Decent Upgrade (Update 8SEP2024)
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2023 | Rating: 5/5 | Best Sellers in Amazon Devices & Accessories
just received this today and it does show an improvement on the quality feels and looks beefier when updating your activity zones there are more squares to select than the previous versions of these cameras which i like to fine tune the areas i want  and i think the inactive zones you set up are ‘actually’ enforced and work as expected than the older generation camerastip 25 september 2023  for those having issues about wifi signal strength you may need to mess with the router’s settings to increase signal power if your router is between walls behind the tv etc you will see degradation in performance and responsiveness in live view i have a gaming router set on a high shelf because routers work best when they’re in a high spot my cameras that are outside have no issues with wifi strength and are responsive when liveviewingfield of view has improved significantly and you can see a large difference between versions of camerasgood thing is that the mounts for the previous cameras will work on this camera the mount it came with is an improvement to previous versions flat base not coneshapedi’m currently trying the person detection from the trial with this camera and will update over time on the performanceperson detection since having bo4 as the trial has been great it has significantly cut down on the amount of unwanted notifications caused by wind carsensor lights animals etc i do feel that you can save battery life significantly even when the sensitively is set higher having too many notifications does get annoying at times but i think blink is definitely making an initiative to make these camera a gamerchanger while still maintaining ease of setupprice is a tad high but you may consider the monthly payments which i did28 august 2023  taking a snapshotphoto capture from these cameras at night nonnight vision pointing in a lighted area is sharper than any previous version no images included due to security haven’t tried night vision alone but i’m confident the same sharpness is applied29 august 2023  the motion recording types cover person detection and all motion i have one camera set with person detection enabled with sensitivity level at 8 and it didn’t detect me driving my car inout of the garage i would’ve thought person detection would encompass ‘some’ normal motions but i think we must take it at face value that when set to person detection it will only detect persons you don’t get the best of both worlds unless selecting all motion sounds dumb to say but though i’d make it aware update on a ‘very few’ instances this camera did detect my car entering and exiting our garage so my thoughts originally have shifted but i think over time with continued firmware updates it will hone in on its accuracy1 september 2023  one camera fell offlineunresponsive suspicion is on firmware updates being applied or weather factors since it’s low 60° outside no issues with home network or signal strength to camera will continue to monitorself troubleshoot i took out the batteries and tested them showing still a full chargehealth and placed them back in bringing the camera back online4 september 2023  one of my bo4 cameras with person detection enabled was at level 8 sensitivity and on a windy day did alert that there was a person at insert camera name it alerted a few times during the day under 5 instances but not a big deal my guess would be that as bo4 continues to develop the accuracy will improve in its detection8 september 2023  setup of 3rd bo4 camera set in an area where there is minimalno lights due to security no images taking live photo with the ir intensity set at low some hazinessfuzziness but the area is lit up and provides better detail than previous versions of blink cameras as you increase in ir sensitivity the live photo in high ir setting increased in sharpness and reduces glare and fuzziness significantly i placed some solar floodlights in the area of this bo4 and with low ir sensitivity and once the lights are triggered the video capture was much sharper than previous versions of blink cameras i only have video quality set at normal so i’m impressed with bo4 so far28 september 2023 another bo4 fell offline around 11pm last occurrence was due to a firmware update being deployed so this may be due to the same thing1 october 2023  installed my 4th bo4 as i’m looking at all the point of views both in the live shot and live view it feels that it elongates everything i know my driveway isn’t that long but comparing it to previous generation cameras bo4 view appears to add like 20ft to my driveway i can understand the other reviews concerned about the range detection as i do notice some times it will not catch movement especially if i’m moving slowly or based on camera positioning but at sensitivity level 89 i would like to catch movement at a farther range as i continue to implement bo4 i will continue to observe performance6 october 2023  it appears one of my bo4s point toward the road at max sensitivity is not catching cars passing by anymore seems that v1334 that was pushed out affected the range despite any setting changes not a concern yet but i’m hoping newer