Compare products
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Introducing Blink Mini | Compact indoor plug-in smart security camer..
Best price: £18.49 (26% off)
- Monitor the inside of your home day and night with our 1080P HD..
- Get alerts on your smartphone whenever motion is detected, or c..
- Choose to save and share clips in the cloud with a free 30-day ..
- See, hear and speak to people and pets in your home from your s..
- Set up in minutes: plug in the camera, connect it to Wi-Fi, and..
Product Attributes
- Width: 1.7 inches,
- Height: 2.0 inches,
- Weight: 0.1 Pounds,
- Length: 1.4 inches
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 58.6% | 10.6% | 30.8% |
Senti Score [69.2%] |
||
Blink XT2 | Outdoor/Indoor Smart Security Camera with Cloud Storage,..
Best price: £149.00
- Extended battery life - 2-year battery life on two AA lithium b..
- 2-way audio - Talk to visitors through the Blink app on your sm..
- Customisable motion detection - Use activity zones to choose wh..
- Works with Alexa View live streams, motion clips, arm and disa..
- Day and night coverage - Record and view in up to 1080p HD vide..
Product Attributes
- Size: 1-Camera System
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 44.1% | 10.6% | 45.3% |
Senti Score [54.7%] |
||
* hover your mouse over a word to see more details
Introducing Blink Mini | Compact indoor plug-in smart security camer..
good
great
just terrible
absolutely love
excellent product
annoying
wrong
absolutely brilliant
excellent
expensive
useless
really annoying
quite annoying
miss
free
brilliant
Blink XT2 | Outdoor/Indoor Smart Security Camera with Cloud Storage,..
better
terrible
just disappointed
poor
useless
best
absolute garbage
absolutely love
excellent
cheap
faulty
brilliant
awful awful
absolutely brilliant
great
excellent product
Compare Cons
|
Cons [113] of Introducing Blink Mini | Compact indoo.. |
Strength |
|---|---|
really annoying in both products"oh and the clicking noise it makes is really annoying!"
|
98.8% |
more expensive in both products"it can do everything the more expensive battery powered blink cameras can do aside from being cable free"
|
74.8% |
does n't work in both products"doesn’t work"
|
74.8% |
pretty useless in both products"as a corded camera the fact that it can't show continuous live feeds is pretty useless"
|
74.5% |
returning this in both products"i shall now be returning this as not fit for for purpose"
|
73.5% |
does not work in both products"although two way audio works fine through the blink app it does not work using my amazon show device"
|
69.1% |
sync module in both products"doesn’t require a sync module so connecta perfectly to the wifi extender i have so it will always have a strong wifi signal"
|
56.1% |
quite annoying"so i’m not sure why it seems to be making the noise which is quite annoying when trying to listen to it!"
|
99.5% |
just terrible"don't bother buying it's only been set up for about an hour and it's just terrible!"
|
99.5% |
useless lump"after 3 days of effort trial and error i never did get any sense out of this gadget at all it is a useless lump of cack"
|
95.8% |
kind of pointless"kind of pointless if it can’t work overnight and no issues with internet as far as we are aware"
|
89.7% |
wouldnt pick"if my toddler cried it wouldnt pick this up unless she was also moving about lots"
|
88.3% |
massive error"this seems like a massive error to me"
|
74.9% |
same issue"i think there may be a firmware problem but i can see this same issue goes back to 2019 which makes me wonder if it will ever get fixed or not"
|
74.9% |
undocumented restriction"some of the issues are caused by the undocumented restriction that you can only watch or record from any camera at a time"
|
74.9% |
user error"works perfectly i thought i had a faulty unit but turned out to be user error i turned off the motion detection notifications"
|
74.8% |
fatal flaw"really easy to set up quality of image good motion detection solid but camera has one fatal flaw"
|
74.8% |
very impractical"annoying and very impractical if you intend to use this camera for a constant live stream"
|
74.8% |
vision not good"night vision not good"
|
74.7% |
very buggy"the software also seems very buggy"
|
74.7% |
support problem"ps: after contact with blink technical support problem finally shorted"
|
74.2% |
cheap alternative"got this as a cheap alternative to keep an eye on my spare room whilst working from home"
|
74.1% |
some trouble"i had some trouble getting the scheduled arming to work but the blink community forum had the answer"
|
73.7% |
schedule control"it apparently doesn't like being overriden with schedule control so if today is monday you can set the arm disarm for tuesday through sunday then on tuesday add monday's settings"
|
73.4% |
wouldnt recoomend"i wouldnt recoomend this as you can find cheaper out there and a bettter software intregation like neos smartcam "
|
73.3% |
firmware flaw"i can only assume there is some kind of firmware flaw with the ir activation"
|
73.1% |
most useless"this the without doubt the most useless article i have ever bought from amazon"
|
72.9% |
free trial"recording both brands offer a free trial of cloud recording and are similarly priced for the service i plan to have 4 cameras which would cost £74"
|
72.7% |
first comment"hope he does not get in trouble with my first comment"
|
72.6% |
echo blink"so i imagine most of us bought this as it almost feels like the official camera for the echo blink being proudly proclaimed an amazon company"
|
70.5% |
absolutely rubbish"absolutely rubbish and totally pointless!"
|
69.5% |
slight gripe"my only slight gripe is that when it enters night mode it triggers an alert and for some reason doesn’t seem to exit night mode in the morning meaning no trigger 🤷🏻♂️ i would say this is more of a device to check on pets etc rather than a security device"
|
69.2% |
would return"i would return it but can't as it's been used"
|
69.2% |
firmware problem"i think there may be a firmware problem but i can see this same issue goes back to 2019 which makes me wonder if it will ever get fixed or not"
|
66.5% |
biggest flaw"the biggest flaw with the mini is a bug with motion detection when the infra red illumination is active"
|
66.4% |
causing a glare"i didn't want a camera on the outside of the property so i bought one that i could set up and face outwards during the day this is fine and the picture is clear but at night the lights in the camera itself reflect off the window causing a glare"
|
66.0% |
software updates"they are relatively new on the market so software updates may make them more reliable over time"
|
65.9% |
unacceptable software"unacceptable software i think limitation here perhaps"
|
65.4% |
mobile app crashes"the mobile app crashes when in live mode and if someone goes past it closes"
|
65.2% |
blink sync"why the scam of a blink sync?"
|
65.0% |
returned it for a refund"it was really easy to set up and the picture quality was good but it just proved to unreliable so i have now returned it for a refund"
|
64.7% |
annoying over time"you can just reopen the camera but that might get annoying over time"
|
64.2% |
wrong with the camera"there is little wrong with the camera and i'm sure it could be made to do what i want but the software doesn't give you that option so to me is useless"
|
63.5% |
through windows"all indoor security cameras don’t work facing through windows due to the infra red reflecting back from the glass turn the night vision off in settings and try that"
|
62.2% |
sounds crazy"out the box the blink camera felt very plastic which sounds crazy give that both the camera housings are plastic but the ezviz has a matt and very rounded finish which felt much nicer in the hand comparred to the glossy finish and sharp corners of the blink"
|
60.6% |
stars dropped"annoying you can't arm the system from alexa given its alexa compatible they really need to sort this out dropped it a star for that it would have been two stars dropped but the scheduling system does work well"
|
60.2% |
missed the mark"i'm really happy with my battery powered blink cameras but this model seems to have missed the mark"
|
60.0% |
bugs and glitches"just too many bugs and glitches"
|
59.1% |
sorting out the glitches"updated 1 june a couple of days after the review below was posted i had an email from blink support services offering assistance in sorting out the glitches i seemed to be having with the blink mini cameras"
|
58.8% |
year sarcasm"it's easy to set up and very quick to start up but you then have to wait a year sarcasm detect for it to steam live and or take a picture"
|
58.8% |
broken into"not much good if i get broken into!"
|
58.6% |
no motion alerts"i had no motion alerts"
|
58.2% |
proved to unreliable"it was really easy to set up and the picture quality was good but it just proved to unreliable so i have now returned it for a refund"
|
58.2% |
image is not great"the image is not great "
|
58.2% |
does n't detect"i activate the motion sensor and jumped around in front of it but i guess i must be a ghost because it doesn't detect me"
|
57.6% |
would n't buy again"the xt2 cameras are a great system but the indoor mini cameras i wouldn’t buy again"
|
57.6% |
n't pick up motion"despite it being set up correct and not too far from my toddlers bed it sometimes just didn't pick up motion"
|
57.5% |
with continue"it never notify’s me no matter how much he moves or cry’s so now i have to leave it on all the time but then it constantly comes up with continue?"
|
57.3% |
tinkering swearing"that step required some tinkering swearing but eventually i figure it out"
|
56.6% |
unfit for purpose"unfit for purpose"
|
56.6% |
might be better"its tiny maybe the tool used to take out sim card slot might be better"
|
56.1% |
such a low price"very good camera for such a low price"
|
56.0% |
ring doorbells"as blink are an amazon company it would be great to see better integration with the ring doorbells and cameras too also owned by amazon"
|
55.9% |
there are issues"it’s alright but needs software updates asap great picture better than i was expecting but there are issues"
|
55.9% |
record externally"cons: unreliable with what it captures wouldn't capture some vehicles and every time i have tried to get it to capture my movements walking near my property it hasn't can't record externally from inside once dusk hits the camera won't film outside which is a shame"
|
55.8% |
place upset"i set it to be as sensitive as it can possibly be but the very first evening of using it i checked the live view just to see how she was and she was screaming her head off and rolling all over the place upset!"
|
55.7% |
want to risk this"i dont want to risk this since i will miss any break ins"
|
55.7% |
little bit buggy"app is a little bit buggy on times though"
|
55.4% |
have this problem"does anyone else have this problem?"
|
55.3% |
it's not worth"i could sit here typing but it's not worth it"
|
55.1% |
limitation here"unacceptable software i think limitation here perhaps"
|
55.0% |
seems to be intermittent"motion detection seems to be intermittent and doesn’t seem to work even when the sensitivity is set to 9"
|
54.9% |
less money"there are cameras available for far less money with equal picture quality and more features"
|
54.9% |
n't view continuously"if anybody is contemplating this as an alternative to a baby monitor my advice would be to steer well clear you can’t view continuously and you can’t rely on it to pick up every motion meaning you could also be left with a distressed baby"
|
54.8% |
distressed baby"if anybody is contemplating this as an alternative to a baby monitor my advice would be to steer well clear you can’t view continuously and you can’t rely on it to pick up every motion meaning you could also be left with a distressed baby"
|
54.7% |
made it pointless"i bought this as an internal cam so i could keep an eye on the kids in a different room having to hit continue every 30 seconds made it pointless"
|
54.7% |
n't like that"i also didn't like that i couldn't change the notification sound to be different from other apps"
|
54.7% |
n't better bearing"i can’t believe how this isn’t better bearing in mind it’s made by amazon in 2020!"
|
54.6% |
not a permanent solution"surely this is not a permanent solution but i believe they will release a firmware upgrade soon which will resolve this issue for good"
|
54.6% |
faulty unit"works perfectly i thought i had a faulty unit but turned out to be user error i turned off the motion detection notifications"
|
54.5% |
stay connected"the setup was relatively easy but on android apart from the wifi connection bit where not only you need to connect to the device wifi you also need to stay connected even thou there is no internet connection"
|
54.4% |
very disappointed though"very disappointed though"
|
54.4% |
that helped but did"i turned the fan off which is next to it to see if that helped but didn’t!"
