Customers are pleased with the camera's quality, ease of use, and bright floodlight. Many also found installation straightforward and appreciated the affordability. While some experienced connectivity issues and the absence of local storage without an additional module was noted, the positive feedback on the camera's performance outweighs the negative. The app's user-friendliness could be improved according to some users.
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Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best bang for the buck
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very easy install. Easy to use. Great value.
I have used other platforms from the competition that are far more expensive, and it does not compare to the quality, especially for the price that this camera and light provide
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Installation
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very effective flood like and video camera
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Easy to install. Very good looking. The video is extremely clear. Good light - no problems. Very happy with the more compact size of unit.
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I purchased 3 of these lights which were installed around my house. They work on and off and I am not sure why. I have brought an electrician to check the electrical wires and everything checks out. One of the lights got some liquid inside even thought these are water proof. How did the water get inside? No idea. The light was installed in an area that does not receive direct rain unless it rains really hard and the wind blows the water horizontally. I must say I am disappointed as they are expensive. Now I have a paper weight as the return period has expired by some months.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great quality of video and does the job. Light is bright but definitely not annoying lol and can be adjusted, light definitely lights up our street and help our house and our neighbors to feel secure.
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This camera is good for put up on your garages and the back of house and this camera make sure to see my kids going to and arriving from schools and to make sure how is by your house and it easy to set it up
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice, bright white light and motion sensor works well. We have a total of nine different blink cameras scattered throughout the interior and exterior of our home. It takes a bit of effort to get the motion zones dialed in to ignore inconsequential signals from the whole backyard (birds, wind, etc) so we've left the motion sensor off as a result.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great camera
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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Clear video easy set up I would recommend it to anyone
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excited
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I havent been able to install them. But will soon. Someone broke a big glass pickle jar behind my truck. If we had the camera up we may of seen who did it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing clarity due to good lighting.
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Amazing camera! Lights up good at night to clear things up. The sensor is way better than regular cameras, not excellent.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
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excellent cameras very good price highly recommended
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Good item will recommend easy to install. Will buy another
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Floodlight, Installation
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Clear video/audio, bright light, easy install
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We’ve been Blink wireless security camera users for a couple years now, and this is our first wired product from the company that we’ve added to our home security system. This floodlight camera is replacing an existing motion activated floodlight (without camera) that we have mounted above our garage facing into our driveway. Since the wiring and electrical box were already in place, installing the wired Blink floodlight/camera combo was simple and straightforward. The only thing we had to swap out after removing our old floodlight was the mounting bar behind the fixture.
Once the unit was wired up, we flipped the circuit breaker back on and the camera powered up and went into “setup mode.” Adding it to the Blink mobile app only took a couple of taps, and the instructions were easy to follow; we were ready to go in under 15 minutes from unboxing. There are two bright LED lights to provide up to 2600 lumens (combined) of illumination. The lights can be swiveled up to 90° left/right and up/down to point in the directions you need them to face and their brightness adjusted in the app. The camera itself sits below the lights, and its position is also adjustable on an articulating ball joint.
Since the device comes with a 30-day free trial of a Blink Subscription Plan, during this time you’ll have access to unlimited cloud video recording and 60 days of cloud storage, extended live view and live recording, and photo capture. When the trial ends, you’ll be limited to live view only without recording unless you either purchase an ongoing subscription or use a Sync Module 2 (sold separately) that allows you to save motion captures locally to a USB thumbdrive, up to 256 GB. The floodlight is also compatible with the first generation of Sync modules which included a limited amount of free cloud storage (for grandfathered users).
Note though that the system must be “armed” in order to enable the motion detector to trigger both recordings and the floodlight. Alternatively, you can set the lights to go on from dusk to dawn. When set to motion triggered, the floodlights will only go on if it is sufficiently dark and the area of activation is about 15-20 feet away from the camera. It can detect motion up to 143° diagonally from the unit, however, motion farther away, for example in the street past our driveway or the neighbor’s yard across the street, does not set off the motion sensor and motion zones cannot be user defined.
The resolution of the camera at 1080p HD is clear and detailed, and during the day the colors are accurate and well saturated. We can make out the license plates of the cars parked in our driveway and identify people’s faces. Motion sensitivity can be set from 1 to 9 and set to record all motion, people only (with a subscription), or ‘nothing’ for notifications only without recordings. Even at the highest sensitivity, small things like bugs flying in front of the camera don’t trigger the motion sensor, which really helps cut down on nuisance notifications. Audio quality in the recorded video files is clear and crisp, but in app playback you can hear digital artifacts and distortion in the compressed audio stream.
At night, the infrared lights kick in to illuminate the image which becomes black and white, but you can still see a lot of detail. The only issue may be with highly reflective or white surfaces as these can get washed out; adjusting the IR “illuminator” settings from low/med/high or off may help. When the floodlight comes on, color gets added back to the image, though can appear undersaturated and lighter colors get washed out. However, the light provides two primary benefits, as a deterrent for trespassers and as a pathway light when we come home at night. The floodlights are plenty bright to see by, providing enough illumination to avoid trip hazards in the dark.
