I cannot rely on these. Very disappointed so far.
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2023 | Rating: 1/5 | Best Sellers in Amazon Devices & Accessories
terribly disappointed so far unbelievably disappointedcameras were easy to set upi bought an extra sync module so that i could 2 networks 1 for my house 1 for a vacant family homemy wifi systems are 300mbps or better6 month old routerssync module positioned about 10’ from my routers at mostsystem 1 cameras are both within 30’ of the sync modulesystem 2 cameras are max 10’ from the sync modulesystem 1 installed at my house and operates normally for 3 days there are 3 wireless outdoor cameras and 1 mini camera on this system all seems okay except 1 camera will not reliably display live video and will not update thumbnail images but detects motion and recordsthen i go on vacation overseas and a second camera at the front door goes offline fantasticinstructions say i just need to cycle power but i cannot remove and reinstall the batteries here in the usa when i’m in germanyso this system has 4 cameras 1 doesn’t open live video feed or update thumbnails and a second drops offline 1 day after starting a vacationi install the second system at inlaws house a few days in advance of leaving this system has only 2 cameras wireless outdoor gen 4 cameras and as a precaution i buy and install new batteriesthe system is performing normally for a couple days but  when i return home to the usa camera 2 drops offline a halfday later it returns online on day 4 both cameras drop offline they do not reappear onlineduring all failures the sync modules appeared to be connected with a full strength signal and when the cameras all showed that their batteries were full and all showed a full strength connection to the sync moduleswhen i returned home i was able to remove and replace the batteries in the offline camera and it has been working normally so far the camera with the live video issue was also power cycled and still not functioning properlyit will be 2 months before i can power cycle the cameras on germanyat this time i have no faith in this systemthey have dropped connectivity at random and there is no easy option to troubleshoot remotelya lot of folks seem to have good systems and i was impressed at first setup was easy settings were pretty good day and night video was good motion detection was goodbut if they don’t stay connected reliably then they are not good and mine have not been goodupdate 23 dec 2023  improving my review from 1 star to 2 starstrying to organize this so its easy to followhome cameras   camera 1  this camera outdoor 4 still not reliably responding to live video or thumbnail update requests but detecting motion okay and sending alerts okay when the system is armed   camera 2  this camera outdoor 4 fell offline after its 1st 3 days of service and stayed offline while on vacation i cycled power when i returned and it has stayed online for 9 days now  it is sometimes slow to show live video or thumbnails but has generally responded   camera 3  this camera outdoor 4 has worked 100 good without issue   camera 4  this camera mini has worked 100 good without issueinlaws cameras overseascamera 1 went offline and came back online a day later then camera 2 went offline then both cameras went offline i tried to jiggle the handle on this system by removing the cameras and reinstalling them remotely i know the camera serial numbers   camera 1  this camera got disassociated from the sync module and its gone until i can return overseas and cycle the power again   camera 2  i removed and reinstalled remotely and this camera has remained online without issuedont know whysome cameras have been good all the time some have been unreliableon a good note blink customer service reached out to me based on my initial review and has so far been very responsivebased on the customer service guys help i am improving this review to 2 starsthe cameras still need to be better than this but blink seems to be trying and i appreciate thatupdate 17 mar 2024  reducing my review to 1 star againdo not trust the outdoor wireless cameras to stay connected reliably5 days into a month long trip and one of my cameras goes offlineit has dropped offline 2 times in january  but has been okay until i need ita second outdoor camera on my network dropped offline at least 3 times in january and february but is currently functioningi now have 2 blink mini cameras and they have been 100 goodthese outdoor cameras are great when they work which is 95 of the time and they work again as soon as i remove and reinstall the batteries but ya can’t just return home from vacation rightbecause of thisthe outdoor cameras are frustrating and miserableit’s time for blink to replace these