|
54.4% |
nothing and nothing"still nothing and nothing recorded"
|
54.3% |
just is n't there"its a lot cheaper than most other branded smart cams but perhaps because the tech just isn't there"
|
54.2% |
claims this does"i just wanted a camera that works with echo show and despite the claims this doesn't"
|
54.2% |
totally pointless"absolutely rubbish and totally pointless!"
|
54.1% |
sending it straight back"there may be people out there that want what this camera does but i don't and shall be sending it straight back"
|
53.9% |
n't send any notification"normally both go hand in hand however as the blink was unreliable at motion detection sometime it just didn't send any notification"
|
53.9% |
basic storage plan"seems a bit expensive for the most basic storage plan use"
|
53.8% |
they only con for"they only con for me is the click noise when cams recording because i use them to attend babies on their room but i can’t blame blink for that as that’s not their main purpose"
|
53.7% |
could be better"only thing that i think could be better is not have the flashing light at the front so it can be hidden and people not know it's on would be a good option to deter kids from playing with it 😂 it flashes whenever motion is detected"
|
53.6% |
what i dont like"99 what i dont like is receiving a dhl invoice for £28"
|
53.3% |
n't long enough"so far no problems however the only reason for 4 stars was that the cable supplied was only 2m i did know this before ordering so ordered the extra long cable as an extra however even this cable wasn’t long enough so had to get a 3rd party one"
|
53.3% |
swear blind"i could spy on my two young teenagers who swear blind that they don't go on the xbox before 7am but that seems a bit harsh"
|
52.8% |
whatever device"i just want to view my camera on whatever device is nearby"
|
52.8% |
an initial problem"i had an initial problem and was blown away by how quickly the team acted"
|
52.8% |
seems a bit expensive"seems a bit expensive for the most basic storage plan use"
|
52.7% |
same commands"whilst i can use the alexa "blink skill" to "show my dad lounge" ok the same commands do not work from my two brothers' houses"
|
52.6% |
seems a bit harsh"i could spy on my two young teenagers who swear blind that they don't go on the xbox before 7am but that seems a bit harsh"
|
52.6% |
storage charge"the big kicker for those of us with existing blink systems prior to april 15th 2020 there is no cloud storage charge"
|
52.5% |
complain about"nothing to complain about"
|
52.2% |
after 30s it fails"there is no continuous live view after 30s it fails"
|
52.1% |
issue for good"surely this is not a permanent solution but i believe they will release a firmware upgrade soon which will resolve this issue for good"
|
52.0% |
getting better"the blink ecosystem is getting better all the time"
|
52.0% |
blink x2 cams"i already have outdoor blink x2 cams which was working perfect fibre optic connection 150mbps but the mini i added to my system yesterday doesn’t work properly"
|
51.5% |
turn off the lights"if i turn off the lights and then arm i get the dreaded "red light""
|
51.4% |
property and glare"sadly due to the evening external recording quality looking out of the property and glare through the glass i’ll reluctantly have to be sending this back"
|
51.1% |
home illegally"it cannot get the exposure right going from night to day so i am frequently seeing vids that are all dark or all white at dawn and dusk until i move through the frame and it then corrects itself well after i am out of shot sufficiently to identify myself and an indoor camera is there to capture images of persons entering my home illegally not for a strange voyeuristic purpose"
|
51.1% |
this issue"i have had this issue on a previous model by the way since returned and my daughter has also has this issue on the camera she has bought"
|
50.7% |
will miss any break"i dont want to risk this since i will miss any break ins"
|
50.4% |
my manin concern"however her safety is my manin concern"
|
50.2% |
requesting refund"will be requesting refund"
|
50.2% |
| ... | |
|
Cons [251] of Blink XT2 | Outdoor/Indoor Smart Secur.. |
Strength |
|---|---|
very disappointed in both products"i was so excited to get this system but i was very disappointed"
|
99.0% |
really annoying in both products"i live in a small bungalow which doesn’t bode well for a large house really annoying have tried reinstalling camera and showed full bars on wifi but yet again no ‘live view’"
|
98.8% |
more expensive in both products"but if they only last a year i will be happy as it’s still more than other more expensive systems"
|
74.8% |
does n't work in both products"firstly the night vision just doesn't work"
|
74.8% |
pretty useless in both products"the instructions are pretty useless as this is app based just download the free app and follow the setup prompts"
|
74.5% |
returning this in both products"however i am pleasantly surprised and am not planning on returning this as it stands"
|
73.5% |
does not work in both products"i need a replacement for this camera it has no and does not work"
|
69.1% |
awful awful"by the time the app opens 10 12 secs and the awful awful lag catches up whoever was at the door has gone"
|
100.0% |
just disappointed"just disappointed"
|
99.9% |
absolute garbage"absolute garbage"
|
99.7% |
just not good"will be returning this as its just not good at what it is meant to be good at"
|
99.7% |
total disaster"one of the main selling points "2 year battery life" is a total disaster"
|
99.6% |
really pointless"which is a really pointless requirement when you're talking about outdoor cameras"
|
99.5% |
extremely poor"further to this when i brought the camera's inside next to the sync module they do work however the live stream lag is extremely poor and hit and miss if it loads at all"
|
99.4% |
really disappointed"really disappointed"
|
99.3% |
shockingly awful"the quality is shockingly awful!"
|
99.2% |
quite disappointing"you can't distinguish faces 10 feet away just not up to amazon's usual quality just thought i had to review as it was quite disappointing"
|
99.1% |
really frustrating"well they are really frustrating!"
|
99.0% |
just awful"the wifi signal is just awful making the camera close to useless for me"
|
98.9% |
quite distorted"part of the problem is that the camera lens is quite distorted and out of focus over most of the field of view and is only really sharp in the center of the image"
|
98.8% |
incredibly disappointing"incredibly disappointing that it cannot be used as a trigger for alexa or smart home functions"
|
98.1% |
lags terribly"at lowest possible settings it lags terribly even with a high end router and high speed broadband"
|
97.7% |
absolutely terrible"terrible absolutely terrible"
|
96.7% |
awful product"awful product delayed triggering time which means someone could get out of view before recording begins"
|
96.6% |
outrageously poor"actually its outrageously poor considering the cost of the camera and i see already that amazon is offering additional additional mounts for a further £9"
|
95.9% |
completely trouble"these cameras are one of the best options if you want a close to completely trouble free & wireless installation without having to lay extra wires do anything more difficult than minor drilling with the right accessory mounts you may not even do any drilling at all thus not needing a technician"
|
94.8% |
pretty poor"the quality of the picture is reasonably good in the day time but night vision is pretty poor even at the enhanced quality setting"
|
94.6% |
cold conditions"also had to put these up high due to how easy they pop off the wall mount criminals would take them easily lol i’ve just ordered the silicone covers for them so that might help with the cold conditions "
|
93.6% |
very untidily"which means it just hangs from most sockets very untidily"
|
92.7% |
biggest waste"biggest waste of money i have ever seen"
|
91.9% |
poor show amazon"poor show amazon"
|
90.7% |
embarrassing product"it's an embarrassing product that amazon should not of put there name to"
|
90.4% |
seems pointless"the motion detection is delayed so it seems pointless to use it as a communication to talk to deliveries because when they come and the camera records you can’t physically access the live stream as it says ‘camera busy’ as it’s recording?"
|
90.0% |
garbage where it belongs"it is now going straight to the garbage where it belongs"
|
89.9% |
very disapointed"received the blink xt2 yesterday and was very disapointed"
|
89.5% |
fails first time"if you try to see who's at the door and it fails first time and you try to view again it just says "live view in progress" when it isn't"
|
89.5% |
terrible customer service"terrible customer service not worthy of the amazon brand in my opinion"
|
89.4% |
faults in design"it's ok but still has faults in design"
|
89.1% |
absolutely useless"live view absolutely useless"
|
88.9% |
frustrating a little"this may sound small but its frustrating a little at times"
|
88.4% |
actually useless"as is compared to the nest & foscam models i own i've found using this item very frustrating to the point where i really feel like it's not just limited but actually useless"
|
87.7% |
completely unrealistic"if you need to get an appreciation of the kind of issues then read the other reviews and be aware that some of them are based on completely unrealistic expectations"
|
86.9% |
wasted money"i had planned on adding more cameras to the system but im not left wondering if i would just face the same issues again and with less options for placement it could just end up being wasted money"
|
75.0% |
delay tactics"i think blink know there's a manufacturing problem with the xt2s and are going through delay tactics"
|
75.0% |
wasting time"do not recommend as you could be wasting time depending on whether they'll send you a working unit or not"
|
75.0% |
very harsh"i’ve been looking at this for a few months and always been put off by some very harsh reviews of poor performance"
|
74.9% |
unwelcome caller"obviously that is not a satisfactory situation as an unwelcome caller may not be registered"
|
74.9% |
limited range"if i had been aware of the limited range of the motion sensors i would've probably bought something else i will stick with them and buy more cameras eventually"
|
74.9% |
fault these"if you bear that in mind you can't fault these at all"
|
74.9% |
delay happens"my camera has good wifi signal too but still delay happens"
|
74.9% |
basically flawed"this is basically flawed"
|
74.9% |
fault them"can't fault them at all"
|
74.9% |
drops off rapidly"the camera to wi fi strength reading drops off rapidly with distance and needs a repeater in every room blink give standard complcated answers not applicable to uk internet providers especially with dual frequency routers"
|
74.9% |
returning mine"i’m returning mine as they must be broken"
|
74.9% |
detached house"i am fortunate enough to have a detached house and there is 1 camera on each side 4 "
|
74.9% |
ridiculous task"another problem by the way is getting the back of the cameras and almost impossible task i know they have to be waterproof but it is a ridiculous task involving a lot of frustration and asking other people to try"
|
74.9% |
heavy frost"we've had some torrential rain since installing them and the camera housing has withstood the downpour a heavy frost did obscure the lens one night until the sun warmed things up"
|
74.9% |
hack things"all because a lot of people dont know what they're doing i have a mine field of easy to set up and hack things out there and trying to find a security device i can be sure is safe"
|
74.9% |
only gripe"my only gripe with this product is the quality of the wall mounts that come with each camera"
|
74.9% |
unwanted activations"they look good work excellently and have a great feature where you can block out certain parts of the area to prevent unwanted activations which for cheap cameras like these are a brilliant function my arlo set up doesn’t even have this!"
