Blink Outdoor | Wireless, weather-resistant HD security camera with two-year battery life and motion detection | 1-Camera System: Amazon.co.uk: Amazon Devices

11 reviews for Blink Outdoor | Wireless, weather-resistant HD security camera with two-year battery life and motion detection | 1-Camera System: Amazon.co.uk: Amazon Devices

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Ayaz Ramjaun – February 18, 2020

   The item is amazing!+ Easy installation+ Easy linking hub to router and then linking to your phone+ Very accessible on phone to view LIVE or capture & save video+ Can control sensitivity+ Can change your quality to match your need, HD is there+ Can create Zones where you tell the camera motion sensor not to react to (ie Street light turning, cars passing)- After two weeks on running on max capacity, full power/setting (Good sensitivity, Motion sensor for everything in view, full HD), I have received a warning that the battery will not last 2 years at this going rate. Honestly not an issue at all if this means batteries need to be changed in one year instead of 2. Even if its every 6 months, I’m okay with that. But if its done after 1 month or a couple of months, that’s a letdown.Will keep track and come back to update when the battery runs out.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Barbara Steibel – March 19, 2020

   I really like this camera. Motion detection is fantastic – it detects even tiny mice (others who report problems must be very far away or working through glass) and night vision is fantastic within a reasonable range – 3 metres or so (again people – this is not expected to work through glass). My most critical concern – and why I delayed reviewing was the ambiguity (in this advert and elsewhere) as to what would happen after the cloud trial expires. It is not possible to know the effect of local storage alone because everyone is on cloud trial. I have not received an explicit answer which satisfied me as long as they adhere to their promise (if not I’ll be sending mine back):I asked: Your website is not clear at all. When the trial subscription expires then if I have a sync2 module AND a USB stick in that module will I be able to see actual motion clips (not just live streams) or only clip-free motion alerts from the App (without taking the USB stick out and putting it into a computer).Response from Blink (No idea why they don’t make their website clearer):Local Storage Only:1. All recorded motion clips are sent directly from the camera to the sync module as soon as they are recorded. There is no once daily clip backup here, clips will appear in the clip list in the app once they are recorded and written to the USB inserted into the Sync Module 2.2. Customers will be able to access the first 1,000 motion clips trough the Blink App.3. Possible delayed access to clips dependent upon customer’s WiFi upload speed (clips may take longer to view if speed is slower but they will still be able to view recorded motion clips in the Blink app wherever they are).4. No ability to save live view videos but they can still use the live view feature to watch the cameras live (save and discard buttons will not be visible).5. No ability to save any clips on the Blink cloud or other clouds (Amazon, iCloud for Apple, etc).6. No photo capture feature.7. No extended warranty.8. No discount code.9. Cannot bulk delete clips in the app or use the filter option.10. No thumbnail photos on recorded motion clips.11. Motion notifications direct to a live view, not to the clip roll to view motion clips (same behavior as Early Notification, but it is always on and cannot be changed).

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Phil B – April 15, 2020

   All set up and working within 15 minutes. Works from wi-fi and via mobile phone. Will be adding more to system!Second camera added, synchronised perfectly. Also bought a 256GB USB stick to plug into the ‘Sync’ unit, therefore no subscription required.Night view with no street lighting has a good clear picture of my driveway due to the integral IR light.Taking a few minutes to adjust the sensitivity etc is worthwhile to avoid false triggers, along with setting the activity and privacy zones within the field of view.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Aiden – April 15, 2020

   There’s absolutely nothing wrong with this camera. The people who are giving this negative reviews are ones who don’t read product descriptions and struggle to open a door let alone set up such a simple camera.Great price, great size, great camera. Simple as that.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – April 15, 2020

   I’m really not sure why people have put such bad reviews. It does exactly what it says. We’ve got great picture quality day and night even in the rain. The set up was easy. Yes someone could steal the camera but is that not true of any wireless camera within arms reach? Just put it out of reach. If you need something to give you piece of mind and you are not overly tech savvy or on a budget I would recommend this. If you want something that’s going to rival the polices cctv you’ll need something else. (We’ve brought these whilst on offer).