In the app, you can view, download, and share video and image captures. You can also enable 2-way audio, as the camera has a speaker that also doubles as a loud 105 decibels siren that you can manually trigger for 30 seconds during live view. Note that the siren's volume and duration are not adjustable though you can manually stop it by tapping the Siren Off button or exiting the live view. However, in my testing of the 2-way audio from the Android app, while I could hear the audio feed from the camera, the audio that should have come out of the speaker on the camera either never gets transmitted (even with speaker volume set to the max) or cuts out after a few seconds, making this feature unusable.
Overall, this floodlight camera was very easy to install and use, when replacing an existing outdoor floodlight. The LED floodlights are bright, the motion sensor adequately sensitive, and the video/audio recorded is high quality, clear, and detailed. The only feature we couldn’t get to work well was the 2-way audio, which isn’t a dealbreaker for us, since we don’t think we’d have used it often. As existing Blink users with a Sync Module 2, we appreciate being able to save recordings locally without a paid subscription. We also like that the system is integrated with Alexa so we can bring up the video feed on our screens or change its settings with voice commands and in the Alexa app.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Not waterproof?
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I had this light installed for 5 months when it stopped working. I discovered that the rubber seal over the switch had come loose and filled the camera with water. I contacted Blink and was told that the fixture was water resistant and not waterproof, and consequently I should have mounted it where it would not get rained on. I think the car realized how stupid he sounded telling me that a light designed to be outside couldn't get rained on. They finally agreed to replace it but told me that it needed to be mounted out of the rain. So, if you purchase one, make sure to mount it in a dry location.
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This is a great camera and install was a BREEZE. I'm a contractor so I'm used to installing fixtures but the way they enveloped the screws/hardware, the instruction manual and included a hanging hook to use as a 3rd hand are nice touches. Here's issues number one for me: So all Blink outdoor cameras are battery operated... until they released this one. A HUGE MISS is the lack of a small battery to keep the unit operational in the event of a power outage! It's big enough that they could've put in a battery that stays charged until it loses power. NUMBER 2: no sd card slot for local storage (to be expected from most mainstream companies nowadays.... but I still feel it should be there!) The other negative is the software and the unhappy Alexa integration. For example you go into live view and then ask alexa to turn the light on and it says "sorry the camera is not responding" .... but you can turn it on in the app while live view is running elsewhere and it works fine. This has happened consistently while I try to make changes to the device while live view is on my phone, echo show 8 and on my Fire TV. Also not being able to save videos while "extended live view is enabled" is also not happy making. Why allow it if i can't save it? What if I'm in extended live view and I need the video because something happened?
Then what?
And when i get a notification on my phone that motion was triggered and I tap it....it goes to live view and doesn't record the event that triggered the motion notification..... pointless if it's an event that you NEED TO SEE! Also, sometimes I get notifications of a motion trigger and the clip doesn't show up in my clips list for a FEW MINUTES! My house could've be robbed and the robbers halfway to the pawn shop by time I even realize what is happening. AGAIN, limited by software. The device itself is fantastic! Camera resolution is awesome, motion sensitivity is spot on and the light is BRIGHT. But it does leave me wishing the software from Blink and the Alexa integration worked better. I have already bought a replacement security light (months ago) for the front of the house that I thought was super bright and this one blows that light away with brightness and throw! If the they get the bugs out of the software I would buy another one of these in a heartbeat for the front of the house... and probably a subscription too! .... but as of right now I'm holding off to see if they are going to fix things that shouldn't be broken on a product new to market. All of these issues should've been identified and resolved before releasing it IMO. ESPECIALLY for a light in this price range and considering other competitive/comparable options out there.
On the flip side.... setting it up with my preferred options was super simple and I had zero issues connecting to wifi. It's easy to change settings like the device name, motion sensitivity, clip length, retrigger time and light brightness in the app. Aiming the camera and the lights is smooth and effortless, and they stay where you aim them without any hard to do adjustment locks and what not. They also give you 30 days free online clip storage with the unit so you can see the ACTUAL capability of the unit should you choose to get a subscription. Again... you get to see how it handles before you commit to buy either month to month or for a full year.
Blink... fix these bugs so I can buy one for the front yard and start recommending them to my clients for install when they call me for lighting and security upgrades! I really like this light and it looks great on the house! No one has even realized it's a camera without me telling them it's a camera....i love that! People just think it's a motion light and pay no attention to it. That's wonderful to catch a person doing something they shouldn't be!
All in all...I love the actual light, the look of it, the design and appearance, ease of install and setup and i would 10,000,000% recommend it, with the caveat of the software issues I've mentioned and the light not wanting to take a voice command from Alexa while it's in live view.
If fixed, I will buy at least one more for my place and I'll buy 75-175 of them a year and install them for clients of mine when requested and it will replace what I currently recommend. Even with the software limitations I still like the camera resolution, the WONDERFUL brightness, throw AND THE COLOR TEMPERATURE of the lights... and the added piece of mind. That's why I only took one star for everything. All things considered, this is a great light camera combo unit.