|
74.9% |
wasting money"never written an amazon review before but thought it would be best to warn anyone thinking about wasting money on these"
|
74.9% |
wooden cladding"i had both cameras mounted within 10 mins i have wooden cladding outside so was quick to do but any surface to screw in the bracket will be quick once you have rawl plugs in if not onto wood"
|
74.9% |
massive problem"i would have been very satisfied except for one massive problem"
|
74.9% |
just very slow"fibre wifi 500mb and this camera is just very slow"
|
74.8% |
hardware issue"i did contact customer services and they tried to resolve it and eventually stated it was a hardware issue so they immediately sent me another camera but the replacement is exactly the same"
|
74.8% |
major issue"there is a short lag for the clips to upload to the cloud but i haven’t found this to be a major issue"
|
74.8% |
limited time"99 during the limited time sale"
|
74.8% |
practically useless"unfortunately the xt2 camera fog in cold weather making them practically useless"
|
74.8% |
drops however"one slight issue is that occasionally the signal drops however this can be easily remedied by restarting the 'sync module"
|
74.8% |
removed and stolen"easily removed and stolen"
|
74.8% |
delete videos"however with constant alerts from motion detection the storage soon fills up it’s not as user friendly to quickly delete videos either to free up space i have hundreds of videos at this point of basically both happening"
|
74.8% |
even worse"in night mode the image is even worse as expected i suppose"
|
74.8% |
being stolen"i would advise hat they are put in a discrete or high position to prevent then being stolen"
|
74.8% |
infuriating electronics"they are truly one of the major infuriating electronics"
|
74.8% |
failed straight"1 failed straight out the box with no sound had a nightmare trying to get it replaced and still waiting support team lied to me telling me it was coming in next "few days" it's already been a week and still not materialised despite it having been sat in the dpd depot for the last 3 days"
|
74.8% |
false alarm"better screen masking options to block areas with plants or false alarm"
|
74.8% |
doing damage"in this time the camera may capture someone approaching your front or rear door then during the 10 seconds break completely miss them entering the property or doing damage or anything else that you may want captured"
|
74.8% |
dreadful service"dreadful service"
|
74.7% |
fails often"blergh live view fails often"
|
74.7% |
cheap cameras"they look good work excellently and have a great feature where you can block out certain parts of the area to prevent unwanted activations which for cheap cameras like these are a brilliant function my arlo set up doesn’t even have this!"
|
74.7% |
biggest issue"the biggest issue i found was connectivity reliability the camera loses connectivity with the cloud too often reducing reliability"
|
74.7% |
avoid this"unless i park the car in exactly the same spot every night and set an exclusion zone around the windows there is no way to avoid this"
|
74.7% |
connection problems"i just wonder if i should have sent it back when i realised there was a connection problems ?"
|
74.7% |
become blurred"the quality is good at distance but the images do become blurred if you zoom in to the max but that being said i think they are good enough"
|
74.7% |
brittle plastic"they’re brittle plastic and come with just two screws no wall plugs etc"
|
74.7% |
losing connection"constantly losing connection"
|
74.7% |
mine avoid"i’m returning mine avoid!"
|
74.7% |
trouble shoot"it also provides a link to trouble shoot this problem"
|
74.6% |
avoid blink"if thinking of buying the recommended camera shields for incelment weather again dont bother the wind blows the water onto the cameras and the fixing stems rust its only been two months save your money and yout valuable time avoid blink"
|
74.6% |
were expensive"originally i changed to blink from the first arlo cameras that were very expensive not as good quality video used batteries that were expensive and only lasted 6 month max before needing to buy new batteries"
|
74.6% |
error message"called blink support and they never heard of error message like this and told me to return it to amazon"
|
74.6% |
main issue"another main issue is that you cant use local storage without manual downloads or purchase more cloud storage"
|
74.6% |
slight issue"one slight issue is that occasionally the signal drops however this can be easily remedied by restarting the 'sync module"
|
74.6% |
delete them"the only thing the app is missing for me is that you cant mass download the clips all at once you can however mass delete them"
|
74.6% |
storage allowance"you get a decent amount of storage allowance"
|
74.6% |
storage thumbnails"ease of installation pir motion detection meaning fewer false triggers free cloud storage thumbnails in the software to quickly indicate what caused the trigger night vision 2 way audio alexa integration etc"
|
74.6% |
ignore them"if they alarm now i get my torch and go look in my garden or ignore them as for watching footage "
|
74.6% |
lazy programmers"your lazy programmers can't learn how to escape dangerous characters welcome to the 20th century"
|
74.5% |
connection operation"i've had a blink interior system for some time and i am completely happy with it the video quality and ease of connection operation is unbeatable in my opinion"
|
74.5% |
slight drawbacks"the only slight drawbacks are the max 60 sec recordings before a 10 sec pause but have found so far that 60 sec are ample"
|
74.5% |
walked away"in some cases the person is already turned around and walked away"
|
74.5% |
missed events"be prepared for multiple missed events and false alarms"
|
74.5% |
another issue"another issue the motion detection has is reflections"
|
74.5% |
such nonsense"batteries lasted 9 days on the front camera 😂😂 if you want to actually see what's going on at home get a wired one there's literally no point in these the 2 year claim is honestly such nonsense"
|
74.5% |
spent ages"you cant really see faces i spent ages trying to sort it out"
|
74.5% |
poor to okay"night vision is poor to okay unless there is some light about"
|
74.5% |
very blurred"daytime quality is ok but the night mode is very blurred"
|
74.5% |
only problem"night vision has changed to a closer range to cam lense only problem so compared to old xt not quite as good"
|
74.5% |
shows low battery"one of the three cameras run out of battery after only 5 weeks of use and the other two also shows low battery"
|
74.5% |
very blurry"night vision is very blurry which is a shame because the daytime images are really clear"
|
74.5% |
very limited"2 battery life is very limited unless you want the camera to be non operational for most of the time"
|
74.4% |
failing regularly"would be nice to have a way to reboot the camera and sync module via the app these are working well so far conected to bt home wifi mesh discs edit: few days in a live view on camera and thumbnail snapshot seem to be failing regularly at night when network usage in the house is at its lowest"
|
74.4% |
self isolate"i have ordered and got a washing machine which i love and many household products delivered which is so helpful as i have been told to self isolate"
|
74.4% |
substandard camera"9 months later still not fixed the issue reported to management level broken promises of firmware update to address these issues have been unanswered junk camera poor customer support steer clear of this substandard camera that is painful to use"
|
74.4% |
battery warning"update: just 17 days after getting the camera and setting it up i have got a low battery warning"
|
74.4% |
buzzing sound"when you do a live view there is an awful buzzing sound for a second or so before the audio comes through"
|
74.4% |
almost dead"my garden device is almost dead after one month!"
|
74.3% |
silly problems"i installed outside under the roof to monitor the access back to the garden a part some silly problems with the motion sensor due to the smokes of the boiler i installed it too close my fault it works perfectly: hd video in day night vision that allows to recognise faces but it takes a lot of power of course decent audio quality in night vision it crackles on ios but not android in my case the time lapse to receive the notification is 10sec tested at home and at work using mobile 4g network"
|
74.3% |
they fall down"must admit i really like these cameras but where they fall down is when it comes to setting a schedule regardless of how many cameras you have linked up you can only set it to turn them all on or all of together"
|
74.3% |
very expensive"originally i changed to blink from the first arlo cameras that were very expensive not as good quality video used batteries that were expensive and only lasted 6 month max before needing to buy new batteries"
|
74.3% |
flat alexa"don’t even have to worry about the batteries going flat alexa can be set up notify you and even order replacements from amazon"
|
74.3% |
does n't record"also to note sometimes we go or leave by the front door and it doesn’t record"
|
74.3% |
negative reviews"did some research & was almost put off by one or two negative reviews"
|
74.3% |
just limited"as is compared to the nest & foscam models i own i've found using this item very frustrating to the point where i really feel like it's not just limited but actually useless"
|
74.2% |
only solution"4ghz only solution"
|
74.2% |
loses signal"what then happens if the module or the cam loses signal is that the cam does not work you get a blank grey screen on the the app saying disconnected"
|
74.2% |
dissatisfied customer"one dissatisfied customer"
|
74.2% |
eventually gave"i struggled for a couple of hours to get it set up so alexa would notify of a 'visitor' but eventually gave up and called amazon who looked up the problem and discovered that it only works in the usa and canada and not in the uk yet?"
|
74.2% |
virtually impossible"however i set one up outside in the daytime it was fine come night time it was virtually impossible to see anything i had to go outside to look because i thought an extremely thick fog had descended it was literally impossible to see anything at all when the motion detector alerted me to movement i can only assume it was a cat but all i could see was eyes as it moved across my patio"
|
74.2% |
spurious alarms"it is easy to set up trigger areas within the field of view to eliminate spurious alarms"
|
74.1% |
detest radius"on the good side i like the motion detection and how u can choose what to detest radius and u can schedule them although u can’t pick an individual camera to schedule which is annoying "
|
74.1% |
loses connectivity"the biggest issue i found was connectivity reliability the camera loses connectivity with the cloud too often reducing reliability"
|
74.1% |
main failing"the main failing in my view is that it does not reliably reconnect to the wifi if there has been an outage e"
|
73.9% |
nothing clear"and they are very inconsistent and have a lot of failed errors the night vision isn’t amazing quite burred you can make out shapes but nothing clear"
|
73.8% |
cheap camera systems"the main problem with this system is the camera quality its poor compared to even the cheap camera systems"
|
73.8% |
only limitation"only limitation is the quality of your wifi signal but the camera system shows how strong the signal is during set up"
|
73.7% |
utterly useless"contacted the blink technical support but they were utterly useless repeatedly telling me to make sure it was switched on!"
|
73.7% |
first frost"had for 1 week reset twice because it lost wifi signal less that 30cm from router first frost this morning camera picture terrible"
|
73.7% |
have declined"another surprising and disappointing factor is when i’d contacted amazon in this and asked for them to be replaced they have declined and can only offer a 30 day faulty return policy!"
|
73.6% |
lost connectivity"we now have a camera at every access point to the property doors windows gates garden fence and not one of them has lost connectivity despite the large area they’re monitoring"
|
73.5% |
with 2 holes"up my neighbour going to work this morning very easy to install i think it took me longer drilling the walls with 2 holes i have a really expensive wired cameras set up and they are great i was really socked how easy it was i had to drill holes for my wired installation i wish these were about then"
|
73.4% |
false triggers"postman deliveries cars on and off driveway however it can still pick up headlights at night within the self set exclusion areas areas set within phone software so position and direct the lens carefully to avoid false triggers as this can deplete the battery life max life approx 2 years "
|
73.4% |
false alarms"my gripes are you get an intruder the alarm sound on your phone will most likely be inadequate as it uses your notification sounds which are in my experience very short but it also means you get false alarms whenever other notifications come down which can be very frequently"
|
73.4% |
clicks noisy"night vision camera clicks noisy when comes on and off and red light is switching on and sensitive to light"
|
73.4% |
built in speaker"using the built in speaker is a bit clunky !"
|
73.3% |
additional module"i am copying a statement from the product description down here and please tell me if any part of that would indicate that "hey btw this camera is totally useless without buying an additional module""
|
73.2% |
mounted low down"the mount is a bit feeble and it would be simple to steal one of these if it was mounted low down"
|
73.2% |
main problem"the main problem is the lag in picking up movement"
|
73.0% |
wasted my money"delay between motion and detection and notification wasted my money as usual with amazon reviews 😡😡😡"
|
72.9% |
wasting my money"all in all i would not recommend purchasing this product and am seriously regretting wasting my money"
|
72.9% |
time consuming"so this was difficult fiddly and time consuming"
|
72.8% |
over priced"i'm just saying that this product is not as good as it claims and for that reason it is way way way over priced"
|
72.7% |
n't easily spotted"luckily i had positioned the blink in a corner above the front window so it was well tucked away and wasn't easily spotted"
|
72.6% |
give 0 stars"can’t give 0 stars sadly!"
