After about 3 weeks of use: almost perfect camera system. Does what it says and is very dependable. Does not disconnect. Image quality is really high. Night mode provides a very detailed image (albeit black and white). I am still in the trial period for the cloud storage so I cannot comment on how it handles the USB-stick operation and limitations.
Some small cons:
- The auto night mode does not activate when it actually should, especially if your video frame includes some brightly lit windows or doors. It thinks that there is enough light to remain inactive but it is confused by the window light and the majority of protected area is very dark. It can be switched on manually but who remembers to switch it back and forth. Some solutions if Blink developers read this: add option to enable night mode based on geolocation and night/day times, or do not decide based on a sensor but by analyzing a video frame and checking if the dark area exceeds a certain percentage. Etc.
- Sometimes even smoke or steam from a gas boiler is detected as "movement".
- When you activate Live View on a camera, you get a "Continue ?" prompt about every 30 seconds. I understand the rationale since the video feeds probably go through Blink's infrastructure, but it's annoying nonetheless. But to be honest, I rarely need to watch more than 30 seconds. One minute would be nicer though.
All in all, I am not really complaining. The system is very well integrated, easy to install and does its job properly.
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Be there from anywhere
Help protect what matters most - better than ever - with Blink’s fourth generation of wire-free
Outdoor smart security cameras. Outdoor 4 is innovative yet easy to use with up to two years of
powerful battery life. Affordable peace of mind starts here.
Outdoor 4 puts home in your hands
Stay close to home from anywhere. See what’s happening with HD live view and infrared night vision.
Speak to people and pets with crisp two-way audio – it’s like being home even when you’re not.
Control all your Blink devices in the Blink app with ease.
*Available with Blink Subscription Plan (sold separately)
Powerful battery life
Go where wires can't to help protect your home. With Blink's proprietary chip technology,
Outdoor 4 runs on two AA batteries that last up to two years with regular use.
Be alerted in real-time
Catch events quickly with dual-zone motion
detection alerts. Create customized activity zones
so you only see the movement you care about.
See who’s there
Receive an alert when a person is detected with
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Know the difference between people versus an
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Install in minutes inside or out! No messy wires or searching for outlets. No professional installation required.
Outdoor 4’s wire-free design means you can place, stand, or mount your cameras anywhere in minutes.
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arm and disarm your camera, set helpful Alexa Routines, and more.
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Save your clips locally with the Sync Module 2 via a USB flash drive (sold separately).
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Step 1
Sign in to or create an account
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Step 2
Plug in the Sync Module and
connect to wifi.
Step 3
Insert the included batteries,
add your camera(s) to the app,
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| Power source | 2 AA lithium batteries | Battery-Powered | Hardwired | Plug-In |
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Overall, we like it enough - It’s decent.
Neutral? Better than nothing - yes.Good for the cost - mehNot sure if I should have gone with another option or not. All seemed to have a downfall somewhereI looked at 4 or 5 other brands. We already have a ring doorbell, which we went from loving to tolerating. (There’s always an add-on. Always a price increase).We did want more cameras that did not require a subscription. Only a few choices for this that are also wireless (too cheap and too unskilled to use wired).To point out the obvious, wired is likely to be much better for any brand. Wired has more power, memory, strength and options. Wired is more money however and less available placement options.I was very close to go with eufy I think it was… I don’t remember but their bundle came with only 2 cameras and the hub had to be connected via Ethernet vs this set’s hub uses wifi. Every brand seemed to have reviews about connectivity issues overtime. There was another close contender, but that one you could have 2-3 cameras max with the hub and could not get more. I like the ability to add options later, but I certainly don’t like the you must add this or get a premium increase later nonsense every company is throwing out these days. I also think a major factor I went with blink is the battery life of 2 years vs 6 months.Pros:-can put them almost anywhere-Decent images/video-not bad night vision (see image from very dark corner outside)-Lots of add on options-lots of settings options (length of video, sensitivity per camera)-Optional subscription-supposed battery life 2 years nice-sound is better than expected-we have had no connectivity issues (keep in mind it has only been 5 days and we have both 5G and 2whatwver connection). I believe now cameras want the 2mega connection range. (However it did warn me once one camera didn’t arm, but then it did so)Cons:-doesn’t come with long arm mounts (bought from 3rd party for 15.99 for 3 and hub mount vs 8.99 each from blink. Most other options I saw came with everything you’d need for at least one camera).