Get The Most Out Of Your Blink System

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When you setup your Blink camera did you go through all the settings to get the most out of your camera? It not, i'll walk you through that in this video.
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@darrylmullins3890 Жыл бұрын

Struggled to get the sync module setup but all is well now...this video really helped in the overall setup/operation. Thanks!

@leonbernstein6846 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very informative. Just bought 3 and always nervous about set up etc. Feeling more confident to start now I've seen your video.

@mistideveau Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I just set up my blink cameras today and you made it easy to understand what all the settings mean

@jim6378 Жыл бұрын

Very useful information! Steve went kind of quickly, so I had to pause a lot to get to the right menu. But it allowed me to tune up my Blink cameras on my newly installed system.

@jackwhotton6145 Жыл бұрын

i suggest buying the blink solar mount. This adds a permanent powersource to the camera, obviously depending on the location. but you can relocate the solar panel part

@Excel510 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve, just installed mine today, so enjoyed your video.

@Jeff82556 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I didn't yet notice that I could share/send a recorded video. I actually assumed I couldn't. THUMBS UP!

@naomih7954 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your assistance! I am trying to manage all of this stuff without bothering my tech-savvy husband, and I'm grateful for the time you took to help out people like me!

@Pindi44 10 ай бұрын

Some very useful tips and tricks, thank you.

@catsinq5726 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the video! It was really helpful watching you set yours up, but it would have been MORE helpful if you explained ALL of the settings, not just the ones you chose. So, for ex., what does "IR intensity" mean, and what would the "Early Notification" do if you had turned it on? Regardless, THANK YOU. If you happen to read your comments, I do have three questions: 1) if I have more than one camera, do I have to have a sync module? 2) Since you have those 139 saved videos, is that with a subscription, or do the cameras save videos in a list like that even without a subscription? 3) Lastly, when I went to set mine up the app was very insistent that I link it to my Amazon account - is that a good idea or just more unnecessary surveillance on their part?

@DisneyMarkUK 2 жыл бұрын

We’ve just bought a tonne of these little things, thanks for your top tips Steve

@SteveDOES 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@alspencer2794 Жыл бұрын

Steve, good stuff ! I believe the motion detector is good for around 20ft. Is that distance determined by the sensitivity adjustment?

@davidbell7094 2 жыл бұрын

Great review Steve thanks Do you rate the Blink camera 📷 🤔?

@bevbayb3029 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thanks!

@patricedege3346 Жыл бұрын

Thnk you Steve. That was very helpful.

@josephmerchain8488 Жыл бұрын

I found this video very useful. Thank you.

@DavidMChampeau Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you.

@cgmarner Жыл бұрын

Awesome video sir. Thank you!

@jeanyluisa8483 Жыл бұрын

Not 100% sure if it misses in the video or if I really didnt see it, but I missed the explanation for the armed/disarmed switch. For most people it's function will be obvious. To me it's the most important control that makes the difference between a usless gimmick that floods me with messages and records useless clips all day long, and a usefull system I can arm when i leave home and disarm when I am back.

@Shads187 9 ай бұрын

Great review. Thank you 👍

@mfranck1 Жыл бұрын

Helpful. Thank you.

@msbrenie 10 ай бұрын

Great Video with helpful information, although my setting screen looks nothing like you're in the video, so I'm guessing the system has been updated since you made this recording. Thank you!

@durtydeedsREI Жыл бұрын

It's amazing how much these items have changed in just a few short months. Some of this stuff I don't even have on my app.

@georgeplagianos6487 4 ай бұрын

Steve talking about the outside cameras and it's settings.. I got the white inside camera the mini and it doesn't have that many settings. But the few it does have Steve explained well so I can use settings better to my advantage thank you Steve

@reduffysm Жыл бұрын

I just added the wired outdoor flood light to my system with the 3 mini cameras I already have. My system works great. I just changed my recording quality from the middle setting to the highest setting, but to be honest the middle setting gave me good clear recordings. I have not timed it but when I do live viewing it stays on much longer than 60 seconds, not sure if that is because I have the $10 a month plan.

@moniquesteger7018 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks! It is possible to review full video history with this camera or can you only see saved clips?

@gottijunior5594 Ай бұрын

Seems pretty good system. why do so many complain about it? I just bought gen 4 and this video made me happy about the purchase.