|
72.5% |
short views"only had few months and app on phone showing that battery's are low health mm to say these last for 2 years is crazy as i only used for short views "
|
72.5% |
rather poor"night vision is rather poor you are able to see a person moving from 10m but that's practically it "
|
72.4% |
cold weather"unfortunately the xt2 camera fog in cold weather making them practically useless"
|
72.3% |
only negative"the only negative for me is the lack of full integration with smartthings"
|
72.3% |
further issues"update: after amazon responded and suggested another camera in addition to the original i have seen further issues with the blink technology and will be returning both cameras"
|
72.2% |
these 2 issues"these 2 issues make this device completely unsuitable for my needs so now i just use it as a deterrent"
|
72.1% |
constant alerts"however with constant alerts from motion detection the storage soon fills up it’s not as user friendly to quickly delete videos either to free up space i have hundreds of videos at this point of basically both happening"
|
72.1% |
short events"it never catches the subject for short events"
|
72.1% |
reinstall hint"negatives: all four cameras have at some point gone offline leading me to have to delete and reinstall hint: make sure you have all the serial number of the cameras recorded in case you have to reboot them i didn't and had to climb back up a ladder to remove the camera and record the number"
|
72.0% |
being impatient"in truth i was just being impatient and it did connect after leaving it long enough to go make a brew"
|
72.0% |
activation notifications"also having not adjusted any settings and previously recieving activation notifications despite movement infront of the camera was failing to detect anything"
|
71.9% |
routine battery"when you can't get it to announce that motion detected and run a routine battery will never last week let alone 2 yearsthis claims that it works with alexa but it doesn't say that it's limited function routines are very difficult to get working triggers impossible ifttt helps with g00gle home amazon edited this review!"
|
71.9% |
temp drops"i believe they've been manufactured in humid conditions and fog when the internal temp drops"
|
71.8% |
advisor couldnt"he can do to help the third advisor couldnt be less interested or helpful if he tried telling me to return them this isnt helpful or convenient ive been without the front camera for 3 days now we bought these after being burgled a few months ago safe to say im not happy in the slightest and ive"
|
71.7% |
slower connection"i would like it to automatically connect to my original ssid even if it is a slower connection"
|
71.7% |
cold callers"i am so fed up with going to the door and finding sales people knocking even though i have a sign saying no cold callers"
|
71.6% |
massive pain"i can manually enable them and disable them but that's a massive pain in the ass"
|
71.6% |
design flaw"fundamental design flaw as it’s too easy to steal"
|
71.6% |
brick walls"setup was super easy but please note you need wall plugs if you're installing on brick walls you get screws included in the box but no wall plugs"
|
71.5% |
clunky at best"works ok indoors when initially testing out the camera albeit the app is very un user friendly and live feed is very clunky at best like the old days of trying to watch a video over dial up broadband"
|
71.5% |
more difficult"these cameras are one of the best options if you want a close to completely trouble free & wireless installation without having to lay extra wires do anything more difficult than minor drilling with the right accessory mounts you may not even do any drilling at all thus not needing a technician"
|
71.5% |
unresolved issues"i still have some unresolved issues with the camera"
|
71.4% |
heart broken"i have sky tv the connection to router is through a sky hub maybe this is the reason but i am heart broken and very frustrated"
|
71.2% |
junk for money"junk for money"
|
71.2% |
connection issues"i can't stress enough that some negative reviews on this product are down to simple mistakes from the user not the device this inculdes wifi range and the strength of your wifi unfortunately if your have poor wifi you will have delays and possibly connection issues"
|
71.1% |
giving false"you can section of certain parts of the field of view of the camera to minimise trees & bushes moving around in the wind giving false alerts"
|
70.8% |
dead zones"but this can be helped by being able to set up dead zones in the settings"
|
70.7% |
ignore part"they often don’t work and the camera fires even though it’s set to ignore part i’ve updated the photo in app too "
|
70.7% |
very inconsistent"and they are very inconsistent and have a lot of failed errors the night vision isn’t amazing quite burred you can make out shapes but nothing clear"
|
70.3% |
another problem"another problem by the way is getting the back of the cameras and almost impossible task i know they have to be waterproof but it is a ridiculous task involving a lot of frustration and asking other people to try"
|
70.2% |
turned down"not many false alarms sensitivity can be turned down during windy weather and areas of the frame can be ignored so it doesn't pick up buses seen over the back gate "
|
70.1% |
some big issues"overall i'd recommend you buy this product however there are some big issues that may stop you"
|
70.1% |
theft ironic"it has no secure mount and is a clip on so would have concerns of theft ironic i know so i have purchased third party secure cradle that screws together"
|
70.0% |
very intermittent"the "advanced zoning" doesn't work or is very intermittent on some of the xt2 cameras"
|
69.7% |
drilled holes"very easy to install all it takes are a couple of drilled holes and that's it"
|
69.7% |
power cable"i would say that if the camera is situated in a busy area then definitely get a power cable as the batteries will not be reliable and you will spend a fortune on replacing them"
|
69.6% |
weak signal"if you have got weak signal near your camera i would recommend you get a tp link powerline wifi extender available on amazon on the positive side: the camera runs on two batteries that are included these are meant to last for two years i haven't had it for long enough to comment on this the camera comes with a bracket and screws included"
|
69.3% |
biggest problem"motion detection this is the biggest problem of all"
|
69.2% |
biggest downside"now the biggest downside to this system: the night vision!"
|
69.2% |
random issues"random issues with connection and camera stops recording have to reset the box then"
|
69.1% |
poorly executed"just no excuse poorly executed"
|
69.1% |
massive delay"massive delay in showing you the image when you get a notification or just want to view"
|
69.1% |
your stuffs"wake up the next day your stuffs gone but at least you’ve got a video of some masked thieves stealing your stuff"
|
69.0% |
live stream"further to this when i brought the camera's inside next to the sync module they do work however the live stream lag is extremely poor and hit and miss if it loads at all"
|
68.8% |
stars only"as is 4 stars only and the price is the saving grace in comparison to other systems on the market"
|
68.8% |
having issues"they can log into and adjust your system if you are having issues so maintenance is automatic with regular software updates which self install"
|
68.8% |
irritating though"most irritating though was because app kept crashing the number of logins in a session is apparently quickly hit and access cannot continue since user is locked out for an hour for security"
|
68.7% |
going issue"upon looking on the blink community forum it seems like an on going issue that has yet to be fixed"
|
68.7% |
cheap webcam"quality is ok but it's a rip off unless it can trigger events might as well put a cheap webcam in a plastic bag"
|
68.7% |
lasted around 2 months"i get over 50 alerts per day busy road and battery lasted around 2 months"
|
68.7% |
regret buying them"i regret buying them"
|
68.7% |
slow to connect"the android app is easy to use but a bit slow to connect"
|
68.7% |
been a fluke"i set mine up checked the live feed once then found out that it must have been a fluke because it didn’t work once fitted"
|
68.6% |
zero cables"its massive selling point is the fact the cameras have zero cables!"
|
68.6% |
return window"i'm going to look into my legal rights as not fit for purpose but past amazons return window"
|
68.5% |
hard wiring"if amazon were to make this camera with the option of hard wiring with both power mains and internet cables this camera would sell like hotcakes"
|
68.5% |
would be useless"i would like to see the ability to connect these to more than one network or ssid as i use a wifi repeater if the repeater goes down for some reason the camera connected to the repeater would be useless"
|
68.5% |
will simply"okay there are accessories that enable you to enclose the camera in other colours but many will not think of this and will simply not buy the camera as it's black?"
|
68.5% |
poor signal"i tried moving the sync module to 3 different positions but nothing changed still a poor signal"
|
68.4% |
dangerous characters"your lazy programmers can't learn how to escape dangerous characters welcome to the 20th century"
|
68.4% |
30day warranty"this proved to me that this product can’t be good if can only offer a 30day warranty"
|
68.4% |
another sync module"blink support advised i needed another sync module which is not available at that time nor do they have any eta"
|
68.3% |
faulty return policy"another surprising and disappointing factor is when i’d contacted amazon in this and asked for them to be replaced they have declined and can only offer a 30 day faulty return policy!"
|
68.3% |
battery life unknown"battery life unknown at the moment but the claims are 2 years the app is super simple and useful too as it allows all settings to be done from anywhere any time"
|
68.1% |
waste your money"do not waste your money"
|
68.1% |
must be broken"i’m returning mine as they must be broken"
|
68.0% |
waste time"to make things worse technical support makes you waste time when contacting them with the usual "try to move the camera" "try to change batteries" "try restarting it" etc"
|
67.9% |
stopped working"by the 8th of november it has stopped working"
|
67.8% |
lowest possible settings"at lowest possible settings it lags terribly even with a high end router and high speed broadband"
|
67.6% |
more holes"more annoyingly in trying to find a suitable location to refit the camera that was meritful in terms of camera angle but also would actually connect to the sync module i held the camera at various points around the walls outside my house to see whether it connected to the sync module and it seemed ok in a couple of spots so i picked one and drilled more holes and fitted it to the wall for a second time"
|
67.4% |
just no excuse"just no excuse poorly executed"
|
67.2% |
useless most of the time"at night the infrared image is useless most of the time"
|
67.1% |
recognise faces"i installed outside under the roof to monitor the access back to the garden a part some silly problems with the motion sensor due to the smokes of the boiler i installed it too close my fault it works perfectly: hd video in day night vision that allows to recognise faces but it takes a lot of power of course decent audio quality in night vision it crackles on ios but not android in my case the time lapse to receive the notification is 10sec tested at home and at work using mobile 4g network"
|
67.1% |
viewing live footage"i was quite excited to try out this camera but was disappointed by the lag time its nuts upto 7 seconds lag viewing live footage"
|
67.1% |
lacks a schedule to"currently the app lacks a schedule to arm or disarm the system"
|
67.1% |
exclusion areas areas"postman deliveries cars on and off driveway however it can still pick up headlights at night within the self set exclusion areas areas set within phone software so position and direct the lens carefully to avoid false triggers as this can deplete the battery life max life approx 2 years "
|
67.1% |
rushed out in beta form"its seems to me like the product has been rushed out in beta form and is not yet fit for purpose"
|
67.0% |
unable to recomment"unfortunately i'm unable to recomment this product the basics here is it needs to be reliable enough to leave and bring up footage when needed not constantly check its connected"
|
67.0% |
faulty camera"must be a faulty camera xt2 the other 2 x xt cameras are working very well indeed no problems at all"
|
67.0% |
dire customer service"appalling product and dire customer service"
|
66.9% |
unacceptable delay"there is an unacceptable delay between the camera picking up moment and the image appearing on your phone or tablet"
|
66.9% |
remove the batteries"the only way to turn it off is to remove the batteries"
|
66.8% |
disabled grid"other times it picks up motion in the disabled grid"
|
66.8% |
more annoyingly"more annoyingly in trying to find a suitable location to refit the camera that was meritful in terms of camera angle but also would actually connect to the sync module i held the camera at various points around the walls outside my house to see whether it connected to the sync module and it seemed ok in a couple of spots so i picked one and drilled more holes and fitted it to the wall for a second time"
|
66.8% |
false picture"do not believe the slick adverts for this unit as they paint a false picture they are obviously primed with knowing someone is at the door etc"
|
66.7% |
waste of money"waste of money and i regret resent buying"
|
66.7% |
lichen windows"my biggest issue was the night vision when there was any other light from lichen windows or the ir light on a different security camera"
|
66.6% |
miss the initial stages"on tripped recordings they all miss the initial stages with the recorded footage only capturing the final moments such as the ‘intruder’ walking away"
|
66.5% |
removed so easily"could do with a locking screw to stop it being removed so easily"
|
66.5% |
utter crap"but the supplied mounting is utter crap"
|
66.5% |
fail to connect"works with echo devices but you need a fast upload and download speed for this to work else alexa will fail to connect"
|
66.5% |
sales listing"ironically a picture on the amazon sales listing which i saw before purchase shows the camera mounted at an entrance door which is in a reachable position"
|
66.4% |
manufacturing problem"i think blink know there's a manufacturing problem with the xt2s and are going through delay tactics"
|
66.3% |
grossley underdeveloped"but its grossley underdeveloped lot more work needed to make this a "market leader""
|
66.3% |
blow them of the brackets"the camera brackets are a bit flimsy and i am worried that the next gale will blow them of the brackets"
|
66.2% |
become unusable"g frosty morning the images become unusable because of condensation!"
