Definite Upgrade from the Blink Outdoor 3!
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2024 | Rating: 5/5 | Best Sellers in Amazon Devices & Accessories
we have been using the blink outdoor 3 on the outside of our garage for a few years now  our driveway faces a different street than our front door and i hated not being able to see out that way when kids were outside playing or during bus pickup and drop off during the school year  the system as a whole has its issues  it will only work as good as your internet for one  that corner of our house is almost like a dead zone for electronics  it’s impossible to get wifi in the garage and the laundry room on that side is notorious for dropping bluetooth  but that’s not something i can change other than maybe getting a mesh system and i don’t really care enough to try  because of this and that i use it for live view a lot for bus pickup in the mornings our outdoor camera has been the most loathed  you can only live view for 5 minutes at the most  after that the camera will disconnect and try to reconnect for an ungodly amount of time—usually when the kids are getting on the bus—and by the time i get it back the kids and bus are gone  then i get endless warning messages about high usage on my device i change batteries every 23 months because of how we use that particular camera which is super annoying  i live in minnesota and it gets pretty darn cold in the winter  the cameras will not work in subzero temperatures  i believe that has to do more with the lithium batteries than the camera but be advised that if it gets cold enough you’re outofluck and will likely have to change all your batteries out afteri bought the 3 outdoor camera deal plus a blink mini during oct’s prime day so we could replace the one on the garage and add an additional two on the back and other side of the house  it actually came with a sync module 2 which i wasn’t aware of and was a pleasant surprise  my first blink system was purchased before amazon bought the company so we have been using the original sync module  because of that reason we are grandfathered in and never have to pay a monthly fee for storage  for what it’s worth this is the only reason we stick with blink despite wanting to potentially try other camera brands  all that said the outdoor 4 is a vast improvement  the camera angle is wider and clearer and i appreciate the durable coating on the outside  i still have it attached in outdoor plastic housing but it’s good to know i wouldn’t have to  it is quite a bit thicker than the 3 so if you have that gen and bought plastic housing before the 4 was offered you’ll have to upgrade it  most housing offered now will work with both 3 and 4 but anything made specifically for the 3 will be too thin for the 4 if that makes sense  we all love the fact that we get person warnings instead of just a general notification ie “a person is at your garage”  i have no idea if that’s a camera upgrade a sync module 2 upgrade or a software upgrade but it helps a ton  with 3 outdoor cameras and a doorbell it’s nice to not have to check the recording right away if it’s not a person that sets it off  i am looking forward to the new sync module being released as it improves wifi range for the outdoor 4 and comes with scheduling capabilities  right now you can only add a schedule for your system as a whole  it would be nice to be able to add a schedule for each camera independently