Following this initial setup you’re good to go, and can view live feeds and mess around with the settings, such as changing the name of the camera to something that makes more sense than the nonsensical default numbers you’re given. You can also tweak the aforementioned motion detection zones, selecting areas of a grid in which motion will be ignored. As mentioned, this is something you’re probably less likely to do in an indoor camera, but the option is available nonetheless. You can also adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection, as well as the, retrigger time, in addition to adjusting the length of recorded clips, with 30 seconds being the maximum.

In our head-to-head comparison of Blink and Ring, we highlighted how many of Blink’s features can be customized based on the user needs. The Blink Home Monitoring app, where you’re going to be spending most of your time setting up and tweaking your Blink Indoor, allows you to tailor everything from how sensitive the cameras motion detection is to mapping out zones within the frame to changing the length of our video clips from 60 seconds down to 5. Also worth mentioning was how easy the app is to use, and how it was clearly designed with the end user in mind. Bonus points for Blink, there. Esat Dedezade is a freelance writer, journalist, and content creator. After six years as a staff writer and deputy features editor at Stuff, he left to pursue a new challenge at Microsoft, where he was the editor of their European news centre for three years. We saw how Blink’s technology progressed, but if there’s one thing we really want Blink to improve, it’s their cameras’ night vision. When we tested Blink’s indoor-outdoor XT2 camera (now discontinued), we noted a problem with glare in our nighttime feed. Each time we ran through scenarios, we saw glares that produced reflections and at times distorted or obstructed some of the objects in the frame. Editors' Note: This is the most recent version of the Blink Indoor. Read our original review from November 30, 2020 below.

A simple, wireless home security camera that nails the basics

Tapping the Sync Module panel takes you to a screen where you can view local storage information and change your Wi-Fi settings. Tapping the Armed button enables motion detection and motion-triggered video recording features, and the Disarmed button disables them.

Of course, ideally, you’ll want a camera that can capture clear, detailed videos as well, and the Blink Indoor is capable of that, too. It’s billed as a 1080p HD video camera, unlike its predecessor, the original Blink indoor camera that is only 720p.The Blink Indoor’s standout feature is it's up to two-year battery life, supplied by a humble pair of included AA batteries, as we've already mentioned. While the actual time will vary depending on how often motion is detected and how regularly you use its live view feature, after a few months with the Blink Indoor in our home, we see no reason why it can’t live up to its stamina-centric claims. Even an indoor camera like the Sight 180C from Zmodo, which we tested as part of our full Zmodo camera review, didn’t see very well at night, even though it’s literally called “sight.” First, let’s talk about size. Blink Indoor is definitely considered a small camera, standing at around 2.7 inches, with a flat, lightweight body and a detachable stand. You’ll recall, though, that our Blink Mini is wired. So if you’re looking for a camera you can put anywhere, without worrying about proximity to power outlets, we’d have to say Blink Indoor wins out over its mini-me.

This rating is derived from our editorial team's research, hands-on product testing, and customer surveys. Choose to save & share clips in the cloud with a free 30-day trial of the Blink Subscription Plan. After your trial, continue the subscription for a fee. Alternatively save motion clips & photos from up to 10 Blink cameras connected to the Blink Sync Module 2 locally in your home & view them through the Blink app or the computer by plugging in a USB flash drive (sold separately) for no add fee. In case we haven’t made it clear yet, we’re super familiar with Blink. We tested the first generation Blink indoor camera when it came out in 2014, and since then, we’ve tested almost every new device from Blink that’s hit the market. We tested the Blink XT and XT2, both of which were indoor/outdoor models, the Blink Mini, and the Blink Outdoor. See, hear and speak to people and pets in your home through your smartphone with Blink Mini's live view and two-way audio features.Tap the cameras settings icon to monitor battery life and the current indoor temperature, set temperature alert thresholds, enable motion detection and set motion zones and sensitivity levels, configure video clip length, and adjust video quality and audio settings. Here you can also enable the Photo Capture feature and update the camera’s firmware. There’s also the usual levels of distortion around the outer edge of the picture as a result of the wide-angle lens, but that’s to be expected and poses no real annoyance. Overall, the day and night performance of the Blink Indoor is impressive, letting you relax in the knowledge that everything is being captured in more than enough detail to be useful. Later in the year, when we met Blink Outdoor, we were keen to test this feature once again. An outdoor camera isn’t worth much to us if it doesn’t work well at night, as criminals often wait for the cover of night to strike.

That was just for the camera itself, though. The Blink Indoor, like most of Blink’s cameras, requires a Sync Module 2. This tile-shaped device roughly the same size as the camera functions as a hub that bridges the camera’s connection to your Wi-Fi router. And unlike the camera, the Sync Module needs to be plugged in.The Sync Module is far from a nuisance. We see other brands employ the same setup, such as when we reviewed Arlo’s wire-free cameras. And frankly, we like it. The Sync Module can connect up to 10 cameras at once rather than each of them connecting to your router individually, which could drag your network speed. It also helps battery-powered cameras conserve battery, which is one of the reasons that Blink cameras can promise a two-year battery life. The Sync Module 2 also enables local recording, but more on that later. Fortune Business Insights. (2020, July 8). Facial Recognition Market Size to Reach USD 12.92 Billion by 2027; Growing Adoption of Internet of Things (ioT) And AI Technologies to Stoke Demand. I started by installing the Sync Module. Following the on-screen prompts, I scanned the QR code on the module, created a system name, and plugged it in. After several seconds the LEDs began blinking blue and solid green, so I tapped Discover Device, connected the module to my Wi-Fi network, and let it update the firmware. Clearly, the Blink Indoor is not for everybody. It’s not the most high-tech camera around, as we saw when we compared it to the Arlo Essential Spotlight. It also has clear downsides, like its spotty night vision. But we do want to mention that the brand has, in the past, offered a free storage option, where we could record and save some video to the cloud without any extra cost. That’s since been discontinued, leaving some Blink users in the lurch.