|
66.1% |
sending it back"i wish i had done this broom handle test to begin with as it took three attempts screwing this one camera into brick to find a spot that worked which was a real pain and to be honest i was close to sacking it all off and sending it back for a refund after it didn’t work the second time"
|
66.0% |
| ... | |
Compare Pros
|
Pros [238] of Introducing Blink Mini | Compact indoo.. |
Strength |
|---|---|
absolutely brilliant in both products"it is absolutely brilliant!"
|
100.0% |
absolutely love in both products"so i'm yet to find a use for it but i absolutely love it"
|
100.0% |
excellent product in both products"excellent product would highly recommend fits our requirements"
|
100.0% |
brilliant product in both products"brilliant product and great pictures and better video but the night vision was an issue until you turn it off then you get a better picture at night other than that brilliant"
|
99.9% |
really good in both products"picture quality is also really good"
|
99.3% |
quality good in both products"price is good and setup is easy: install app blink home monitor make an account if you don't have one add camera using qr code on the camera and on the box pros: price easy to setup video quality good listen to the audio from the camera and ability to talk back to it great app loads of config options such as night vision recording light volume sensitivity for motion cons: currently the local storage additional module is not available so you are limited to their online subscription storage free trial included "
|
99.0% |
works perfectly in both products"arrived today 5 minutes later was added to my system and works perfectly"
|
98.6% |
best camera in both products"best camera we have had solid and reliable"
|
96.0% |
excellent camera in both products"the blink mini is worth every penny excellent camera"
|
92.9% |
good addition in both products"as per some of the other reviews a magnetic base would be a good addition!"
|
75.0% |
works well in both products"works well"
|
75.0% |
great price in both products"great price and good quality bought as a pet cam while we are out tried it out and caught my son in the act so i shouted down the mic he ran straight out in a panic not knowing where my voice came from lol 5 star"
|
75.0% |
good points in both products"so the good points it is relatively small"
|
75.0% |
great value in both products"have already got the outside cameras and plunged in for the interior mini cam as expected easy to set up to existing blink wanted these for the hallway and kitchen back door entrance thought they worked on a battery but instead they are 240 plug but have over come that but these are great value for the money and on top of that you can even spread the cost over five months"
|
74.9% |
really well in both products"very easy to set up and works really well with blink app and my other outside cameras"
|
74.9% |
recommend these in both products"all in all so far so good definitely recommend these to anyone seeking an indoor camera"
|
74.8% |
picture quality in both products"it’s a such a great little camera hasn’t lost connection at all picture quality is great and very clear not as good in the night but you can’t complain for the price!"
|
74.8% |
works fine in both products"if you want to monitor outside the infrared for night vision will reflect on a window rendering it useless it works fine for indoor use"
|
74.6% |
good picture in both products"but even a street lamp or garden lighting allows a good picture at night externally"
|
74.5% |
definitely recommended in both products"definitely recommended"
|
74.4% |
excellent value in both products"excellent value and highly recommended"
|
74.4% |
good value in both products"00 at time of purchase i consider it good value for money"
|
74.3% |
image quality in both products"easy to set up great image quality automatically linked to alexa"
|
74.3% |
indoor camera in both products"all in all so far so good definitely recommend these to anyone seeking an indoor camera"
|
66.1% |
motion detection in both products"set up like the xt2 was so simple i had each camera up and running in less than a minute picture quality was better than i expected as was the voice quality and motion detection"
|
64.6% |
brilliant blink"brilliant blink keep the good products coming"
|
100.0% |
brilliant perk"as an existing customer i was given free cloud storage for life which is a brilliant perk"
|
100.0% |
brilliant cameras"brilliant cameras run on mains power unlike the other cameras"
|
100.0% |
great experience"overall very pleased and so far a great experience"
|
99.9% |
brilliant pictures"fantastic cameras brilliant pictures great sound"
|
99.9% |
absolutely fantastic"blink customer service is absolutely fantastic too so if you do have any issues you can feel confident their team will help"
|
99.9% |
great app loads"price is good and setup is easy: install app blink home monitor make an account if you don't have one add camera using qr code on the camera and on the box pros: price easy to setup video quality good listen to the audio from the camera and ability to talk back to it great app loads of config options such as night vision recording light volume sensitivity for motion cons: currently the local storage additional module is not available so you are limited to their online subscription storage free trial included "
|
99.9% |
great detail"great detail on picture"
|
99.9% |
great thing"the great thing having two or more is that on setup you have a choice of grouping the cameras together or using them separately when you choose separate this gives you more flexibility when scheduling the cameras to record when motion is detected at different times"
|
99.3% |
great sound"fantastic cameras brilliant pictures great sound"
|
96.8% |
very impressive"so far very impressive"
|
95.6% |
good angle"and give a good angle of view"
|
94.7% |
that brilliant"brilliant product and great pictures and better video but the night vision was an issue until you turn it off then you get a better picture at night other than that brilliant"
|
92.8% |
it's fantastic"it's fantastic!"
|
90.6% |
brilliant cheaper"brilliant cheaper than ring doorbell"
|
89.6% |
works best"probably works best with echo show as the control method in the house and will be amazing when the local storage solution comes out"
|
88.3% |
great addition"i’ve been using blink xt cameras since their release and the mini is a great addition to the line up"
|
75.0% |
good products"brilliant blink keep the good products coming"
|
75.0% |
great features"one of the great features of this camera"
|
75.0% |
functionality ease"uber impressed with the quality build functionality ease of use and the app"
|
74.8% |
sounds great"picture and sounds great"
|
74.8% |
price range"i didn’t want a really expensive system these cameras suited my price range and covers my whole house"
|
74.8% |
fits our requirements"excellent product would highly recommend fits our requirements"
|
74.7% |
five stars"what i liked about this product what’s the price and picture quality and it’s a nice little unit dislikes about this unit nothing five stars all round"
|
74.7% |
reasonable quality"reasonable quality"
|
74.6% |
recommended especially"highly recommended especially for such a low price product of great quality"
|
74.6% |
more flexibility"the great thing having two or more is that on setup you have a choice of grouping the cameras together or using them separately when you choose separate this gives you more flexibility when scheduling the cameras to record when motion is detected at different times"
|
74.6% |
enhance visibility"i think without external light sources the camera has one installed so it can produce it's own to enhance visibility"
|
74.6% |
really versatile"these are a really versatile camera and very discrete in its appearance"
|
74.5% |
great support"the cameras are working fine the images are crisps the voice functionality is fun as an intercom good product and great support who got back to me to help me resolve an issue i had"
|
74.5% |
amazing price"amazing price"
|
74.5% |
mini cameras"i have bought two blink mini cameras to add to my existing blink system"
|
74.4% |
seems better"and signal pick up seems better too "
|
74.3% |
quality product"the key things to know is it feels like a quality product despite the relatively low price point"
|
74.2% |
perfectly well"the cameras work perfectly well indoors and are good value for money"
|
74.2% |
monthly cloud storage"great being able to add this on to the free monthly cloud storage of my other blink cameras"
|
74.2% |
happy customer"the support service is excellent and i’m now a happy customer!"
|
74.1% |
very responsive"it's easy to add and manage very responsive and a very good quality image"
|
74.0% |
very happy"very happy with connection night vision very easy set up and quality of picture"
|
74.0% |
brilliant addition"a brilliant addition to the family of cameras for situations where ample power points are available"
|
73.9% |
solid and reliable"best camera we have had solid and reliable"
|
73.8% |
good product"it’s a good product i use it to watch my dog while i am out"
|
73.7% |
seems robust"the cameras are well made and don’t feel cheap and the wifi connection seems robust"
|
73.6% |
free cloud storage"the blink mini comes with free cloud storage until the 31st march 2021 after which it’s £2"
|
73.5% |
more secure"excellent quality images just makes the me feel a bit more secure thoroughly recommend"
|
73.4% |
good quality"great price and good quality bought as a pet cam while we are out tried it out and caught my son in the act so i shouted down the mic he ran straight out in a panic not knowing where my voice came from lol 5 star"
|
73.3% |
power points"a brilliant addition to the family of cameras for situations where ample power points are available"
|
73.3% |
very impressed"very impressed so far"
|
73.2% |
good amount"good amount of length on cable too which helps with positioning of camera"
|
73.2% |
even better"and to make it even better because i have the blink xt2 and a existing customer i don't even have to pay for any cloud storage : overall i am extremely happy with these and would recommend them to anyone looking for internal cameras"
|
73.2% |
pretty logical"pros: quick & easy to set up qr codes on devices just takes a few quick steps to get set up great price got the twin pack for just over £60 good quality images app is easy to set up & use it's pretty logical what to go through easy to download and save clips to phones or send them to someone"
|
73.1% |
decent quality video"decent quality video"
|
73.0% |
pretty accurate"good little camera motion detection pretty accurate"
|
72.9% |
decent enough"night vision is decent enough for the money"
|
72.8% |
magnetic base"as per some of the other reviews a magnetic base would be a good addition!"