@kristingentry7887 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!! You taught me so much! I’ve been putting off buying this type of camera until TODAY. Normally I buy and self teach. I’ll be following to learn more. 👍🏼

@SteveDOES 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Happy I could help!

@donmonroe5642 Жыл бұрын

thanks & can you set the distance on the Blink outdoor camera or inside

@Pow3rGaming Жыл бұрын

Great video thanks

@captnjaygreybeard6394 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@davidjamgochian 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for again and again !!

@SteveDOES 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@bobbyjoe6250 11 ай бұрын

Great video Well done

@entiatmule3820 Жыл бұрын

good stuff...thanks!

@lorrainenovellino1740 Жыл бұрын

Very informative

@elong35 Жыл бұрын

I have 2 Blink Outdoor cameras and just added the doorbell. I want the doorbell armed at all times but want to add schedules to the outdoor cameras. Seems like you should be able to add a schedule to an individual camera vs all of them on the same schedule. Hopefully that is something they will consider in future updates. Or am I missing something?

@s6824s 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very helpful and usefull

@troysnow3978 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and information! I’m having an issue with the thumbnail photos constantly changing on their own. Do you know how I can stop that from happening?

@davidbollier3859 2 жыл бұрын

That is an option on each individual camera under the settings I believe

@bderryberry4987 Жыл бұрын

Your video was a big help! LIKE, LIKE,LIKE . . . . Thanks for sharing!

@maureenhehirstrelley8373 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful

@markd.songsandstuff7728 2 жыл бұрын

I've had Blink cams for a couple years. They now require monthly subscription unless you use a memory stick. Blink is better than no cams at all but they are inferior, outdated technology. They sometimes record late, can only have short clips and short live view, etc. You can't trust the battery indicator which will say "ok" then suddenly the battery will go dead. The activity zones do not work well, you have to reduce the sensitivity then you might miss events. Other brands show battery charge by percentage. Other brands have better resolution like 4K, built in spotlights, siren, etc. You will get a lot of false alerts with Blink. Most other brands have AI person vehicle detection, pet detection. Blink used to have it's own community with a lot of users helping and commenting. Blink closed this site down and moved it to Amazon. Their customer service depends on who answers the questions. Some reps are competent, others might be new trainees or don't have a clue. I kept a couple Blinks installed, one in my garage, but most of my cams are now a different better brand. I recommend people watch a lot of KZfaq reviews of numerous brands before they buy.

@santoxsniper8130 Жыл бұрын

You mad because they added the subscription

@stevenmeansphotography3861 Жыл бұрын

Save your footage free to we transfer

@marcusaurelius2013 Жыл бұрын

What superior brands would you suggest? And in your opinion, which gives you the more bang for your buck?

@smithy2365 Жыл бұрын

@@marcusaurelius2013 I know you're not asking me, but I sent my blinks back, got TP Link Tapo. Similar price, much more functionality. Plan on buying more.

@markd.songsandstuff7728 Жыл бұрын

@@marcusaurelius2013I use Reolink cams. There's reviews of them on KZfaq. One channel I like is LifeHackster, another is The Hook Up.

@chris_palmer_sr Жыл бұрын

.. thank you sir.

@articlevftw8920 Жыл бұрын

Question about the Privacy Zones, I set up a privacy zone in front of my vehicles on my driveway camera because every night a neighbors cat prowls around that spot. I succesfully set up the zones I wanted the motion detection to ignore, yet every morning I have a fresh clip saved of that dang cat going through only the zones I told the camera to ignore. So it seems the privacy zones don't do anything at all. How do I fix this?

@waynegram8907 Жыл бұрын

STEVE DOES, when you place the mini blink camera behind a glass window either your front door window or back door window to view the front yard and back yard, how can you prevent the window glare issues or window reflection issues? How can you use two mini blink camera to view both the front yard and back yard at the same time viewing them in real time and recording in real time?

@lmaoroflcopter 6 ай бұрын

Try a stick on polarising lens for a cell phone. It'll remove reflections.

@nirniro1 6 ай бұрын

thank you

@elqwan 10 ай бұрын

What can I do to help my outdoor camera get better signal to the module? I cant get my backyard camera to connect to the module do to the thickness of my walls and location of the module. But if i move the module closer then I will lose connection to the camera in my garage. Does blink make some sort of booster? Or would I need to buy a second module?

