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Q: QuestionWhat is the range of the motion sensor?

Asked 5 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer The motion detection on these cameras is very weak. Most camera mounting locations are going to be 10 feet off the ground, so that eats up 10 feet and then they may reach out another 10 feet if you are lucky. They are worthless. I bought 8 of them and may end up throwing them away.

  Answered 2 years ago by Anonymous

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Q: Questionis the sync module included with this camera, you use the word system?

Asked 5 years ago by syncincluded.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security Camera with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer Yes it is. The Camera's work great and are perfect for my application.

  Answered 5 years ago by TechrepVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionI purchased the XT2 bundle over the summer and was told I would have free cloud storage. This was my motivation for choosing this system over others. Now I have to pay for a subscription?!?!?! Can I add the new module and a USB stick to save locally?

Asked 5 years ago by Bob.

• A:Answer The Blink XT, XT2, and legacy Indoor cameras will continue to receive the existing free cloud storage. Any Blink Mini, Blink Indoor and Blink Outdoor system/camera added to a Blink account created after 4/15/2020 will require either local storage via the Sync Module 2 or a subscription for cloud storage to save videos after the free trial of the Blink Cloud Subscription Service has ended.

  Answered 5 years ago by Blink

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Q: QuestionDO THESE HAVE REMOTE MONITORING?

Asked 5 years ago by KENNYG.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 2 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer You are able to adjust your camera settings, view video clips, receive notifications, and access live view through the App on your compatible mobile device from anywhere as long as you have a WIFI or cellular connection. This is important to note for your cellular data plan, watching a five second motion clip without WIFI connection will use about 750KB of your data plan.

  Answered 5 years ago by Blink

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Q: QuestionIs there any reason one or two of the five cameras could not be placed/used indoors?

Asked 5 years ago by mmhutch.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 5 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer The Blink Outdoor cameras could be used indoors as well if you wish.

  Answered 5 years ago by Blink

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Q: QuestionCan i use a 16GB USB drive as local storage instead of 64GB or above?

Asked 5 years ago by Sarah.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security Camera with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer You are able to use a USB flash drive up to 256GB with the sync module 2.

  Answered 5 years ago by Blink

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Q: QuestionCan I use a Ultra 256GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive?

Asked 5 years ago by jr.

• A:Answer You can use a USB flash drive up to 256GB with the sync module 2, flash drive can be 2.0 or 3.0

  Answered 5 years ago by Blink

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Q: QuestionDoes this come with everything I need in order to use right away? Also, what is the lowest temperature that these cameras can handle, I live in PA?

Asked 5 years ago by Bri.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 5 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer As long as you have wifi and a compatible mobile device, the Blink Systems/Kits would ship with everything needed to get set-up and started. If you plan to use the local storage option with the sync module 2 you would need to purchase a USB flash drive separately. The Blink Outdoor cameras have an operating temperature range of -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C). They are IP-65 rated to ensure that the water-resistant unit delivers clear, HD quality video no matter the forecast.

  Answered 5 years ago by Blink

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Q: QuestionDoes it work with other apps besides Alexa

Asked 3 years ago by SMJ1968.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 5 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer These camera systems suck don’t buy them

  Answered 2 years ago by Tpm2

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Q: QuestionHow far away from the outdoor cameras can it record sounds, noises when their is human motions? No buildings or tress blocking the humans making the noises. I need about 6-10 cameras placed around a ranch.

Asked 3 years ago by jvb.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 5 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer Mine pick up motion about 30/40 yards out and sound about 20/30 yards out. The issue you may have is how far the cameras can be from the central HUB they need to communicate with in order to work. The furthest camera from my HUB is less than 30 yards and it works great.

  Answered 3 years ago by BrianVerified Purchase

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Q: Questionhello this camera have any DVR

Asked 4 years ago by sam.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 5 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer only if you buy a subscription plan

  Answered 4 years ago by blinkcam

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Q: QuestionCan the sound be turned off?

Asked 5 years ago by dnarvaez.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 5 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer Yes

  Answered 5 years ago by PaulaS

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Q: QuestionWhat is the difference between a Blink outdoor Camera and a Blink XT2 camera?

Asked 5 years ago by Bubba.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 2 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer Blink outdoor is the newest version

  Answered 3 years ago by Coco

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Q: QuestionCan i use a 1TB hard drive as a local storage ?

Asked 5 years ago by Anonymous.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 5 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer You can use a USB flash drive up to 256GB with the sync module 2, flash drive can be 2.0 or 3.0

  Answered 5 years ago by Blink

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Q: QuestionCan I get 7200 seconds of Local Storage on a 64 GB USB Flash Drive...OR must one use a 256 GB USB Flash Drive to get the full 7200 seconds of Local Storage?

Asked 5 years ago by HighlanderNH.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 2 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer You are able to use a flash drive up to 256GB USB with the sync module 2.

  Answered 5 years ago by Blink

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Q: QuestionAbout the 64GB flash drive, should it be the 2.0 or 3.0?

Asked 5 years ago by Joee.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 5 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer You can use any USB flash drive up to 256GB with your sync module 2.

  Answered 5 years ago by Blink

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Q: QuestionIs the sync module included with outdoor system?

Asked 5 years ago by Geo.

• A:Answer We do ship the sync module with all Blink Systems/Kits. It would not ship with the add-on cameras.

  Answered 5 years ago by Blink

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Q: Questionwhat is the fee for the cloud use and is it monthly , quarterly or yearly fee.

Asked 5 years ago by glenn.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - 5 Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security System with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer I chose the unlimited cloud because you can have unlimited devices & I have 9 cameras so far. The cost for that is $100.00 yearly. Otherwise you can choose the plan that is $3.00 a month per device

  Answered 4 years ago by TwolfkielVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWILL CURRENT BLINK XT2 SYSTEM BE DISCONTINUED?

Asked 5 years ago by SIDEBYSIDE.

This question was asked about the related product: Blink - Outdoor (3rd Gen) Wireless 1080p Security Camera with up to two-year battery life - Black

• A:Answer Since Blink has launched a new camera we can expect that the Blink XT2 system might be purposefully out of stock so that they are not competing with their own product. Given that the new camera has the same chip, same battery system, a few software upgrades, a lighter unit (maybe due to cheaper materials), and a required monthly membership for storage (yay! - sarcasm). Even the dullest blade in the room would recognize that their predecessor the Blink XT2 is obviously a better choice, so to not compete with themselves I expected it to be temporarily unavailable..... Maybe permanently. Buy the XT2 if you still can, they are much better as you have the option to not pay a monthly subscription.

  Answered 5 years ago by Admin

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