|
72.8% |
good definitely"all in all so far so good definitely recommend these to anyone seeking an indoor camera"
|
72.8% |
added security"50 a month for added security "
|
72.8% |
will automatically"on the ezviz a micro sd card slot is present on the camera which will take up to a 256gb card once initialised the camera will automatically record motion triggered events"
|
72.7% |
highly recommended"excellent value and highly recommended"
|
72.6% |
would recommend"would recommend highly"
|
72.4% |
breeze quality"other than that the installation is a breeze quality of the product is in line with other blink products and the video quality is very good"
|
72.3% |
camera motion detection"good little camera motion detection pretty accurate"
|
72.3% |
smart product"as good a quality as other amazon smart product"
|
72.1% |
security measure"however this is primarily a security measure and needs to trigger and record at all times it is armed to do so"
|
72.1% |
similar price"for clairty the images with blue button to talk are blink and all others are ezviz given that both products are a similar price £35 at the time of purchasing the difference in quality beteween the 2 was significant"
|
72.0% |
best cameras"for the price its once of the best cameras i have purchased"
|
71.5% |
view remotely"this is my first camera like this i wanted something simple and easy to view remotely on an app and this fits the bill"
|
71.2% |
excellent cameras"excellent cameras no need for sd card as it records when motion is detected"
|
71.0% |
good detail"fantastic during the day picks up everything in good detail"
|
71.0% |
vision quality"picture quality is good easy set up night vision quality is good has a speaker function"
|
70.9% |
shouted down"great price and good quality bought as a pet cam while we are out tried it out and caught my son in the act so i shouted down the mic he ran straight out in a panic not knowing where my voice came from lol 5 star"
|
70.9% |
brought this"i brought this to keep an eye on my hamsters when i’m not around"
|
70.8% |
quality easy"good quality easy set up"
|
69.8% |
delivered very early"the product was excellent but was delivered very early the household where in bed"
|
69.7% |
your internet connection"works well with alexa buffering is probably very much about how good your wifi is and how good your internet connection is"
|
69.5% |
great wide angle"picture quality is great for the size of this camera with great wide angle"
|
68.7% |
worth the money"well worth the money"
|
68.4% |
fits the bill"this is my first camera like this i wanted something simple and easy to view remotely on an app and this fits the bill"
|
68.3% |
image quality overall"the image quality overall is great and connectivity is very good"
|
68.0% |
very strong"night vision is very strong which is a plus as the intensity can be lowered remotely from the app"
|
67.9% |
great pictures"brilliant product and great pictures and better video but the night vision was an issue until you turn it off then you get a better picture at night other than that brilliant"
|
67.9% |
very very simple"the set up is also very very simple"
|
67.8% |
blink products"cloud storage is free if you already have other blink products such as the blink xt2"
|
67.3% |
good picture quality"good picture quality day and night"
|
67.2% |
cctv system"the main reason i got it is to act as a cctv system basically to keep an eye on my car"
|
67.2% |
vision top notch"night vision top notch as well"
|
66.6% |
continue viewing"you can only view one camera at once and have to press on the app for live feed again this will run for a few minutes and a pop up will display asking if you want to continue viewing"
|
65.9% |
dedicated motion"motion detection could be better i think is is image processing motion detect rather that dedicated motion pir"
|
65.9% |
easy to setup wish"love the camera arrived on time easy to setup wish the angle almost fisheye was introduced to five more coverage but that’s personal preference"
|
65.8% |
duties charges"99 import duties charges which i was not informed about when i made the purchase !"
|
65.6% |
been fantastic"i already have the blink xt2's set up around the outside which have been fantastic i was looking for internal cameras and at this price and size it seemed a no brainer"
|
65.6% |
great picture"great picture while it could it better it does the job really well"
|
65.4% |
confident their team"blink customer service is absolutely fantastic too so if you do have any issues you can feel confident their team will help"
|
65.4% |
easy and quick"arrived on weds 13th may and was extremely easy and quick to setup"
|
65.3% |
clear winner"overall its hard to mark either camera down as they both work practically and for the money offer good value however the build & image quality combined with the lower cost better storage capability no additional components required and unlimites recording duration make the ezviz a clear winner here"
|
65.2% |
easy to install"very easy to install"
|
65.0% |
nice looking gadget"but nice looking gadget"
|
65.0% |
reflected light"it’s really really good in day light but struggles at night because of the reflected light on the window"
|
64.5% |
decent camera"decent camera getting a lot for the money"
|
64.4% |
very well made"very lightweight and compact and very well made"
|
64.3% |
bright image"a bright image in varied lighting conditions seems to handle contrast well"
|
64.2% |
recommended then"if you wish to mount the camera above head height recommended then the extension power cable may well be required"
|
64.0% |
extra long cable"i bought the extra long cable although the supplied cable is long enough for most placements"
|
64.0% |
very good picture"very good picture"
|
63.8% |
three mornings"works fine during the day but constantly disconnects from internet overnight and have woken last three mornings with red light on"
|
63.7% |
really easy to"6 the application is really easy to use and setup"
|
63.6% |
very easy to set"very easy to set up and works really well with blink app and my other outside cameras"
|
63.6% |
perfect for a garage"perfect for a garage i think"
|
63.5% |
speaker function"picture quality is good easy set up night vision quality is good has a speaker function"
|
63.5% |
recommend them"and to make it even better because i have the blink xt2 and a existing customer i don't even have to pay for any cloud storage : overall i am extremely happy with these and would recommend them to anyone looking for internal cameras"
|
63.5% |
very easy to"the app is very easy to use and set up to my liking"
|
63.4% |
storage solution"probably works best with echo show as the control method in the house and will be amazing when the local storage solution comes out"
|
63.4% |
quite strong"pros and cons pros 1 small in size easy to locate 2 good picture quality in the day time 3 good recording features while it remains free 4 sensor is quite strong for its size and does pick up movement from quite a distance away"
|
63.3% |
excited for this"i was so excited for this"
|
63.3% |
cable well"mounting to the ceiling was easy with the supplied screws and the housing hides the cable well"
|
63.1% |
works better than the"despite being a long way from the router it works better than the x2 in response time much quicker"
|
63.0% |
both products"for clairty the images with blue button to talk are blink and all others are ezviz given that both products are a similar price £35 at the time of purchasing the difference in quality beteween the 2 was significant"
|
62.9% |
clear screen"good value clear screen"
|
62.8% |
easy to setup"easy to setup and connect with my other devices echo show and dot"
|
62.6% |
area and sensitivity"you can toggle the settings for area and sensitivity to pick up what you want it to and don’t want it to"
|
62.4% |
very well put together"compact size very well put together"
|
62.4% |
works very well"works very well"
|
62.3% |
good sound"great picture quality unobtrusive good sound both ways"
|
62.3% |
good in day light"it’s really really good in day light but struggles at night because of the reflected light on the window"
|
62.3% |
will be fixed"im sure in a future software update this will be fixed"
|
61.9% |
motion sensor is good"the motion sensor is good and the shorts clips are on an app on my phone"
|
61.9% |
better video"brilliant product and great pictures and better video but the night vision was an issue until you turn it off then you get a better picture at night other than that brilliant"
|
61.7% |
whole house"i didn’t want a really expensive system these cameras suited my price range and covers my whole house"
|
61.6% |
mains power"brilliant cameras run on mains power unlike the other cameras"
|
61.5% |
with an outdoor"got one of these for to go with an outdoor xt"
|
61.5% |
super easy to set"so far so good image quality is great loaded with functions on the app good alerts super easy to set up"
|
61.4% |
easy as usual"the installation was easy as usual and the test was fine"
|
61.0% |
good a quality"as good a quality as other amazon smart product"
|
60.6% |
cloud storage free"cloud storage free for now but will be £2"
|
60.4% |
also easy to set"also easy to set up "
|
60.3% |
first night"the first night i captured a tiny ant on the motion detector was amazing to watch"
|
60.0% |
love it thanks"but love it thanks"
|
59.9% |
amazing to watch"the first night i captured a tiny ant on the motion detector was amazing to watch"
|
59.8% |
brilliant for inside"absolutely made up with this item i already had the outside cameras xt2 and this is brilliant for inside "
|
59.8% |
that i am impressed"i can confirm having used it for a number of weeks that i am impressed"
|
59.5% |
alexa routines to"there seems to be no limit what you can get alexa routines to do"
|
59.0% |
sound all very good"so easy to set up literally minutes the picture is great motion sensor sound all very good"
|
59.0% |
thrills with"iphone app is very good too no over the top thrills with it just straight to the point and does it well"
|
58.7% |
reduced the price"great product shame mazon reduced the price by £5 just 5 weeks after i bought it!"
|
58.6% |
echo show and"easy to setup and connect with my other devices echo show and dot"
|
58.5% |
indoor '' system"works great in daylight but something needs looking at for this “indoor” system!"
|
58.5% |
local storage option"quality has three settings in the app which is easy to use and the cloud storage is free till march next year but they are adding a local storage option soon"
|
58.5% |
good way to stream"but for now is a good way to stream a live camera for a few minutes to an echo show when needed"
|
58.5% |
received them"received them today so this is a day 1 review and will add edits later"
|
58.3% |
much more useful"having all in the same app is much more useful"
|
58.1% |
happy to recommend"happy to recommend"
|
58.1% |
through easy"pros: quick & easy to set up qr codes on devices just takes a few quick steps to get set up great price got the twin pack for just over £60 good quality images app is easy to set up & use it's pretty logical what to go through easy to download and save clips to phones or send them to someone"
|
58.0% |
amazing little camera"amazing little camera"
|
57.7% |
really secure"makes me feel really secure"
|
57.6% |
supplied screws"mounting to the ceiling was easy with the supplied screws and the housing hides the cable well"
|
57.5% |
existing blink xt2 system"i added it to an existing blink xt2 system"
|
57.5% |
works seamlessly"perfect little camera works seamlessly with my current blink set up"
|
57.3% |
good in the night"it’s a such a great little camera hasn’t lost connection at all picture quality is great and very clear not as good in the night but you can’t complain for the price!"
|
57.3% |
quality images"excellent quality images just makes the me feel a bit more secure thoroughly recommend"
|
57.2% |
suits your needs"if you are aware of the limitations of blink and it suits your needs buy it"
|
57.1% |
and motion activation"a handy camera ideal for puppy cam with 2 way and motion activation"
|
57.1% |
good for the price"picture quality is good for the price but shows some distortion at the sides due to the very wide angle lens and some colour fringing"
|
56.9% |
word to the wise"also just a word to the wise "
|
56.8% |
product blanks"even when indoors that’s product blanks out in the dark though"
|
56.8% |
magnetic method"i do however prefer the magnetic method some alternative cameras use allowing you to stick a small metal plate to the wall and magnetically attach the camera to that but a minor gripe"
|
56.6% |
good quality images"pros: quick & easy to set up qr codes on devices just takes a few quick steps to get set up great price got the twin pack for just over £60 good quality images app is easy to set up & use it's pretty logical what to go through easy to download and save clips to phones or send them to someone"
|
56.6% |
an entry level camera"there is no question that this is an entry level camera but works really well during the day"
|
56.5% |
spot on and adjustable"motion detection is spot on and adjustable too"
|
56.3% |
very pleased and so"overall very pleased and so far a great experience"
|
56.3% |
great in daylight"works great in daylight but something needs looking at for this “indoor” system!"
|
56.3% |
outside one is perfect"but on the other hand my outside one is perfect"
|
56.1% |
existing blink customer"being a keen gadget fan and an existing blink customer i was quick to pre order one of these"
|
55.6% |
overly expensive"99 its not overly expensive nor is it cheap"
|
55.6% |
very clear"it’s a such a great little camera hasn’t lost connection at all picture quality is great and very clear not as good in the night but you can’t complain for the price!"
|
55.6% |
perfect little camera"perfect little camera works seamlessly with my current blink set up"
|
55.4% |
light sources"i think without external light sources the camera has one installed so it can produce it's own to enhance visibility"
|
55.3% |
keen gadget"being a keen gadget fan and an existing blink customer i was quick to pre order one of these"
|
55.2% |
great product"great product"
|
55.0% |
longer cable"great indoor camera excellent night vision mains powered so needs to positioned close to a socket but could easily be changed to longer cable"
|
55.0% |
easy setup"nice easy setup with a load of features"
|
54.8% |
small easy to"small easy to use and set up works well with blink app and other cameras responsive"
|
54.7% |
great little camera"great little camera!"