@sweetkandee1582 11 ай бұрын

HI there - thanks for the info - although you talked really fast, I stuck with it. Question - I tried to test the audio so I could talk to someone outside in the picture - I held down the talk button - and talked, but my husband said he didn't hear anything. Is there something else I need to do to activate that? Also, when I go to watch a clip, I have a real loud running noise in the background that is quite annoying...what can that be? Thanks so much! Candy

@dennyforesman438 4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@billmorgan4933 Жыл бұрын

I don’t have a button a the top of the play screen to toggle between Cloud and Home. I have a Blink doorbell and then added the Sync Module 2 yesterday. It shows the Sync Module as on line and that it did a backup yesterday, but no way to play the vids from the module because there is no choice for Cloud vs Home. Got any ideas to fix this? The free 30 day cloud runs out in 22 days. Thx

@MelissaPrough-bf1bt Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to make the sound on the outdoor camera sound clearer?? There is so much fuzzy noise and you can barely hear the actual voices.

@paul9387 Жыл бұрын

To my surprise Blink is the only one now working fine with Alexa routines, Wyze and Eufy are bad. The only disadvantage I'd you can only view live on one device so I had to get multiple Blinks to set them up on multiple Alexas with screens, good that they're cheap

@3rdgen4runner 11 ай бұрын

Do the outdoor cameras not give a preview with motion notifications?

@masterofreality230 Жыл бұрын

I just got this system and I love the idea of it, but what happens with my system is that once it misses a recording to the sync module 2, its done, I have to reset it or it will record nothing else until I do. I am trying to save money and not pay a monthly fee. I am going to take a wild guess and say its the fact that I am using the modem/router the cable company gave to me, I am hoping when I upgrade to a Mesh Wifi system it will stabilize.

@lindseypick Жыл бұрын

Is the auto delete only if you have the subscription?

@randysabessar6692 10 ай бұрын

How can I adjust the distance of the motion detector?

@BILLPASS 6 ай бұрын

Would u do a tutorial on the settings for a blink doorbell camera? Find it very confusing and I still cannot get it to work w/o an Alexa connection (which I prefer.) Thanks

@kitty.corpse Ай бұрын

What is the solid red light on the blink outdoor that seems to appear?

@oklndortiz9014 2 жыл бұрын

Us there a way to have it rec all day ??

@davidwaclo Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this - I want my Blink mini to act more like an alarm than a monitor. I have a child that I want to be alarmed if he tries to go downstairs. Is this possible? Do I need a different product? Thanks

@jpphd5685 11 ай бұрын

Hi guys. Is it possible to turn off the 900 MHz band in the wireless camera’s? I live in a country where it may not be used for an application like this. Thanks for the feedback.

@bobbyjoe6250 11 ай бұрын

Question How do I use two sync modules with my account? Thanks for any help with this

@hdskooter Жыл бұрын

Can you have 2 sync moodules 2 in one home

@felamoreno4388 Жыл бұрын

Can you add the blink video doorbell to an existing Blink Sync Module that has my outdoor cameras

@YuJay Жыл бұрын

What happens if your internet drops but your wifi is still up, do you lose that footage or will it resume upload once the internet is restored? Also, is it true you lose recording when live viewing/interfacing with your Doorbell/Camera if you choose Local storage?

@plaguednight6513 Жыл бұрын

You ever get an answer for this? I'm curious myself on the second part of your question.

@YuJay Жыл бұрын

@@plaguednight6513 you lose the footage, it's pretty sh*t for an actual security system. I installed 4 cameras around my mother's property for peace of mind. You can use a USB stick for local storage but the whole thing is lacking such as it doesn't record if you are viewing the camera.. so if something happens when talking to someone on the doorbell cam, you have no evidence of it..

@plaguednight6513 Жыл бұрын

@@YuJay thanks for the heads up, probably going to look more into Ring with that being the case

@YuJay Жыл бұрын

@@plaguednight6513 I did have a quick look in to Ring, I hear they have pretty similar issues being cloud based devices, but I think the doorbell still records when viewing. However I know there is a massive 15-20 second delay when communicating with the doorbell. The price of 4 cameras is the same as a decent 4-channel CCTV system, so I would look in to that first and maybe a Blink Doorbell with free local storage for Smart Doorbell option and a proper CCTV system.

