Blink wireless outdoor cameras

[JOEPRO]

For the mains USB powered mini 2 cameras with LED lights I wanted these for inside my garages. Security not so much, more for watching for smoke after hot works or welding that sort of thing. At present I am in and out like a yoyo for 45 mins after. Now I can check in on my app instead (I think these could be used outside too)

Night vision is decent on its own:



Turn on its LED with app:



Again, very decent for the £.

Worth noting these actually connect via WiFi. Not your Sync modules. So you'll need good WiFi coverage which I have.

Daytime pictures I expect will be very clear with these too. I guess always peace of mind to see all is OK

PS no one broke in and wrecked my garage in the screenshots above. It's just well overdue a tidy up

Caveat - I am not sure if I can keep recordings on my Synk modules USB with the Mini 2 cameras. I am thinking no if they are WiFi connection and nose card slot. Won't really investigate that until the free trial runs out in a month. If the mini 2 are live view only with no subscription that would still be OK for me. I know the external cameras will record motion events on USB for sure without subscription.

 

[JOEPRO]

Looks like the Blink system prices on amazon have went back up to their rrp again this evening Although I did buy all I needed when the savings were on.

2x synk modules
5x wireless outdoor cameras
Video doorbell
External Floodlight
2x indoor WiFi cameras with LEDs

All for £200 during sale.

 

[Onoff]

You too?

Sometimes I swear this forum just exits to part me from my money!

...exiSts...not exits

 

[RichardM]

Looks like the Blink system prices on amazon have went back up to their rrp again this evening Although I did buy all I needed when the savings were on.

2x synk modules
5x wireless outdoor cameras
Video doorbell
External Floodlight
2x indoor WiFi cameras with LEDs

All for £200 during sale.

I'm sure the prices will be down again soon!

 

[jmp49]

I went with Reolink, because their stuff works without their cloud and subscription locally & they play nice with homeassistant software and they're often on sale cheap too. They do their own app/ cloud and subscription too, but I wanted specifically stuff that I could keep things local and it still work. I bought two initially after disappointing experiences with other brands longevity, especially PTZ type cameras. I have 10 now, though two are sat on a bench waiting for me to find time to put them up. I've got their video doorbell for the same reasons.
Its also all hard wired. I do computer security and come from a networking background so no wifi devices here for anything but laptops and phones & all the cameras are blocked from leaving the local network, they just get to talk to a pc controlling things.
Everything camera related is ran off power over ethernet, so I have a power injection in the house network panel that I can just patch into a ethernet cable for poe for that wire & same for the workshops. Its a pain initially, but over time its worth it for the reliability.

 

[E T]

 

[seriesonewelder]

Arrived yesterday, thanks @JOEPRO for the heads up.

 

[JOEPRO]

Unfortunately I would NOT recommend the Blink video doorbell.

It does not support messages.

With my Ring doorbell it has very good motion detection. And importantly for me I can choose several generic messages to play to someone at my door if I am not there like:



The Blink doorbell will alert you when someone there but cannot leave messages. So it will just ring out if you are not able to pick up in time.

Should be a simple feature to add so I asked Blink support of this may be possible in the future:



So basically I bought the Blink doorbell but will not be using it and will keep my Ring doorbell albeit not on subscription anymore so no recordings from it. But I should have recordings from my wider Blink cameras now so will be OK.

 

[Onoff]

Brother just got a Blink camera & and sync hub to play with. Said he thinks you can't view clips on local storage without a subscription plan.

Is that the case or is it his error?

(Haven't set mine up yet).

 

[JOEPRO]

Brother just got a Blink camera & and sync hub to play with. Said he thinks you can't view clips on local storage without a subscription plan.

Is that the case or is it his error?

(Haven't set mine up yet).

This is covered on this thread several times already!

YES you can save free locally to USB if you have a Blink Sync hub.

 

[E T]

Brother just got a Blink camera & and sync hub to play with. Said he thinks you can't view clips on local storage without a subscription plan.

Is that the case or is it his error?

(Haven't set mine up yet).

I just put a brand new usb stick in mine. At first it didn't record clips, but after formatting the usb drive it all works like it should.
After you select "clips" you do have to select "local storage" to view them. Default setting is "cloud storage" and it looks like you have to change that setting every time you want to see clips. When you leave that page the setting returns to "cloud storage".

Edit: It only returns to the default setting when you close the app.

 

[Onoff]

My lad is working up a weather shroud / wall mount for the cameras. A re-mix of one on the web that he's modified. Needs a tweak as the internal dimns a tad tight on the first print. I think the original might be TPU so would have more give. Doing these in PETG. Camera is inserted from the rear and held on a little lip.

 

[Gragson]

Odd fail after 3-4 years on one of my outdoor Blink cams that's in the workshop, the temp sensor is wildly out and will not self or manually calibrate.

Annoying as wanted to set an alert for workshop now I have a diesel heater in there, more just to check the temp than a real alert as would not be leaving it on without me in there for very long.

The other 4 outdoors are reading fine so will swap it out with one of those. Annoying..