5.0 out of 5 stars Slug detective

C. · 27 September 2021

(function() { P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function') { A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })(); .review-text-read-more-expander:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2162a1; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 5px; } So....my initial buy was to record workman completing work in my social housing home. Why? because they weren't! Have not used it for this yet. I recently found a snail or slug trail over my kitchen sink top which had a black dish mat. Horriffied i bleached the whole kitchen and walls as the snail/slug had slimed everywhere literally. Then i rembered my new cameras. I read some reviews that the motion detector was going off all the time and a response was to reduce the sensitivity and also the tempreature could be an issue. So I maxed the sensitivity on all three cameras and placed them strategically in the kitchen to where i thought the little bugger's may be coming in. First morning had roughly 65 videos (installed a 256gb external memory) and I looked with bated breath for the culprit to slime pass the camera but it didn't. In my dispondency I realised it won't come out because of all the bleach, so i waited until i saw slime again and positioned the cameras. Next morning another 70 clips but did not see anything or i did not realise what I was seeing. The following evening I positioned one of the cameras at the back of my kitchen cupboard where there is space and the boiler. Each time i position the camera I take a snap shot to position the camera correctly. I looked at the image under the kitchen work top and next to the black leg holding the cupboard I saw what looked like a fat slug. I tilted my camera and could pinch in but I was still not sure. That evening I alarmed the cameras and went into live view...and what I had thought was a slug was, and he was on the move half hidden by the black leg. (couldn't screenshot within blink to show slugs initial placement due to security policy of blink?) The next morning I had 75 clips (25% of memory) and slug trail on drainer. I opened the videos and turned my camera side ways and realised I could pinch in and there I found it sliming past my kitchen sink. I knew now he was not coming into the kitchen and sliming up the cupboards so pulled the boiler cover away and saw a well worn slug track. He had been coming up through the boiler pipes gap SOLVED! Bleached and salted everywhere.The cameras are brillant in my opinion. Yes my batteries may not last long (slug hunting) but the quality of both day and night are exceptional.There are other features the camera does such a zone. You decide how much of the area you want to clip (record)Motion detection: Zone, clip length, sensitvity.Monitoring: battery, temperature.Motion recording: night vision settings.Audio: enable speaker, speaker volume.Video: quality.Photo capture: enable, led status, firmware, wifi etcLooking forward to using this more and getting to know the other features. I have read a review that says if you are not on a plan you loose the ability to view your clips directly in the app meaning you have to remove your memeory stick and put it in a computer? Also stated by blink Live View sessions can only be saved with a Blink Subscription Plan.?If I had read all this before I may not have purchased the cameras. I'll have to see what hassel this casues then will update this review.**Update: I did end up returning these due to the subscription considering I paid £189 But... they are still good quality but not for me.

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Every Penny

K.L. · 6 January 2024

Bought one Blink battery camera, to save running cables, and a sync module because one (or both of our dogs) has decided to do its business indoors during the night and we didn't know which one it was. The setup was easy, we bought a camera stand to save drilling holes but the camera is so light I think it could be put on the wall using Velcro pads. I was surprised by the functionality too, one being the ability to schedule when the cameras motion detection becomes active i.e. at what times during which days. To save messing about with memory cards we signed up to the web for £80 a year and as we've now decided to buy another two cameras the subscription gives us 10% off any additional Blink items that we buy plus we can link as many items to the one sync module as we want! Now thinking of buying the Blink doorbell too. Play back was good, picture clear even in the dark, unfortunately the dogs must know it's there as since we've had it they haven't done anything bad!! A good to know is that the QR code for the camera is under the battery cover!

4.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for in a mixed bag

V.M.M. · 26 December 2023

The media could not be loaded. When you consider the price of the blink system it soon becomes apparent that you get a lot for the money which you pay, however, with lower pricing, the quality of components is lower and this is reflected in the quality of images you can obtain, particularly at night with a standard resolution of up to 1080p. Put into the mix that this battery powered camera has a very positive 2 year battery life and this sums up this system in my view, low cost, reasonable images produced in moderate to strong light and notifications within about 10 seconds of anything which triggers one of the camera sensors.I have 5 external cameras monitoring the outside aspects of our house, including the drive with a battery powered floodlight, three internal cameras, comprising two blink mini wired camera; one of which has the pan-tilt option to monitor our kitchen and dog and now this indoor camera to enhance the surveillance in our home. Whilst I think that the blink mini cameras are extremely good, being mains powered does limit where you locate them somewhat, which is very much negated with this battery powered camera which offers all of the flexibility associated with battery power for not much more money over the mini mains powered model.We already subscribe to an annual blink plan and therefore the useful trial subscription is of greater value to new purchasers of system modules than it is to us and adds short term value; I have taken this positive point into my rating for this camera.Notifications of a camera being triggered take around 10 seconds to come through to my mobile phone via 4/5g and about three seconds to come through to our echo show using the same wifi system. Accessing the video clip takes around a further 10 seconds for each, as does using the voice option to talk to someone.Overall, these cameras do produce an image, but with reduced light the image quality reduces significantly. I therefore use these cameras as an alarm to notify me if anyone/thing is moving inside or outside the house which we weren’t expecting, rather than to record a high quality image. I have attached a video of our untidy garage to this review to determine how good low light recording is for image qualityAs part of our existing system for which we already have a cloud based subscription, this camera offers good value and contributes to our home security.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love blink

n. · 16 December 2024

Love these cameras as they have good connectivity and battery life. Easy to program and view on the go, good detection , also able to speak to my husband when he’s in the garden . They are wireless so great to be able to move around

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommend

B. · 28 August 2024

App required,Easy to install and set up, perfect security system for inside the house, high quality image in the day and night.Able to use flash drive to store recordings but would recommend Blink subscription so all recordings are saved