Philips Hue Secure Floodlight Camera review
Existing Philips Hue owners who want outdoor camera coverage that behaves like the rest of their lighting.
By Tom Calder · Updated 24 July 2026 · Price checked against our tracker
The brightest camera unit here at 2250 lumens, and the only one that doubles as full Hue colour and scene lighting rather than a plain white floodlight — appealing if you already run a Hue system. Two things to weigh: it needs a Hue Bridge to work at all, roughly £50 more if you do not own one, and it detects motion using camera analytics rather than a PIR sensor, so it does not trigger as reliably in the dark as the PIR units on this page. The floodlight body is IP44; only the camera module is IP65.
£219.99 read from Philips Hue's own UK store on 24 July 2026. Shopping around genuinely pays here — idealo.co.uk and PriceSpy both showed street pricing from £179.99 the same day. Budget around £50 more for a Hue Bridge if you do not already own one, and note that extended video history sits on a Hue subscription tier.
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- 2250 lm at 4000K, the highest output of any camera unit here, with full Hue colour and scene control
- Camera module is rated IP65 and runs at Class III safe extra-low voltage
- Behaves as part of an existing Hue system rather than as a separate security app
- Requires a Philips Hue Bridge to operate at all — budget roughly £50 more if you do not already own one
- The floodlight body is only IP44 (splash-resistant), so it wants an eave or overhang rather than full exposure
- Amazon's 'easy to install' wording is marketing — this is Class I earthed mains work that needs a competent electrician
Key specs
| Type | Mains smart floodlight with 1080p camera; needs a Hue Bridge |
| Brightness | 2,250 lm |
| Power | Mains 220–240 V (Class I); camera module 12/24 V DC SELV |
| Detection | Camera-based video analytics, not PIR; approx. 141° view |
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