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Today I will review Blink Video Doorbells for home safety purpose, explaining the weakness points and the advantages
This wireless video doorbell is a solid deal, but a few limitations hold it back
Learn about Blink Video Doorbells and pick the right security camera for your home
The Blink Video Doorbells still accomplish what you'd expect from a modern video doorbell
International prices convert to roughly £40 or $80 Australian with the doorbell set to release in the UK sometime this year
What is bad and good about Blink Video Doorbells? As good, Blink Video Doorbell is a low cost and
Installation is simple Works great with Alexa's features A schedule for arming and disarming is really helpful
Design that is neat and compact As a dense A dense protective foam which leaves a sticky residue
It does not sit totally flush or securely on the back right When activating live view, there is a little lag
And now let's talk about Blink Video Doorbell design and durability The shell comes in white or black plastic
IP54 certified weatherproof design Like you'd expect from a product that's designed to sit outside your house
The battery door on the back of the doorbell is weather sealed and rated to IP54 levels
That may not seem like a high rating, but it's enough to stop rain from getting in
Considering it's at the back, and mounted on the back plate It's never going to be going head on with the rain anyway
It's enough protection so that if any rain or moisture does get in behind the camera
It's not going to get inside the camera itself and cause damage For those who need to angle their doorbell to the left or right
Or even upwards or downwards You can buy an additional corner or wedge mount for the doorbell
And they're relatively inexpensive What about setting up your Blink Video Doorbell is it easy
Actually, the answer is yes All you have to do is download the Blink app and create an account
Tap the add device icon plus in the Blink app home screen Scan the device QR code
The Blink Video Doorbell can be wired or wire-free When wired, the Blink Video Doorbell is able to extend battery life
And it rings your existing time Even when wired, the doorbell is always powered by 5 AA, 1.5 volt, lithium-ion battery
You can choose to not have the time activate while still using the power to extend battery life and exit event response mode
Can I enable my doorbell easily? Yes, when your doorbell is set up and connected, it is active and available to be armed by default
If your doorbell has been discovered by an Alexa device Open the Alexa app and enable your doorbell for announcement
Tap OK to set Featured in the Blink Video Doorbell is the Blink Video Doorbell
Tap OK to set Features and video capture With any product aiming at the more affordable end of the market
There will always be some compromises in terms of what features it will offer For instance, where a Ring Video Doorbell might have person, animal and package detection
The Blink Video Doorbell doesn't Instead, it features a motion sensor which you can customize to only trigger with motion from set areas in a field of view
But you can't tell it to ignore cars by only alerting you if it sees a person or a package, for instance
Blink Video Doorbell comes with 1080p video HD capture, infrared night video
135 degree field of view, horizontal Two-way audio view and communicate through Echo Show or mobile
Sync module for offline storage What we do like though is that you can set it to a schedule so that it only arms at night when you're asleep
And so can ignore all motion at the door until the time you set it to be armed Then, when you wake up, you can test the activity to see what motion your video doorbell captures during the night
Of course, you can easily arm or disarm the camera system manually if you want to as well
While it may be an Amazon company, you do still need a dedicated Blink app downloaded to your phone in order to set it up
You also need to enable the Blink skill for it to communicate and work with your Echo speakers
Once you have, however, you get to decide if it automatically triggers the time from your Echo
And which ones you want to play the time and someone that reflects doorbell message when the doorbell button is pressed
If you have an Echo Show, you can also ask your Echo to show you your press doorbell feed whenever you like or communicate with the person at the door
As far as performance goes, it's genuinely decent though There's not much in the way of delay between the doorbell being pressed and the time alert sounding on the Echo system or the notification popping up from the smartphone app
However, if you want to view the live video feed and communicate with the person at the door because you're away, there is something of a delay there
It takes a few seconds for that video feed to load in the Blink app
At night time, it switches to the night mode view, which uses infrared sensors to light up and capture detail in black and white
Again, there's plenty of brightness, contrast, and detail that you can easily make up faces as they approach or cars as they drive past
One of the advantages of being quite a basic video doorbell, particularly one that uses AA batteries instead of a proprietary rechargeable cell, is that the battery life is very good
Up to 2 years battery life 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi Blink suggests you can get up to 2 years from a pair of AA batteries, meaning you won't have to worry about them getting low for a good while
There were always going to be compromises with the video doorbell that massively undercuts the competition, but the good thing about Blink's video doorbell is that it gives you all the key features you'd expect, alongside good Amazon Alexa integration for fitting easily into your existing smart home system
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