BlinkWired Floodlight Camera - Smart security camera, 2600 lumens, HD live view, enhanced motion detection, built-in siren, Works with Alexa – 1 camera (White)

Blink Wired Floodlight CameraMy familiarity with Blink cameras is limited to the Blink Minis and the Blink Doorbell and the Sync Modules. I have been reluctant to purchase any of the battery powered outdoor cameras because I don't want to climb up on a ladder to constantly replace batteries. The Blink Wired Floodlight Camera is Blink's first outdoor camera that doesn't require batteries.I purchased the camera to replace an existing motion floodlight that had stopped working. The previous fixture was mounted to an outdoor 4-inch diameter electrical box--exactly what is required for the installation of the Blink product. That made installation and setup simple. After shutting the power off, I removed the old fixture and replaced it with the Blink assembly. Blink provided all of the necessary hardware including an S hook to keep the camera hanging while made the necessary connections. Once everything was in place, I powered up the camera and installed it into my existing Blink system using the app. Connecting with the app requires inputting the camera's serial number or scanning the QR code on the back of the camera. I've always scanned the QR code on the camera, but that code is also affixed to the front page of the Quick Start Guide--a nice alternative since scanning the back of camera would be difficult after mounting. Total install time including configuring the app took about 20 minutes.It's important to note that the camera uses the Wi-Fi 2.4GHz frequency which generally offers much better range than 5GHz. With 2.4 GHz, there's less attenuation of the signal as it passes through the interior and exterior walls of the building. That's probably why Blink uses 2.4GHz WiFi on all of its cameras. Some Blink outdoor cameras including my doorbells also use a lower 900 MHz band to connect to the sync module. This camera does not appear to have this function. It connects solely through your WiFi LAN.The camera's app settings are similar to other Blink cameras with the addition of floodlight control and some other goodies not seen in the other Blink models. The first is "person detection," flagged in the app as Beta. This is a welcome feature as it should filter out many unwanted motion alerts. In my case, I want to record animals as well as people strolling through my yard so probably won't use it for this location. Motion clip recording length is now up to 60 seconds, twice as long as my Blink Minis.The camera is equipped with two bright LED floodlights which can be aimed according to preference. When the camera detects motion after dusk, the floodlights come on or it can leave them off for a more stealth recording using only the night vision. The floodlights can also be set for continuous use, dusk to dawn. They can also be turned on and off from the live view screen, the thumbnail screen or with an Alexa command. Because the floodlights can be switched from an Alexa routine, you could set up these cameras around the exterior of your house and have them all come on when motion is detected by any camera.Another feature from the "more actions" screen during a live view is an audible siren. Presently, I have only been able to activate it from the app while in the live view mode. In the future, you may be able to set up an Alexa routine that would sound the siren when motion is detected on select cameras, such as an interior camera.Overall, the Wired Floodlight Camera fit my needs perfectly. It quickly mounted in my existing box and attached to my current Blink system, replacing floodlights and adding a camera. Picture quality is as good or better than my other Blink cameras. And, there are no batteries to change.

The media could not be loaded. This was the perfect camera setup to compliment my other cameras that I have around my home. This points out from my back porch towards the driveway which is 20 feet from the door. It has great motion pick up for vehicles that pull up to the sidewalk and also people that are on the driveway in camera view that may walk down the sidewalk. It also will even pick up into the yard on the other side of the driveway which is approx. 30 feet from the door and camera.While I did not have a prior motion light, I bought a plastic junction box and a heavy duty outdoor extension cord, wired it and mounted it myself and then securely ran the power cord to a secured outlet that is hidden on my enclosed back porch.I love that I am able to aim and direct the lights as well as change the brightness level of the lights, which can get extremely bright. The Night Picture is a screen shot that I took to show how bright the lights are, and they are even turned way down. The Driveway Picture is to show what the camera looks like in the day and the picture of my car is acutally from when I had pulled up to the walk and stopped there, the heat motion sensor picked up the heat from my car, so I took a screen shot of that as well, just to show that it does that for me as well.The video shows that the camera picked up my car all the way on the other side of our large turn around driveway displaying just how far away the motion will pick up in the day light.This light is exactly what I wanted. While it may not be someone else’s cup of tea, it was exactly perfect for what I needed it for and it works great!!

Below is my original review. After leaving the review, Blink reached out to me and wanted to to make things right by sending me a replacement camera. I was extremely impressed and happy they contacted me! I received the new camera and have had zero issues so far, it has stayed connected like my other Blink cameras. I am hoping it will last this time. Customer service has been awesome! I changed my rating from one star to five stars because of the quick and courteous customer service!Old Review from first spotlight camera:I bought the camera last September and it worked well for a month or two but then it was constant connectivity issues and the irritating task of having to climb up on a ladder and take a picture of the QR code on the back to re-add it to my Blink system. I have five other Blink cameras all over my house and yard and have zero issues with their connectivity. In October it died completely, there is no power. I have an electrician in the family, he said there are no issues with the power supply, the fault is with the camera. Highly disappointed in the fact it lasted only a year and was a headache pretty much the whole time it did work. Would not recommend.