|
54.7% |
works great so"works great so far"
|
54.7% |
extremely happy"and to make it even better because i have the blink xt2 and a existing customer i don't even have to pay for any cloud storage : overall i am extremely happy with these and would recommend them to anyone looking for internal cameras"
|
54.6% |
quick & easy"pros: quick & easy to set up qr codes on devices just takes a few quick steps to get set up great price got the twin pack for just over £60 good quality images app is easy to set up & use it's pretty logical what to go through easy to download and save clips to phones or send them to someone"
|
54.6% |
fantastic during the"fantastic during the day picks up everything in good detail"
|
54.5% |
much faster when"reacts much faster when viewing online maybe due to being hard wired "
|
54.5% |
brilliant around camera"this is a brilliant around camera"
|
54.4% |
love the feature"especially love the feature where you can talk through it and it’s really loud to"
|
54.3% |
cloud storage is plenty"cloud storage is plenty and when you do start paying what is 2"
|
54.3% |
great quality"great quality"
|
54.3% |
window non existent"making night time recording whilst looking out of a window non existent"
|
54.2% |
will be returned"this will be returned!"
|
54.2% |
makes a lot of sense"i get it for the battery operated wireless versions that makes a lot of sense"
|
53.9% |
purchase an outdoor"going to purchase an outdoor one next"
|
53.9% |
quite a distance"pros and cons pros 1 small in size easy to locate 2 good picture quality in the day time 3 good recording features while it remains free 4 sensor is quite strong for its size and does pick up movement from quite a distance away"
|
53.7% |
way mic very good"easy to install very clear and two way mic very good for size"
|
53.6% |
garden lighting"but even a street lamp or garden lighting allows a good picture at night externally"
|
53.5% |
well easy to set"good value for money and well easy to set up"
|
53.5% |
these routines"for instance i have a morning bedtime routine set up in the alexa app where along with turning smart devices on and off these routines will also arm or disarm the blink cameras"
|
53.4% |
smart devices"for instance i have a morning bedtime routine set up in the alexa app where along with turning smart devices on and off these routines will also arm or disarm the blink cameras"
|
53.3% |
fine for the cost"the picture quality is fine for the cost"
|
53.1% |
far well pleased"so far well pleased"
|
53.1% |
thoroughly recommend"excellent quality images just makes the me feel a bit more secure thoroughly recommend"
|
53.1% |
brought a second"i have in fact brought a second one so that i can get another angle"
|
52.9% |
worth the wait"wow this one was worth the wait!"
|
52.9% |
cheap solution"good cheap solution to home security"
|
52.8% |
fine during the"works fine during the day but constantly disconnects from internet overnight and have woken last three mornings with red light on"
|
52.7% |
excellent quality"excellent quality"
|
52.7% |
brilliant quality"the wee cameras have brilliant quality especially at night"
|
52.6% |
choose separate this"the great thing having two or more is that on setup you have a choice of grouping the cameras together or using them separately when you choose separate this gives you more flexibility when scheduling the cameras to record when motion is detected at different times"
|
52.6% |
good and setup"price is good and setup is easy: install app blink home monitor make an account if you don't have one add camera using qr code on the camera and on the box pros: price easy to setup video quality good listen to the audio from the camera and ability to talk back to it great app loads of config options such as night vision recording light volume sensitivity for motion cons: currently the local storage additional module is not available so you are limited to their online subscription storage free trial included "
|
52.5% |
camera ideal"a handy camera ideal for puppy cam with 2 way and motion activation"
|
51.8% |
| ... | |
|
Pros [173] of Blink XT2 | Outdoor/Indoor Smart Secur.. |
Strength |
|---|---|
absolutely brilliant in both products"the blink app is easy to install and all the cameras function on the same wi fi connection but have separate settings absolutely brilliant"
|
100.0% |
absolutely love in both products"had it for a few weeks now and i absolutely love it"
|
100.0% |
excellent product in both products"excellent product which is extremely easy to setup and use"
|
100.0% |
brilliant camera in both products"brilliant camera i have mine in the front hallway watching the hallway and main door"
|
100.0% |
brilliant product in both products"is a brilliant product and makes me feel alot safer at home that extra protection"
|
99.9% |
highly recommend in both products"highly recommend"
|
99.6% |
really good in both products"honestly it's really good and have struggled to fault it so far although there are some anomalies which you'd think would have been looked at"
|
99.3% |
quality good in both products"video quality good during the day and not bad at night"
|
99.0% |
works perfectly in both products"very discreet internet box interface which i have concealed in sofa side table and it works perfectly"
|
98.6% |
best camera in both products"best camera i've found and will not be returning it"
|
96.0% |
excellent camera in both products"overall it's an excellent camera for the price"
|
92.9% |
good addition in both products"good addition to blink range"
|
75.0% |
works well in both products"there is a two way talk function its a bit creepy but it works well and you can set the volume from the app you can set trigger zones where you don't want the camera to pick up movement from"
|
75.0% |
great price in both products"great camera’s great price but no way a 2 year battery life unless of course you never use the camera"
|
75.0% |
good points in both products"in conclusion : good points : * very good clear picture especially night vision"
|
75.0% |
really easy in both products"really really easy"
|
74.9% |
great value in both products"great value well made and comes with all you need including batteries in the box!"
|
74.9% |
really well in both products"they pick up motion really well and the image quality is excellent"
|
74.9% |
recommend these in both products"i would recommend these based on them only catching motion snippets and not recording 24 7"
|
74.8% |
picture quality in both products"this is what the picture quality is like in complete darkness and it is even better in the daylight"
|
74.8% |
works fine in both products"the app works fine"
|
74.6% |
good picture in both products"picture quality daytime is very sharp night time is a good picture i was surprised"
|
74.5% |
definitely recommended in both products"definitely recommended"
|
74.4% |
excellent value in both products"for the money and ease of use and installation they provide excellent value"
|
74.4% |
super easy in both products"setup was super easy and it was also easy to mount the camera in the desired position"
|
74.3% |
good value in both products"would recommend this product if you want round the house security good value and simplicity"
|
74.3% |
image quality in both products"they pick up motion really well and the image quality is excellent"
|
74.3% |
excellent tech people"another call to their excellent tech people and sent a couple of videos"
|
100.0% |
perfect motion detection"however general usage takes some time to perfect motion detection has rarely works constantly changing sensitivity to try and pick up motion which then tells me battery life will be effected"
|
100.0% |
fantastically well with"works fantastically well with alexa and the iphone app gives almost live notifications if anything happens under it"
|
100.0% |
works brilliantly"yes the nest cameras are pricey and the fact you have to pay extra for their cloud storage is hugely off putting but it works brilliantly "
|
100.0% |
absolutely excellent"absolutely excellent product covers a wide area in front of my property and records every movement perfectly that comes in my gate"
|
99.9% |
quite good"the motion sensor is quite good it triggered one camera and on play back i didn't see anything until i replayed the clip to spot a fly buzzing briefly in front of the camera!"
|
99.9% |
excellent piece"its an excellent piece of kit"
|
99.9% |
everything is amazing"everything is amazing"
|
99.9% |
excellent results"it is what it is a battery operated cctv system that gives excellent results during the day but useless at night"
|
99.9% |
absolutely fine"wifi connection in our house is pretty low however these work absolutely fine"
|
99.7% |
great little system"great little system that is easy to setup and install wifi connection with a virgin media homehub 3 has been excellent"
|
99.7% |
really informative"before buying and to help with reviewing how to set up i watched a youtube video which was really informative"
|
99.7% |
best thing"this is literally the best thing i have purchased in forever!"
|
99.6% |
extremely good"for the money they are extremely good value and no wiring required!"
|
99.4% |
quick most"the motion alerts for me are quick most of the time live feed and sound is good"
|
99.2% |
managing recordings"otherwise really good picture quality and cloud storage makes managing recordings simple"
|
99.2% |
best footage"the police were very impressed with the video quality saying it was some of the best footage they had seen from a home system"
|
98.9% |
really sharp"really sharp hd picture and clear at night"
|
98.8% |
nice piece"build quality is phenomenal they are a nice piece of kit"
|
98.8% |
highly impressed"i’ve not even accessed half of the functions yet and i’m already highly impressed"
|
98.8% |
been excellent"great little system that is easy to setup and install wifi connection with a virgin media homehub 3 has been excellent"
|
98.3% |
good wide angle"they have a good wide angle of vision they are extremely compact the night vision is really good and they are really easy to operate from your mobile phone"
|
98.0% |
good pic n sound"good pic n sound haven't mounted so if u saving on £'s you can move around the house accordingly"
|
98.0% |
extremely worth"extremely worth every penny"
|
97.9% |
worked a treat"bit of a delay in telling you someone's at the door so you have to be quick talking to the delivery person who's about to throw your parcel in the hedge i'm not blaming them i'd do the same on their wages but it worked a treat from germany"
|
97.8% |
superb purchase"all in all a superb purchase"
|
97.2% |
brilliant system"in short brilliant system "
|
97.0% |
pretty perfect"if blink could sort this and allow for more distance between camera and router then this system would be pretty perfect"
|
96.4% |
whole purpose"the lower quality would probably take away the whole purpose of being able to capture the details such as face etc"
|
96.3% |
brilliant wireless"these are brilliant wireless so no cables connected and had the first camera working in about 15 minutes great picture quality triggers well easy to adjust settings"
|
95.8% |
full strength"good product only negatives are no option to install sd card to sync module or camera to increase storage night vision isn’t as good as other systems but ok and the wi fi range isn’t great my camera is on the back gate about 15 meters from the wi fi router and only through one door yet i only ever get 1 2 out of 5 bars from the camera to wi fi when i’m in my car about 35 meters away i get full strength"
|
95.8% |
visually permissible"however the night vision although visually permissible needs an update as the image quality is neither consistent nor of equal quality to standard vision"
|
95.5% |
amazing piece"overall it is an amazing piece of kit for a very reasonable price"
|
95.0% |
product is brilliant"this product is brilliant"
|
94.4% |
really successful"after lots of moving the camera around to get the best wifi signal along with the plug in box it's now really successful & i'm loving it"
|
93.9% |
these cameras are amazing"wow these cameras are amazing"
|
93.1% |
they are brilliant"the only downside is battery life if you have a high traffic area and want long clips the batteries will only last about 3 months but apart from that they are brilliant"
|
93.1% |
they are excellent"would recommend and for the price they are excellent"
|
93.1% |
overall satisfied"overall satisfied but mount high enough to be out of easy reach"
|
92.6% |
ifttt flawless"having the ability to schedule when cameras are activated or not to the integration with ifttt flawless"
|
92.6% |
good degree"the setting available give a good degree of tweaking and the scheduled arm disarm is great"
|
92.4% |
excellent in my view"i must say for a fairly budget entry these cameras have a lot of useful features and the app is excellent in my view"
|
92.0% |
very effective"affordable easy to install and use no subscription and very effective"
|
91.8% |
they are amazing"i purchased the blink xt2 2 camera system a couple of weeks ago and must say that for the price they are amazing"
|
91.0% |
painted porch"camera is in a white painted porch looking out so i don't know if the bright foreground is fooling the night vision or what but the view beyond the porch is very poor ok in the daytime though"
|
90.5% |
absolutely great"i was very impressed how far away from the router these cameras are able to work easy to set up small and neat compared to others on the market no need to search through hours of footage it just gets the bit you need and saves it on amazon's server its handy when you are out of the home and a parcel comes i received a message on my phone then i told him where to put my parcel via the 2 way audio : absolutely great thanks amazon"
|
90.0% |
really impressive"this is really easy to set up and the quality of footage is really impressive especially for the price"
|
89.9% |
superb and installation"great product at a fair price the battery life is superb and installation process painless"
|
89.1% |
exceptional cameras"for the cost they are exceptional cameras"
|
88.9% |
above issues"i would never recommend this product because of the above issues i have with it"
|
88.9% |
camera is excellent"after a few hiccups my fault this camera is excellent and the wifi range is very good although the night vision isn’t great and the sound isn’t either but i wouldn’t expect it to be at this size and price!"
