The Blink Outdoor uses the Blink Home Monitor mobile app for Android, Fire OS, and iOS devices. It opens to a home screen with panels for each installed camera. Each panel contains a still image of the camera’s field of view and has a button for taking a snapshot and a button for launching a live stream. You can view the live stream in full-screen mode by turning your phone sideways, and initiate two-way talk by pressing the Talk button. A motion icon appears in the upper right corner when motion detection is enabled, and next to that is a settings button. Set it up yourself in minutes: connect Blink Outdoor to Wi-Fi and follow in-app instructions. Mount wherever you like with the included kit (hook included for no-drill installation on cladding).

But first, here’s a brief look at Blink’s stats, including how we review them: Blink Camera Features Days Tested Customise motion detection zones, enable alerts and set lights to trigger from the free Blink Home Monitor app on your smartphone. Blink cameras are affordable and offer 1080p HD resolution, motion alerts, and affordable cloud storage.These extra features offer plenty of different ways to tweak things to your liking. The most basic thing you can and should do is rename the camera itself to something like ‘garden’, which also makes it easier when asking your Echo Show device to bring up a live feed. You can also play around with the activity zones for motion detection, selecting rectangular segments from a grid overlay where motion will be ignored. This is particularly useful for ignoring notification from, for example, a swaying tree, or the area where your cat prefers to nap out and stretch.

Sometimes power cycling does not solve your problem. In that case, you will want to reset your Blink system by resetting the Sync Module. See, hear and speak to visitors with Live View in real time and two-way audio features on your Blink Home Monitor app. The differences aren’t night and day, but they are enough that you’re going to notice a enhancement from the 3 to the 4. I certainly did. At the risk of rehashing old grievances, night vision was pretty weak in my hands-on Blink Outdoor camera experience. In an outdoor camera, this is a bit of a letdown. See, hear and speak to visitors in real time with 1080p HD live view and two-way audio from the app. Light up the night with 700 lumens of motion-triggered high-quality LED lights.One reason to reset a Blink Camera and Sync Module is if you plan on selling or giving away your system. You don’t have to reset the cameras, however, some people might feel more secure that way. The Arlo Essential Spotlight and Arlo Essential XL Spotlight are battery-powered (the XL version battery lasts up to one year between charges compared to the six months offered by the Essential Spotlight) and can be used indoors or outside. The Arlo Ultra and Arlo Ultra 2K both record color footage in 4K during the day and at night, although the Arlo Ultra supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi rather than just 2.4GHz and has an increased range, which should reduce connectivity issues.