@stacykopp1779 2 жыл бұрын

Great demonstration. I have 2 outdoor blinks & one mini. I used to be able to use my 2-way audio with no problems. I have always had an android, now my audio is so blotchy and skips, the 2 way audio is worthless at this time, you can not understand the noise coming through & I can't talk to anyone through my cameras anymore. I've tallked with Blink & Amazon & they know of this issue & are trying to get it resolved. It's frustrating because I can't communicate with my children or the dog sitter at this time.

@jasonsage1404 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, got a couple of cameras 2 way audio is not working!

@Chinaglo24 Жыл бұрын

I'm having the same problem the sound that coming from the camera like running water then sometimes static noise yes I having problem communicating as well you right it is frustrating.

@williamgrice7104 2 жыл бұрын

My Blink XT2 outdoor camera picks up motion but when I try to review it shows live view.Can someone help me on what to do?

@hollybell1964 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to mark all videos "read" or seen? I know I can delete them all at once but I just want to read to remove the unseen videos number icon on app?

@mrhuron303 Жыл бұрын

If you view the clip the yellow dot goes away so you can distinguish between those viewed and those not viewed.

@hoots02 Жыл бұрын

I wish you monitor more then one on live view at once

@bradbaldwin1154 3 ай бұрын

How do I take a picture? I wanted to adjust a zone but there’s no picture to adjust. I have a 5 camera set up I bought about a 2 years ago and just got them up and running. Hope you can help thanks

@Cruiser-nr3pl 4 ай бұрын

Just seeing this in my feed now so know it's a bit late but does anyone know if Blink lets you use a NVR to connect to them or maybe have a PC client software to record to your hard drive? Do they have a hard wire power connection as an option?

@jacobsebastien3910 2 жыл бұрын

Do you like your blink outdoor camera? I'm thinking about getting this. Thanks

@leahcimd Жыл бұрын

I just got one with the 5 cameras and I love it

@DonaldDrennan Жыл бұрын

How do you change the name of the camera so that the announcement on Alexa says the correct name? I have Blink Mini and a new Blink doorbell, both refuse to be renamed. I had originally named the Mini "Basement Camera", but then I decided to move it to the garage, so I went to the app and changed the name to " Garage ", and in the app, it renamed it, but Alexa tells me, " Motion detected on the Basement Camera ", and I can't change it. I even made sure it was changed on the Alexa app. No joy. Now, same thing the doorbell. It says " Someone is at the Front door (very long serial number) " , which is very annoying. Can't change it.

@imlon2 Жыл бұрын

I wish in the Clips tap I could mark all, and then mark all viewed. I cannot stand when it has the number at the top and don't like having to click on every video to mark them viewed. I also wish I could selected a schedule of snooze.

@Roger-ny9xr Жыл бұрын

The signal strength from my outside blink camera to the wifi shows 1 bar and 2 bars to the sync mod which are both located very close to each other. The fact that signal strength is not great, I cannot obtain a live video from this camera, but it does, from time to time, record motion and record a live clip that I can view. Since I cannot move the wifi, but can move the sync mod, will possibly moving the sync mod improve things sufficiently enough to enable me to view a live video?

@bendito999 Жыл бұрын

I had a problem like this, what I did was get a 2.4 ghz wifi extender and put it by my window by the sync module (I have the cameras outside in a car port) this helped the cameras a lot,

@bendito999 Жыл бұрын

Or use wifi mesh system those are better than a simple extender

@lmaoroflcopter 6 ай бұрын

@@bendito999second this. Switch to a mesh wifi system and buy enough nodes for your house. It'll make you life so much easier than a basic WiFi extender.

@bendito999 6 ай бұрын

@@lmaoroflcopter Yes I agree. I just had a crappy repeater on hand. Mesh wifi is way better. I ended up giving the repeater a different ssid name so that I wouldn't accidentally connect to it (because it's otherwise not very good, but is just good enough for the cameras)

@philipperostin 2 жыл бұрын

The battery indicator is useless. Cant use them with a push, only by voice in almost all assistants. Even wyze works better. Shame on amazon for no interface updates since ages.