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Simon11 – April 23, 2020

   The first camera I got didn’t live up to my expectations and I actually sent it back. The team at Blink actually contacted me with a replacement and their offer to help me with it if needed.These cameras have a lot of options to adjust and can take some time to get them set right.When you do though they work very well.The picture quality is very good there is a bit of lag but all wireless cameras have this as they have a delay when connecting through the internet.I am happy with mine and give it five stars. It would be 4 but I watched a video on youtube of the top six wireless cameras and Blink came out on top. So there is nothing better out there.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Mr K M Ackroyd – June 27, 2020

   I previously rated this as one star having had some initial disappointment not being able to sync this camera. Contacted Blink support. They couldn’t have been more helpful and responsive. Initially couldn’t find the issue but willingly replaced the camera and also gave me an updated sync module. Hey presto, once the sync module was set up , the all new outside camera set up within seconds. Eureka!!Over the moon now that all is up and running which couldn’t have been done without the excellent and proactive support I was givenI am now the proud owner of the full range of Blink’s products and extremely happy with all of themThe all new camera is a particularly excellent product and I can throughly and honesty recommend it

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   kathy – August 22, 2020

   Fantastic blink camera.No wires very easy to set up, it took 5 minutes and everything was up and running.Can’t believe how clear the camera is.If your looking for a HD camera which is small in size and weather proof and works day and night I recommend you purchase blink security cam. It’s great , works really well with my phone instant notifications plus two way voice control. Excellent value for money. Highly recommend

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Steve Dunthorne – September 6, 2020

   I just installed a 3 camera and sync module 2 set. I was very impressed with the operation of the units. It appears to me that the cameras ‘talk’ to the sync module via 900MHz which travels through walls better than 2.4GHz WiFi frequencies and we did indeed find the camera range to sync module very good indeed. The sync module needs to ‘chat’ to your router on 2.4GHz, so that needs to be situated suitably in the ‘middle’ of all your spread of camera locations while keeping mind the need for a good link to your router. Video quality is extremely good. I had two issues during set up. I think when initially I was telling the sync module my router’s password, I may have made an error, and there is no warning or timeout – it just keeps trying unsuccessfully until you get bored and frustrated. Also, during set up, initially the app on your phone/iPad device needs to discard your WiFi and logon to the sync ‘blink’ WiFi, have a quick chat, then afterwards, when you have taught the system your WiFi SSID and password, it then reverts to your device logging back on to your own WiFi. It would be useful if this was explained better. If you know what to expect, you are better armed. Initially I used the blink app to set up from an iPhone 11, and it just refused to work. So I tried setting up by putting the app onto an iPad and it immediately worked. From reading around other comments, it is pretty clear what happened and this really ought to be flagged up by Blink. I have a fairly decent router which is operating on 2.4GHz and 5GHz and it appears the iPhone 11 was on 5GHz while the iPad was on 2.4GHz. The Blink sync module 2 appears only to operate on 2.4GHz so could it be that the iPhone 11 was trying to send WiFi info the sync module could not deal with? Anyway, if I am wrong, apologies, but that’s what happened to me. Final comment, once set up, it is extremely good. very pleased.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Fraggle_Rock – September 18, 2020

    It’s good, very good. Easy to install and setup. No cables and wires.I’ve put a 8gb memory stick in mine and can reject it and watchvideos on the main PC.Very concerned about the time-lapse though. Was expecting a package fromAmazon on Tuesday 27 October 2020, heard a van door go and it was withinmy delivery slots. Switched the camera on and observed the man getting out hisvan. Suddenly there was a knock on the door? I was still watching him walkto my front door time-lapse was more than 10 seconds. A notification then wasmade on my iPhone?Amazon really need to get this sorted, not good enough. In this day andage it renders the ‘talk to’ useless? By time, you’ve connected to the phoneand got the camera on (15 seconds after the event) they’ve gone… so what’sthe point??I’ve marked it down to 3 stars because of this. My rear garden camera has a timelapse of around a second which beats this hands down.If Amazon can get the time delay sorted it will be a fantastic bit of kitbut at the moment perhaps other cameras would be better?UPDATE: 8th December 2020.I obtained another camera about 2 weeks ago and placed this at the rear of the house. Having 2 camerasimproved performance greatly. A quick change in settings to activating ‘early’ motion and time was down to almost 6 seconds from notification to seeing who was at the door.Really pleased now, an extra camera does help! Thoroughly recommend this product and get 2 cameras if you can!

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    unknown – June 21, 2021