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

Great for the price. This were super easy for me to setup (I know basic electrical work), easy to program, the camera pictures are clear and I love that you can program not only the time but the brightness of the lights. We recently installed a pool so I added two of these to replace existing floodlights and they definitely provide peace of mind.

Purchased to have some driveway security with the dog, delivery workers and keeping track of time when everyone in the house is going three different directions. So far it has worked like a charm. Pictures are clear, floodlight is bright and it was simple to connect.

Maybe it will be obvious to some, but I definitely overlooked a key component to the overall operation of the wired floodlight camera. It is simple and it makes sense...after the fact...but the fact is, I overlooked it. When you flip the light switch, that presumably used to operate your lights, to the off position it turns the power off to the camera. I don't know what I thought, maybe the camera had a battery? I guess I wasn't thinking. I figured it out pretty quickly. I installed the floodlight camera, (SIDE NOTE: The instructions are fantastic with one exception. You have to have the camera fully installed and power back on before you can proceed though the final sync steps. The only problem is the QR code is on the backside of the light fixture which is now installed and inaccessible. But, that's o.k. they have included a second QR Code on the little blue instruction manual. I just wish they would have made that more obvious. They said, the instructions are great and easy to follow. Setup goes really smooth) I turned the lights on from the Blink app. Then I flipped the lights off from the wall switch. Camera turned off. Uh oh. I am the only person in the house with the app. What now?!?! I conducted a few test to confirm my finding. Yup light switch, power off, bad. Then suddenly I had an epiphany! Alexa!!! In desperation I called out, "Alexa, turn patio light on." Light turned on (I should note the light switch was in the "on" position). Yes! Problem one resolved. Now for concern #2. How will the light turn on when we let the dog out...again I am the only one with the app. It occurs to me, maybe when the camera is triggered the light comes on. So that night I go out into the darkness to conduct my test. Yes!!! Concern #2 abated. The lights came on, camera was rolling, all is right in the world. EXCEPT!!! I have drilled into my family...turn the lights off when you are done. Now every night after they let the dogs out, and back in for their nightly business...you guessed it they flip the light switch to "off" position, camera off. So if you are going to buy this light / camera (which I do recommend) you might want to buy this... https://a.co/d/12bFB9f or something similar.

My system consists of multiple Sync hubs and 10+ cameras and covers a physically large area with the help of a WiFi mesh router system. As a way to look at various parts of the property, the system is ok. But I regret purchasing because although very inexpensive, the system is quite limited. I say this for the following reasons--Scheduling can be done but is only available across ALL cameras on a given sync module.-Using one camera to trigger another is impossible.-Camera trigger time lag is a significant issue: Both the delivery drivers and my spouse are consistently nearly outside or outside the frame of view of the camera looking at the driveway entrance before the video begins. If you are attempting to catch time-sensitive or quick events, I advise caution.-observation showed that the AC powered cameras’ nighttime illumination was always on after dark and apparently visible to several nighttime animals (near IR?). This illumination can be turned off but renders the camera blind after dark in most cases.-if the local Blink camera system, I.e. sync module, loses internet connection, accessing the cameras, even when local, is impossible (our internet service isn’t the fastest or most reliable which highlights system weaknesses)-The camera system should not be considered a real-time security system.Bottom line- extremely inexpensive up-front cost, easy to set up, easy to use, but limited in capability and useless without internet connection.