updates will fix range issues and sensitivity update  camera seems to be capturing movement now at a lower sensitivity set at 67 may’ve been a change in traffic flow by the house in which there may be less cars however will continue to observe bo4 performance4 november 2023  installed another bo4 camera while also upgrading one camera with a battery expansion kit this is specifically for bo4 cameras not previous versions the expansion makes this camera much heavier however the mounts they come with and previous will support the weight without the mount droopingmoving i’m not a fan of adding more bulk to the camera also this battery expansion will not use camera’s battery slots and instead uses the expansion for 4 batteries i would’ve preferred an integration that would’ve retained the two onboard batteries  two for expansion other than that the bo4 cameras have been wonderful to use with overall qualitysharpness i do hope that future updates will improve motion detection and range respectively nonetheless these are worth an upgrade from previous versions15 november 2023  i’ve noticed recently that bo4 will notify of motionperson and it will not record that instance it happens sporadically so it is a slight concern but not enough deter me from purchasing another bo4 over time as more updates are pushed to these cameras i expect the overall effectiveness will improve6 december 2023  bo4 has been a great upgrade for my system there are still occasions where i’ll receive a notification of movement but does not record that moment it’s very rare now with the update to v1341 i still see issues regarding the sensitivity not working as expected one camera is set at 9 toward the road and it does not always catch cars driving by not a showstopper but i can see now it’s range detection could be an issue for others with recent blink app updates you now can adjust the length of video recording previously it was adjusted by every 5 seconds which is great allows for better customization for your needs i wish this was the same for the sensitivity 099 vs 19 overall bo4 has been accurate with person detection and the subscription for blink plus for 10mon is very reasonable for any household to use to expand features27 january 2024  bo4 has been working exceptionally well i still have the blink plus subscription to allow the person detection feature and it’s accurate there were certain instances that bo4 cameras did not record movement such as my neighbor chopping his tree down i also noticed there were connectivity issues during that time that left a large gap in my list of recordings not a showstopper but concerning for those security moments range also plays a factor in detection so i continue to hope that future updates will improve this overall upgrading to this camera is well worth it wait for the sales to get these at a cheaper price16 february 2024  decided to update the blink sync module because i realized i was still using the 1st generation sync module i updated to the 2nd generation sync module and i noticed there’s more of a delay when live streaming my cameras i did a reboot of the sync module a few times but i still receive a slight delay one camera i have at a longer distance is unable to be live viewed despite wifi and sync module connection have full barsstrong connectivity still attempting to troubleshoot but i think something about the firmware i updated to since it’s the first time connecting further investigation is needed overall the cameras are working as expected18 february 2024  identified that the issue was not the sync module 2 and rather my own internet reboot modem router and network switch and saw significant improvement in bo4 camera responsiveness additionally i will take into factor that weather was not great at the time of incident since this the blink cameras are working as intended22 april 2024  i’ve bumped up to the yearly blink plus subscription as the person detection feature has been wonderful eliminated unnecessary notifications caused by wind sunshadows or other movement it does save your batteriesthere are occasions where there is a notification of movement however it does not recordsave the video not sure if there are delays but i continue to have confidence as new firmware is pushed to bo4 it will improve overall performance since having these cameras i haven’t had major issues and blink support have been helpful and receptiveother things i’ve noticed as far as delays in live streaming are caused by your upload speeds the higher your upload speeds are the quicker the response is additionally consider adjusting your wifi strength from your routerwireless access point as this also contributes to the responsivenessoverall i am pleased with blink outdoor 4 cameras8sep2024  bo4 cameras have been great when pairing it with the blink subscription for cloud storage and the person detection feature it’s helps with cutting down unnecessary movements caused by animalsshadowsetcoccasionally i would still receive blink app notifications for movement but it will not record it not sure if this is still an ongoing bug or late push notifications from previous captures but it doesn’t impact my rating for the producti wish detection sensitivity was improved or expanded upon to allow for timely capture of events