-doesn’t come with the usb memory card-slowness (some is to be expected, but I should not have just gotten a notification this morning from an event at 7pm last night from one camera).-inconsistency (got 3 cameras, all work so far but only one regularly does the trial periods photo capture when all 3 are supposed to).-subscription required for person detection (personally think that is bogus. Most coders will tell you that is a simple edit from motion to figure detection, ie they just want money)-no clue why it isn’t using the hub for videos right now and is using the cloud from the free trial-I have the sensitivity on all at 9max and 60sec videos. It warns you this will decrease battery life. I disagree that this should be a thing. Say they only last a year instead if you actually have events that trigger this…-batterylife monitoring not accurate? All came new supposedly but as soon as you get all setup, they only say “okay” battery life? I expected 100% or full or something. Not for it to say okay. That doesn’t make me very confident they will last.-Armed/disarmed. Take this with a grain of salt bc I don’t understand the point. There is no sound alarm that I am aware of. These are not 24/7 cameras. These record if a motion is triggered and alert your phone. Why would I not want these armed 24/7? They’re supposed to record if they need to, otherwise you just have pretend cameras to scare off people maybe? I don’t get it, I’ve left them armed. We have tweens sneaking through part of our property at times, rabbits digging holes and I did learn we also have a raccoon snooping about.-2 cameras rarely are triggered by my dog’s motion when maxed out. They are triggered if I am with the dog and also by a raccoon. Rabbits have yet to be caught by the camera (but I know they’re there as my dog has eaten 5 so far )-I do NOT like that it doesn’t have a date and time marker. That should be a MUST in all camera systems. To me, it makes their photo captures they brag about pointless. It clips a bunch of them together so it looks like a stream of video/images from morning to night but you have no clue what time other than “oh it looks dark out now…” stupid-I can’t figure out how to actually use this with Alexa. It is linked and shows the cameras connected but won’t let you view anything. Have to use the blink app, that’s annoying. Weird too bc ring works with Alexa just very very slowly-by the time you get notified, motion is often over and not recorded. I consider these minor things that don’t matter. If you want every detail, this is not for you.-other cameras (ring and some off brand that I just remembered we have in a light socket, and our dog camera…) all these have wider lens ranges than the new blink cameras). They don’t expand or go as far as I think they could. Probably to get you to buy more but it may make their quantify better to be fair.I’ve only had these 3 cameras 5 days (25 days left in trial with person detection and cloud). I have zero intention of getting a subscription. I will try to remember to update review if I no longer think this is worth it. So far, it seems pretty okay. Decent like I said. It is far from perfect. Not 100% reliable but it does give us more confidence and peace of mind. Hopefully a deterrent for trouble if anything. It has occurred to me that if anything terrible were to happen, say with a break in, that thieves could find the hub (annoyingly bright light always on) and delete all the camera captures if you don’t use a cloud -fyi! Hopefully you watch the app like I do and can prevent such an issue. If you’re going to ignore nose notifications, you might want a different brand or get the subscription. Ring raises our fee every year so looks like blink is the less expensive route but not trying to go there. If anything, we might add some cameras from another brand to get more coverage and reliability. Not looking for another bill every month.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
I have tried various different Blink cameras over the years and I have never had any issues with any of them. To me they are the best security cameras on the market. These have a couple things I like better than the only XLT models I have. First the way the back comes off is much better than before. If you are connecting to external power these use a Type-C cable (vs. standard which was used before). The best thing with these is they have 2 way audio. Easy to setup, easy to use, great video and image quality, no subscription service (unless you want it), and the app is easy to use. Would by again, these are great.
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