video doorbell vs pro3

[cobiaj2525]

I am in the process of upgrading my system to a pro3 kit with two cameras and continue to use my existing 3 cameras for a total of 5 cameras. I had planned on putting one of the new pro3 cameras at my front door. Now that the video doorbell is out, I  am also looking at this. What are the advantages/disadvantages of the video doorbell vs a Pro3 camera to monitor the front door.

[StephenB]

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@cobiaj2525 wrote:

What are the advantages/disadvantages of the video doorbell vs a Pro3 camera to monitor the front door.

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The video doorbell will give a different perspective of course - and that is fixed, since you can't reposition a doorbell. It's also a different aspect ratio (square instead of 16:9).

The audio in the doorbell is coming from the place a visitor would expect (unlike the camera).

The doorbell is powered, so there are no batteries to recharge. 

Saving videos will require a subscription - there's been no mention from Arlo on providing USB storage.

There likely will be other performance differences, but both devices are pretty new, so I'd expect  firmware updates on both will address whatever issues they uncover  - making that difficult to know how that will settle out.