The new Blink outdoor camera looks a lot like the Blink XT2, just slightly sleeker, with a more matte finish and cleaner lines. The Blink cameras are small, svelte, and easily mountable, and because of their extra-long battery life and square, flat design they can go almost anywhere (as long as you have WiFi there). We’ve been living with the new Blink camera system for a month now.
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It sports the same specs and shape, but with a more interior-friendly white finish and no weatherproofing to cut £10 off the price.Īll the Blink cameras integrate nicely with Alexa (Blink is owned by Amazon), you can view the feed on Alexa-enabled screens and use the camera's motion sensors as triggers in Alexa Routines, plus there’s IFTTT support. The indoor camera however, is completely new (Blink's previous indoor offering - the Blink Mini - is wired only). These specs are the same as the Blink XT2, and while there are some minor modifications to the outdoor camera's hardware the main change is that optional new battery pack (which is not compatible with the XT2) and the local storage option.
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This means there aren’t a lot of higher end features, but you do get 1080p video quality, 110-degree field of view, IR night vision, motion detection, and two-way audio. Cheap picks: The best budget home security cameras.Buyers guide: The very best smart home security cameras to buy now.That price-tag puts it up against the likes of the Ring Stick Up, the Reolink Argus 3 and the Kami Cam. Starting at $79, these are low-priced cameras but not Wyze / Kasa Spot low. You can also opt for a £3 a month cloud storage plan to playback videos. Instead, the new sync module required for these battery powered cameras to work accommodates a USB flash drive for local storage.
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While these aren't - as far as we can tell - replacing the Blink XT2 cameras (which will work with this system), sadly the free cloud storage that was on offer is no more. But slap on the £30 battery pack (coming later this year) and you get double that, so you'll only have to worry about charging these handy cams around twice a decade.īlink and you'll miss it: Blink Mini Review With an indoor model and an outdoor option, these completely wireless cameras have the same impressive two year battery life of their predecessor, the Blink XT2. That's the biggest selling point of the new Blink Indoor + Outdoor security camera system, which builds on the first generation by introducing a wireless indoor camera and local storage. Blink cameras bring new meaning to the phrase “set it and forget it.The smart security camera market is a crowded one, so you need a headline feature to stand out. If you want a discreet, low-maintenance security camera that won’t cost an arm and a leg, then it doesn’t get much better than Blink.
It has most of the same features, including 1080p resolution, night vision, and motion detection-but the Mini uses a power cord instead of batteries. Blink Mini: The Blink Mini is the little sibling of the other two cameras.
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Just like the Outdoor, it’s easy to install and has a two-year-long battery life. You’ll have the same HD recording, night vision, and two-way audio, but this model stays inside. Blink Indoor: The Blink Indoor is basically the Outdoor camera minus the weatherproofing.This Outdoor camera is weatherproof and easy to position on a wall, ceiling, or flat surface. Blink Outdoor: The Blink Outdoor camera runs for two years off two AA lithium batteries, and you don’t have to string a single wire.Whichever model you choose, you’ll get a decent camera for not a lot of money. They’re cheap and discreet, they don’t use a lot of energy, and they’re easy to install. All three of Blink’s cameras are pretty good.