|
88.8% |
great camera"a great camera that punches above its weight"
|
88.5% |
positive feedbacks"was a little sceptical due to the less than positive feedbacks but so far i have nothing but praise for this!"
|
88.3% |
great uplcose"again wifi connection is key video quality the video quality is great uplcose and slightly pixilated anywhere past the back of my car which is about 8 10 meters but for me this is good for my set up and is close enough to see anyone breaking into my house or car"
|
88.0% |
only available"why is it only available in black?"
|
86.2% |
extra protection"is a brilliant product and makes me feel alot safer at home that extra protection"
|
75.0% |
success rate"so success rate of 50%"
|
75.0% |
nice addition"not the fastest thing but it’s just a nice addition"
|
75.0% |
fairly good"fairly good motion detection even picks up a small spider that span a web over one of my cameras"
|
75.0% |
logical choice"they came with a hub which can plug into any usb charger source i'm fortunate as my home router has a usb socket and it was a logical choice to locate the hub near my router"
|
75.0% |
decent performance"i would rather have decent performance and replace the batteries more often"
|
75.0% |
fairly quickly"a bit different to what i'm accustom to but i learnt it fairly quickly"
|
75.0% |
great deal"get one i was sceptical but i am so glad i did and thanks to amazon it was a great deal"
|
75.0% |
decent picture"cameras are a half decent picture"
|
75.0% |
good price"* good price compared to other cameras"
|
75.0% |
seconds per clip"the blink cameras are ok for what it is it dose the job giving you 60 seconds per clip free cloud storage"
|
75.0% |
reasonably well"motion sensing works reasonably well day and night also"
|
75.0% |
nice price"nice price"
|
75.0% |
works properly"best thing to do is check the live feed activates every time you select it you’ll know that the system works properly if it comes on first time every time"
|
75.0% |
very handy"a very handy feature"
|
75.0% |
decent package"for the price its probably a decent package and the motion detection works well certainly better than live view"
|
75.0% |
looks smart"i’ve installed one camera indoor and it is small and looks smart"
|
75.0% |
good position"we eventually found a good position for the camera that connected to the sync module properly"
|
75.0% |
good security"it is good security for our vechicles on the drive"
|
74.9% |
cctv cameras"i've owned dozens of internet connected cctv cameras over the past 15 years from a wide range of manufacturers"
|
74.9% |
successful captures"it is worthwhile monitoring and adjusting settings over a few days to reduce false triggers and ensure successful captures"
|
74.9% |
indoor cameras"as you can see the burglar nicked both indoor cameras so i bought replacements and some secure mounts"
|
74.9% |
spot light"i have an external spot light and junction box so i am planning to install a weather proof socket next to the junction box and use a permanent power plug with micro usb lead available i have a six bedroom house with three rooms on the back the camera wifi reaches all where my wifi isn’t top bar tho makes up for it"
|
74.9% |
fast delivery"fast delivery"
|
74.9% |
recommended height"previous reviews have noted the included mounts as being a bit basic especially if mounted at the recommended height could be easily disabled nicked by unwanted visitors "
|
74.9% |
outdoor cameras"i bought this camera to add to my two existing outdoor cameras and three existing indoor cameras"
|
74.9% |
reasonably high"i have set a reasonably high sensitivity trigger level and masked off all but those areas of absolute interest"
|
74.9% |
more stable"the reasonably priced third party mounts for sale on amazon that i tried only protects the camera from wind sun and rain but are more stable and robust compared to the oem blink packaged mount"
|
74.9% |
considerably longer"this is a bit of a misnomer as it is most certainly *not* live the best i have observed so far is about three seconds which as everyone knows is considerably longer than the average delivery driver is prepared to wait"
|
74.9% |
great security"great security and simple to use without the need to wire up your home"
|
74.9% |
fair price"great product at a fair price the battery life is superb and installation process painless"
|
74.9% |
quality coverage"i’m very pleased with the quality coverage and capacity"
|
74.9% |
higher quality"higher quality does reduce battery life"
|
74.9% |
would happily"would happily recommend"
|
74.9% |
through mains"should have the option to be powered through mains if you want"
|
74.9% |
recommended these"would and have recommended these"
|
74.9% |
integrates nicely"so that said it works well and integrates nicely into ifttt"
|
74.9% |
easy installation"so if you want security that's low cost and easy installation this set up is perfect no monthly contract to worry about either as with a lot of systems out there"
|
74.8% |
looks great"i just bought a single xt2 looks great"
|
74.8% |
outdoor ones"i put the outdoor ones in water resistant housings ordered separately just for added protection"
|
74.8% |
desired position"setup was super easy and it was also easy to mount the camera in the desired position"
|
74.8% |
outdoor camera"overall i am very pleased with my blink outdoor camera"
|
74.8% |
years winner"2 aa batteries last 2 years winner!"
|
74.8% |
good lighting"the night vision again is ok but if you have some good lighting in your garden it can be even better"
|
74.8% |
nice design"there are positives and negatives which i have detailed below: positives: nice design discreet reasonably easy to set up and install seem very weatherproof sharp daytime images"
|
74.7% |
very quick"they connected registered with a qr code scan and linked to my alexa very quick"
|
74.7% |
cctv traffic"rule of thumb here is if you have fast internet and low cctv traffic this will most likely work without a problem other than that you can run into some issues : 6"
|
74.7% |
good signal"i tried a few places in the house to position the sync module to ensure that the furthest camera received a good signal"
|
74.7% |
price battery"all works reasonably well with good quality video capture apart from night vision which isn’t bad but hasn’t got the clarity for detailed identifications and the recording takes time to kick in positives: good price battery powered easy to set up good daytime capture not cloud storage charge"
|
74.7% |
higher rating"i would have given it a higher rating if i didn't have to reconnect every morning"
|
74.7% |
strong signal"all three receive a strong signal and work reliably"
|
74.7% |
battery compartment"you can turn this off but you will want to do that before you put the camera up as its a switch inside the camera's battery compartment "
|
74.6% |
parked cars"one camera is mounted over our front door covering part of our drive and parked cars"
|
74.6% |
followed emails"i contacted customer service about something and extremely helpful and followed emails to me to see if i was happy"
|
74.6% |
much improved"i purchased some after market ones on amazon and they are much improved"
|
74.6% |
attractive cameras"attractive cameras and very easy to set up"
|
74.6% |
passing cars"ie passing cars"
|
74.6% |
some improvements"obviously some improvements have been made to the app and camera firmware"
|
74.6% |
mini speaker"its as easy to set up as the previous cameras and still uses two small cell batteries however the audio pick up is far clearer than the older xt1 and this camera has the added benefit of two way audio so you can speak into your phone and the mini speaker on the camera blasts your voice out wherever you have the camera"
|
74.6% |
useable quick"fantastic to have free cloud storage but: there’s no useable quick set up guide"
|
74.6% |
recover deleted clips"the company can and have the ability to recover deleted clips and are very professional to deal with"
|
74.5% |
easy to navigate"the instructions are clear but if you need more information the website is very easy to navigate"
|
74.5% |
perfectly usable"the included camera mounts are not in my opinion the best but are perfectly usable however i decided not to use them and purchased another mounting product found on amazon"
|
74.5% |
really helpful"after reading a really helpful review for this i made the purchase and have no regrets"
|
74.5% |
very efficient"this helps to make it a very efficient peice of kit "
|
74.5% |
good cheaper"so this one is a good cheaper deal"
|
74.5% |
good enough"the picture quality is great and more then good enough to pick out faces"
|
74.5% |
cctv options"i looked at all the cctv options and decided on blink based on the following 1"
|
74.5% |
supports mains"and considering fixing to mains as this supports mains through a phone charger type adaptor "
|
74.5% |
price ease"for price ease of use & sensible home security this is what i needed"
|
74.4% |
with screws"inside the box you get the camera itself a mount with screws included and the control unit which comes with a usb power cord and a mains adaptor"
|
74.4% |
will probably"the free cloud storage will probably be enough for a weekend's worth of clips if you have a medium busy area with people vehicles moving about that trigger the cameras"
|
74.4% |
pretty good"they have got these working pretty good now"
|
74.4% |
very helpful"daytime picture is great and options to filter movement detection very helpful"
|
74.4% |
seems easy"now that all three of my cameras are up and working it all seems good the app works well and setting them up to trigger and capture as you want seems easy"
|
74.4% |
amazing value"this product is an amazing value for money"
|
74.4% |
good security system"i work shifts so am often out at funny hours and wanted a good security system but didn't want to spend loads"
|
74.4% |
sensitivity setting"i can also now increase the video length should i want to and the sensitivity setting without worrying about battery drainage"
|
74.4% |
very easily"i already had two of the original xt cameras and was able to add this one very easily"
|
74.4% |
funny hours"i work shifts so am often out at funny hours and wanted a good security system but didn't want to spend loads"
|
74.4% |
bright foreground"camera is in a white painted porch looking out so i don't know if the bright foreground is fooling the night vision or what but the view beyond the porch is very poor ok in the daytime though"
|
74.4% |
ideal place"installing it in the ideal place is straightforward"
|
74.3% |
very useful"we purchased this to install outside our front door and have found the camera very useful"
|
74.3% |
overall good"overall good product i just wanted to post limitations"
|
74.3% |
working well"its all working well and the quality of picture is very good"
|
74.3% |
added bonus"free cloud storage is an added bonus"
|
74.3% |
important consideration"done to save battery life but an important consideration when you’re making your purchase"
|
74.3% |
fairly straightforward"the camera itself is fine the set up is fairly straightforward and the picture quality is good not amazing but good"
|
74.3% |
seems good"now that all three of my cameras are up and working it all seems good the app works well and setting them up to trigger and capture as you want seems easy"
|
74.3% |
good security cameras"really really good security cameras i absolutely love mine and will be adding more soon"
|
74.3% |
good effect"i have a fairly large single storey house so have used all 5 cameras to good effect"
|
74.3% |
| ... | |
Compare Emotion analysis
| Introducing Blink Mini | Compact indoor plug-in smart security camer.. | ||
|---|---|---|
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 35.0% | 42.0% | 22.9% |
neutral 42.0%
happiness 21.0%
worry 17.2%
relief 5.7%
sadness 4.5%
fun 3.2%
enthusiasm 1.9%
surprise 1.9%
love 1.3%
anger 0.6%
hate 0.6%
| Blink XT2 | Outdoor/Indoor Smart Security Camera with Cloud Storage,.. | ||
|---|---|---|
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 8.0% | 58.3% | 33.7% |
neutral 58.3%
worry 31.4%
happiness 5.1%
relief 2.1%
sadness 2.1%
love 0.4%
fun 0.4%
hate 0.2%
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
prices and sales statistics are updated daily
last analysis update 2024-05-03
