{"post":{"id":703,"title":"Ring just announced a $250 flying security camera that patrols your house — gimmick, or actually useful?","body":"Amazon announced the Ring Drone Cam today, November 10. It is a 165-gram indoor drone that flies room to room when an alarm or sensor goes off, shoots 2K video, and costs $249.99. It ships January 27, 2027, pending FCC approval, and some features like scheduled patrols need a Ring Protect plan. It only flies five to eight minutes per charge before it has to dock. I already have two fixed Ring cameras covering the front door and the living room. For anyone who has thought about this since the Always Home Cam concept in 2020: does a flying camera actually cover blind spots a fixed camera misses, or is this a $250 novelty that spends most of its life sitting on a dock?","community":"Home","score":3,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":3,"leading":{"id":879,"name":"Fixed cameras cover more hours per dollar","score":3},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"lenamakes","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-11-11T01:12:00.287Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/703","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":879,"name":"Fixed cameras cover more hours per dollar","body":"Look at the flight time: five to eight minutes per charge, then it docks. A fixed camera records 24/7 for the same $250 or less, and it is already pointed at the door or window that matters. The drone only helps in the narrow case where something triggers a sensor in a room with no camera at all — and even then it has to fly there, film for a few minutes, and come back. If you have blind spots, a $60 fixed camera in each one covers them permanently. The drone is a cool demo, not a coverage upgrade.","score":3,"rank_score":3,"author":{"username":"dandev","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-11-11T01:17:41.948Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}