Blink XT2 Smart Security Camera Deals & Offers

Clear enough?

You've wasted all that time writing that for what is total wrong.The xt2 are the better camera.

Proper settings, I can assure you. As I described, it can record the person leaving the house but decides it would not record the same person entering the house (using the same path, same doors).

Yes I will try that. I think there is an issue with the camera. Thanks

Try some clean clear tiny bit stops the lense fogging

Ahhhhhhhh ahhhhhhh, I really needed this and I missed it

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Can anyone that bought one tell me if a subscription is defo required for new account, dont want to open mine until i know for sure

Even better deal then :)

Still free for those after 15th April 2020.No sub required hence why these sell out quickly.

I have this same issue on one of my cameras that sits a little more exposed than the others

I've been lucky not had any of these issues, yet !

I've not had that issue as yet. The batteries have lasted quite well but then they don't get triggered very often. And when they do, it rarely records long enough, regardless of how long I set the clip length to in the settings. Something else that annoys me is receiving a notification to say that motion has been detected then being unable to log in live because another clip is in the process of being recorded. You have to time it perfectly to log in between recordings. The idea behind them is good but there are too many issues that mean they are no replacement for a more traditional setup

Yes - my cameras are basically useless at night, when they are most required. I also find the battery to last less than 6 months and not the two years that they say the battery will last for.

I get the exact same issue. I thought it was fog at first but it can happen any time. It is rare that there isn't some sort of moisture issue somewhere on the lens. Switching from one camera to the next is also a pain. I continually get a message telling me a live view is in progress yet I've already logged out of the last camera.

All Blink XT2 camera sets now sold out. Replaced with the new Blink Outdoor system.

Having had both systems, I would say Arlo is superior (if you don't mind the battery consumption) Arlo has better image quality, night vision and the app is more fully featured. Blink is ok, if you want something to put up and forget, and you don't want to tinker. If your after compatibility with Google Home, forget Blink. If your after something comparable to Arlo, without subscriptions, look at Eufy. In summary, my Blink system has been quite trouble free, great battery life, pointless night vision, activity zones don't work particularly well. Just manage your expectations.

Thank you. :D

They serve two completely different purposes. I would suggest you take a look at some reviews on YouTube for Blink. If you want 24/7 surveillance, and better image quality (particularly at night) go for the Hikvision.

We have 4 sets of outdoor ones, three covering the back garden, one the front. All are still showing 'OK' on their original set of batteries coming up for a year of usage BUT I have ours set to activate at midnight and turn off at 07:45. Also have set trigger zones on the front garden one so it only triggers if someone gets close to the property overnight - which is surprisingly often although not with any malice ! If you had them running 24/7 then I can imagine battery life would be diminished. Far from rubbish, just perhaps not the choice if you want to run them 24/7. Picture quality is fine in daylight and acceptable at night under IR although it can be affected with a foggy appearance in certain weather conditions. It was the alert trigger aspect I was looking for overnight as we had a lost drunken garden visitor one night and in that respect I can't fault it. Is it going to trigger as soon as you wave your hand - no. But if you're there for more than a few seconds it would in my experience. Some day when prices fall a bit more I'll install a 4k dedicated, local storage setup for 24/7 coverage but for overnight alerts and footage, this is great for the price.

All Blink XT2 camera sets now sold out. Replaced with the new Blink Outdoor system.

No Problem, it's funny that you should've asked that question yesterday. I bought a Ring Doorview cam on primeday to run along side my existing Ring cams. All of my existing cams are hardwired either by mains power or PoE. I have just installed the Ring Doorview cam today which unlike my other cams is battery powered. In fact it's my first & only battery powered cam. Now there is a slight delay with notifications from all my wired cams but the delay on the battery powered Ring Doorview cam is ridiculous. Battery powered cams are going to be slower than wired cams as they tend to hibernate when not in use to conserve energy & only come out of hibernation when triggered by an alert but the slow wake up time makes the motion sensing fucntionality practically unusable when compared to the wired cams. Admittedly I am talking about Ring cams not this brand but I wouldn't have thought it wouldn't be much different as it's a fundemental difference between the two technologies. Wired or battery powered it is going to be the same no matter what brand. Hardwired cams are always going to out-perform battery powered cams.

We've all been led to believe that there's no way Blink type cameras will work on conventional Li-ion batteries. What kind of performance are you getting?

Thank you.

I tried to get clear confirmation about the free cloud storage on this XT2 camera but it was all too confusing and contradictory so I gave up. The love that execs have for roping folk into subscriptions seems to have distorted the security camera market. Imagine if you had to pay rental to use your home SLR camera or personal video recorder.

Thanks for posting. Purchased these cameras and decided to share my first experiences with them. I previously tested Arlo and Logitech battery powered cameras and they went back. Blink performed better, however it is not all positive as in the reviews. 1) The camera is absolutely theft prone. With the original mount it can be snapped in a second, additional options available on Amazon will add a few seconds if armed with pliers and a screwdriver. I consider placing it inside an electrical box covered with face panel having aperture - it will take time to steal but smashing is easy. Mounting high above the ground - see point 4. 2) There is a time lag between motion and live view/notification. Usually a few seconds but varies. 3) Night vision is rather pathetic: shapes are visible but faces are hardly identifiable. 4) Motion detection range: great indoors, however when placed in the first storey window it only captures movement at the nearest edge of the frame. Say, each side of the triangle is 3m, this means the range is just over 4m. 5) View angle is quite narrow: you can get to the camera from the side and stand under it undetected. Therefore it may not suit everyone as an outdoor security camera.

I don't think there is any conflicting information from Blink / Amazon around access to free cloud storage for the XT2. If you buy one, it's free on this model. That's what it still says on Amazon's site, anything else is speculation. I've had my XT2 system since launch last year. I haven't had to change the Batteries on them once yet. They're a good basic system. We had Arlo prior to this. It had all the more advanced features, chewed though batteries and died due to water ingress. I'd recommend this if you're after a simple no fuss budget system.

This is the problem. Too much conflicting info on these

I don't believe that is true, as Amazon are still advertising them as lifetime cloud. Whilst the blink mini's now talk about the temporary sub

According to some earlier. You had to be singed up by march ish this year, or you will be paying the subscription for these also. Also, I thought only the newer model had flash memory?