Blink XT2 cameras
Discussion
Been considering simply camera solutions: don't really want an on-going subscription service, & the Blink XT2 looks to be a reasonable option for us.
Can see prices already lowering on Amazon, maybe even less by "Black Friday" (where would the Black Friday thread be!?)
I like that it is fully wireless: plan would be to pop it higher up than anyone could easily grab, although I guess there could perhaps be a chance of theft - can the fittings be locked in any way (I don't think so!)
Anyone got an XT2, and in particular, any comments on how well it works at night, and how well the motion activation alerts work (eg, restricting the area checked)?
thx
Can see prices already lowering on Amazon, maybe even less by "Black Friday" (where would the Black Friday thread be!?)
I like that it is fully wireless: plan would be to pop it higher up than anyone could easily grab, although I guess there could perhaps be a chance of theft - can the fittings be locked in any way (I don't think so!)
Anyone got an XT2, and in particular, any comments on how well it works at night, and how well the motion activation alerts work (eg, restricting the area checked)?
thx
Phil Dicky said:
I looked at Blink but they are an Amazon owned company and I worried about after sales support.
I've got Spro Cameras and very impressed, hard wired but to be fair not an expensive additional cost.
Not sure I would worry about after sales support with Amazon: do you mean the possibility they may kill the product?!I've got Spro Cameras and very impressed, hard wired but to be fair not an expensive additional cost.
Never heard of SPro - their web site doesn't give much detail, & I can't find any reviews or even documentation (even on Amazon). Welcome any more detail you have as to why you chose them (eg over Swann or Lorex, which appear more widely available!)
i4got said:
I've got 3 XT2s. One at front of the house, one at rear and one inside. The inside one only gets armed when we go on holiday.
Blink say the batteries last two years and I think this is realistic for rear and inside cameras. The front was triggering a half dozen times a day, postman, visitors etc so I now have the system on a schedule so its enables 8pm till 10am.
Picture quality is pretty decent even at night. The app is OK also. Sound quality both ways works fine,
I doh' really have any issues except it would be nice to set a schedule per camera rather than per system.
I extended the trigger recording time to 10 seconds from the default of 5.
It is possible to zone the camera area to customise the trigger area but I haven't needed to make use of that.
Given the simplicity of install and the price, I've been pretty impressed. Quality of the camera seems good.
I'm nowhere using the max allotted storage space as I tend to delete recordings after a day or two so I run at about 3% usage.
Nice summary, thanks!Blink say the batteries last two years and I think this is realistic for rear and inside cameras. The front was triggering a half dozen times a day, postman, visitors etc so I now have the system on a schedule so its enables 8pm till 10am.
Picture quality is pretty decent even at night. The app is OK also. Sound quality both ways works fine,
I doh' really have any issues except it would be nice to set a schedule per camera rather than per system.
I extended the trigger recording time to 10 seconds from the default of 5.
It is possible to zone the camera area to customise the trigger area but I haven't needed to make use of that.
Given the simplicity of install and the price, I've been pretty impressed. Quality of the camera seems good.
I'm nowhere using the max allotted storage space as I tend to delete recordings after a day or two so I run at about 3% usage.
Do you think the fixings are solid enough to remove the fear of them just being ripped off, or do you have them so high they are not within reach (external ones)?
SHutchinson said:
I've got a 2 camera setup. The functionality is great. App works well, cameras work really well. It's not 24/7 recording obviously but then at least you don't need to sit and review loads of footage.
No downsides to it really, other than the two times it has dropped off the network it's been at 2am and really freaked my missus out!!
The standard brackets, plus the amazon recommended upgraded brackets, are in no way high security. You could just pull the cameras off easily. But, you'd at least get a clip of whoever did it as it would keep saving them until it was out of range of your wifi!!
One downside I guess is that the one above my garage door makes me look really bald as I walk under it and I'm sure I'm not that bad yet.
LOL! I'd have that problem!No downsides to it really, other than the two times it has dropped off the network it's been at 2am and really freaked my missus out!!
The standard brackets, plus the amazon recommended upgraded brackets, are in no way high security. You could just pull the cameras off easily. But, you'd at least get a clip of whoever did it as it would keep saving them until it was out of range of your wifi!!
One downside I guess is that the one above my garage door makes me look really bald as I walk under it and I'm sure I'm not that bad yet.
Already on a decent deal on a well known Bezos site....(25% off, interest free for 5 months) - wonder if that will get better actually ON Black Friday?!
How high have you positioned them? High enough to avoid easy interference?
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