@hannahd9071 Жыл бұрын

Can you help me to turn the clocking sound off??

@683402 2 жыл бұрын

i have 8 blink camers i have no usb thumb drive , but 6 of my cameras store videos the other 2 say i need a plan , plz help with thes 2 cameras , ?

@MaximusTheChosenOne Жыл бұрын

The new models require a subscription or flash drive for local storage. Your 6 cams were grandfathered in and don’t need what the newer two do

@davidkai2694 Жыл бұрын

Hi water has got into my blink camera blue light is on permanently when I try to connect it says it's busy can this be fixed

@pattttttttt 10 ай бұрын

just bought - set up was ok - but not yet pin it up on the door due to the fact you need a drill regardless for 2 small screws

@lmaoroflcopter 6 ай бұрын

You could just use 3m vhb adhesive.

@pattttttttt 6 ай бұрын

@@lmaoroflcopter not for my type off door

@anotherbrothermike Жыл бұрын

Can I retrieve any footage if the system was not armed at a particular time of the event I’m looking for?

@bendito999 Жыл бұрын

definitely not

@shannonburke2287 Жыл бұрын

Great info, but way too fast for novice.

@richardswenson4669 Жыл бұрын

Aprox how far from house can you install blink amd still connect to WIFI. I want to locate it in back yard to view bee hive. 40 ft from house

@yolandagomez9255 Жыл бұрын

Yes it works. I have one on my fence watching my bird feeders. And I watch the birds live or the recording. I love it

@kjtraveladventures6508 Жыл бұрын

I have watched all kinds of YT videos on setting up my Blink cameras and module to no avail.. it won't recognize my Wifi and my Wifi won't recognize it. Please help.

@pattttttttt 2 ай бұрын

Trying to figure out why my wired camera won't pick up sensors on the module 2. When it was before. I'm not a subscriber to it due to its price hike. Front door is working but not the spare one

@CandorCandor Ай бұрын

How do I record all day and night? Thank you. 🙏 ❤️ 🙏

@SteveDOES Ай бұрын

You can’t with these cameras.

@CandorCandor Ай бұрын

@@SteveDOES Thank you ❤️ 🙏

@SunnyBell76 Жыл бұрын

Hi I have 4 mini cameras, my trial is ending. I purchased a sync module to keep going. However, the sync module is not showing the mini cameras. I read that it is because of my trial. Will the module take over when the trial ends? I will like to add more outdoor cameras but on amazon it will not allow me to add a subscription due to my region (canada).

@brendakenney5516 Жыл бұрын

Can you replace batteries after 2 years?

@mrhuron303 Жыл бұрын

Yes. You can replace anytime. AA lithium batteries.

@24tupac 2 жыл бұрын

How to turn off notifications??

@leahcimd Жыл бұрын

Have you found out how? I keep getting notifications when there is motion and I want to silence that.

@AmpDad87 Жыл бұрын

How does one get rid of the awful sound blink cameras make

@kaurparveen50 2 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍

@justinwoodard3503 Жыл бұрын

It says it’s already hooked up to a different account. How do I get it to work with my phone and email? Pl help me

@bendito999 Жыл бұрын

contact the previous owner they have to remove the device or system from their account

@Garyash92 7 күн бұрын

it would be nice for you to mention what you clicked on when you went into the settngs of the camera. We just have to guess? Why wouldn't you show that?

@virenpatel2832 Жыл бұрын

How can I continuously watch on blink camera?

@CandorCandor Ай бұрын

That's my question also.

@shelley2339 Жыл бұрын

Why did all my plug in cameras turn to black and white? How do i get them back to color ?

@bendito999 Жыл бұрын

You may have set night vision to On. Set it to Auto or Off

@JCourts2k23 Жыл бұрын

I have the blink, outdoor camera, set to best quality, and when a vehicle pulled in my driveway, right in front of the camera, I can’t even see the license plate clearly

@Zanewv Жыл бұрын

The light on the camera that goes off is the blue light, the red light still stays on.

@lisahatch5151 14 күн бұрын

How do I stop screeching noise. One camera in living room. One in kitchen. When I open blink. In the room.. or. In in kitchen. View live on my phone it screened chess unbearable noise