The motion sensor mode is only operational at night. In this mode, the light switches on for a pre-set one to ten minutes when any living object passes through the induction zone. There’s no plug here, you’ll need to hard wire this into your home’s electrical wiring. As such this is only available in North America, possibly due to different wiring standards in other locations. If you’re in search of more ambient lighting, here are some great smart wall lights for your garden or driveway:

The average residential exterior flood light brightness is around 1000 lumens but can go up to 4000 or more lumens to light up a large expanse," says Deane Biermeier, a Certified Lead Carpenter and member of The Spruce Home Improvement Review Board. "1000 lumens is ideal for most exterior lighting situations in which a patio, walkway, or driveway needs to be illuminated enough to safely navigate. There are some environmental arguments against using lamps brighter than about 1500 lumens including light pollution and plant damage." Type of Light Bulb Make sure your floodlight camera has a two-way talk option that lets you converse with whoever is out there. And if you want to play a personalized audio message, look for a model that lets you prerecord messages. Doing so can help make it appear like you're home even if you’re not. Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight Camera (Credit: Arlo) Longer life - This floodlight has a wider array of chips that reduce heat build-up. At the same time, the innovative finned heatsink design provides long-term effective heat dissipation and extends the life of the floodlight.The biggest consideration with outdoor lighting is always how to get power to where the lights will be placed. With low voltage LED lights this a bit simpler as these usually use an extendable weather-proof cable that can tap off to each light along it’s length. With flood lights this isn’t possible as they draw too much power. You can then control them via the free app or link them up to Alexa and use your voice. The lights can sync to music, match scenes or be set on a timer. These will add really great feature lighting to your outdoor areas. You’ll need to have outdoor power outlets available for each flood light, either near where you want them placed or with weather proof-ed extension cords. That can be a bit messy, but there’s no other option in this case.

When it comes to flood light cameras, you’ll almost always find they need to be hard wired to a junction box on your wall. The Alro Pro 3 Floodlight is fairly unique by being battery powered. The floodlight design is also unique, being a single integral curved LED panel that gives excellent coverage across the cameras viewing area. The strips have a similar look to the indoor version, however they have a strong silicon coating to protect them from the elements and benefit from an impressive IP67 rating which means they could be dropped in 1m of water for an hour and still work perfectly fine. Don’t just take Philips word for it, they come with a 2-year warranty as well.The addition of voice control will typically be a benefit here as well, which provides convenience by removing the need top pull out your phone to make changes to the lights. This system was devised to provide some level of consistency between manufacturer’s claims of water and dust resistance since these claims were often without any basis of comparison or verification beyond pure marketing hype. Beyond their looks and features—these bulbs can save you some serious cash. You can program them to automatically turn off the lights in unoccupied rooms. While they cost more upfront, smart lights use LEDs instead of more power-hungry halogen or incandescent bulbs. These are cheaper to run over time which is important to consider with the rising energy prices. Finally, installing a floodlight camera is fairly easy, but wired fixtures require you to deal with high-voltage electrical wiring. If you’re not comfortable with that, then consider hiring a professional for the installation. Or you can opt for a battery-powered fixture; they don’t require any wiring whatsoever, but you likely need to charge them frequently depending on their recording resolution and amount of use.

All of the brands we test are trustworthy and feel comfortable adding to our own home networks. Use caution when shopping for smart lights from unknown manufacturers though.

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These outdoor lights are compatible with all three of the major smart assistants; Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit. Phillips Hue have smashed it out of the park with their outdoor smart lights and this strip is no different. It’s reliable, durable and will give a great ambiance to any area of your garden.