for its 2K and 4K devices that includes back-side illumination sensors, custom large-aperture lenses, 10x zoom and AI-driven tuning to optimize clarity for your location.
Key features
- Retinal Vision: Advanced sensors, large-aperture lenses, 10x zoom and AI tuning that samples camera performance over time (up to two weeks) to produce a final optimized video profile for your location.
- Alexa+ Greetings: An intelligent doorbell attendant that can ask visitors why they’re there, give instructions and manage deliveries. Available December.
- Familiar Faces: Recognizes familiar people, reduces routine notifications and labels familiar vs unknown visitors. Available December.
- Search Party: Uses outdoor Ring cams to help find lost pets reported by neighbors in the Ring app. Launches for dogs in November, then cats and other pets. Images/videos won’t be shared without your permission.
New devices (pre-order available)
- Retinal 4K Vision: Wired Doorbell Pro, Spotlight Cam Pro, Floodlight Cam Pro, Outdoor Cam Pro, plus POE models: Spotlight Cam Pro POE, Outdoor Cam Pro POE and Wired Doorbell Elite.
- Retinal 2K Vision: Indoor Cam Plus and Wired Doorbell Plus.
Pricing & subscriptions
Ring Home Premium (required for some features like AI-generated alert descriptions) is $20/month or $200/year.
Where to learn more
Pre-orders are live. Find product listings on Amazon (search links with our affiliate tag):
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Spotlight Cam Pro
- Floodlight Cam Pro
- Outdoor Cam Pro
- Wired Doorbell Elite
- Indoor Cam Plus
- Wired Doorbell Plus
If you want the short version for X: I posted a concise tweet summarizing the event and linking to the Wired Doorbell Pro. Which feature would you try first?