Blink Outdoor 4 – Wireless smart security camera, two-year battery life, two-way talk. Required Sync Module not included – Add-on camera

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 cameras. TIP **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 Wi-Fi strength and are responsive when live-viewing. Field of view has improved significantly and you can see a large difference between versions of cameras. Good 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 cone-shaped. I’m currently trying the person detection from the trial with this camera, and will update over time on the performance.**Person Detection since having BO4 as the trial, has been great! It has significantly cut down on the amount of unwanted notifications caused by wind, car/sensor 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 gamer-changer, while still maintaining ease of setup. Price is a tad high, but you may consider the monthly payments, which I did. **28 August 2023 - Taking a snapshot/photo capture from these cameras, at night, non-night vision, pointing in a lighted area is sharp(er), than any previous version. No images included due to security. Haven’t tried night vision alone, but I’m confident the same sharpness is applied. **29 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 in/out 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 accuracy. 1 September 2023 - One camera fell offline/unresponsive. 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 monitor/self troubleshoot. **I took out the batteries, and tested them, showing still a full charge/health, and placed them back in, bringing the camera back online. 4 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 detection. 8 September 2023 - Setup of 3rd BO4 camera set in an area where there is minimal/no lights. Due to security, no images. Taking Live Photo with the IR intensity set at LOW. Some haziness/fuzziness 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 far! 28 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 thing. 1 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 8-9, I would like to catch movement at a farther range. As I continue to implement BO4, I will continue to observe performance. 6 October 2023 - It appears one of my BO4s point toward the road at max sensitivity IS NOT catching cars passing by anymore. Seems that v13.34 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 6-7. May’ve been a change in traffic flow by the house, in which there may be less cars, however, will continue to observe BO4 performance. 4 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 drooping/moving. 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 quality/sharpness. I do hope that future updates will improve motion detection and range, respectively. Nonetheless, these are worth an upgrade from previous versions. 15 November 2023 - I’ve noticed recently that BO4 will notify of Motion/person 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 improve. 6 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 v13.41. 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 (0-99 vs 1-9). Overall BO4 has been accurate with Person Detection, and the subscription for Blink Plus for $10/mon, is very reasonable for any household to use to expand features. 27 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 price. 16 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 Wi-Fi and sync module connection have full bars/strong 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 expected! 18 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 intended! 22 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, sun/shadows, or other movement. It does save your batteries! There are occasions where there is a notification of movement, however, it does not record/save 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 receptive. Other 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 Wi-Fi strength from your router/wireless access point, as this also contributes to the responsiveness. Overall, I am pleased with Blink Outdoor 4 cameras. 8SEP2024 - 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 animals/shadows/etc. Occasionally, 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 product. I wish detection sensitivity was improved or expanded upon to allow for timely capture of events. 10 April 2025 - Since my last update, BO4 continues to meet and exceed my expectations for a quick and easy setup for a camera system. While WiFi signal strength is not a concern for my cameras, it is something to think about for your best setup for these cameras. While there is a new Blink Sync Module XR which expands range, I have not used it for my setup. I’ve changed/upgraded all my cameras to BO4, and I’ve very pleased with the battery life, and the Person Detection feature to minimize recordings caused by animals, cars, lights, etc. Person Detection still needs a bit of work because a few times, it would detect deer, and notify me it’s a person. May be a deal breaker for some people, but, overall person detection is pretty accurate.

Had some "incidents" in our neighborhood and we wanted to install wireless cameras. We had wireless cameras in the past--won't say the brand name but it rimes with Barlow and they were a pain to keep batteries charged. We've had these about a month and I really like them. Those cameras had a magnetic base mount, these have a rigid mount where the camera snaps into the base on the back of the unit. Here are the things I like: Fairly easy to set up--I had a slight hiccup but I have an older phone so that may have contributed but it all worked out. They're small and discreet. They feel rugged. Picture quality is excellent--night vision is really good as well. Specific settings can be entered for individual cameras--I had to decrease the sensitivity for the one covering my driveway as a car going by would set it off and I thought that was remarkable. They have the two-way listen/talk feature. The ONLY thing so far I wish was different is if they had a cloud option to view videos from a computer. I knew that at time of purchase so can't take away stars for that as this is a phone-based platform. The last issue that remains to be seen is battery life. For this price, so far, these are a terrific value and quality.

This is a real nice system. It has many good features to it. So far it has performed really well The only problem I see is the base. The base is very hard to put together and very hard to keep together. I've already snapped one of them. The only way I could get them together was to put the camera on a table and snap the bottom piece in. I'm already writing the company to get a replacement because one already broke. The engineering on these is not good but the system itself is excellent. Also, the plans are very affordable for a year of coverage. Love it so far. It's been installed for almost a month now and no problems.

I have 3 Blink systems at 3 houses utilizing 10 cameras. Two houses are just Mini 2 camera systems (doesn't need a sync module) and one house utilizes a sync module. From my experience, it was very easy to install. The iPhone app is well thought out and fairly intuitive. The video quality is amazing compared to other systems I have seen. The range of the Outdoor 4 is amazing. It detects approaching vehicles over 200ft away - people over 100ft away. The Blink system seems to be well thought out. I wish other companies did as well at making their products and apps work as well as Blink's. HOWEVER, there is one major problem. Not a deal killer for me by any means, but a PIA when it happens. And you should be aware of this before you buy. If you have a very quick power "blip" (1/2 second or so blink), it can crash the entire system. And it doesn't usually recover without intervention. If you have a Sync module, the problem can be severe from a time perspective. For the Mini camera system without a Sync module, the fix usually involves unplugging the camera for about 5 seconds and then plugging it back in. It will usually restore and function just fine. While inconvenient, it doesn't eat up too much time. But if a Sync module is in your setup, the fix is a lot more work. It won't recover by just unplugging. It acts as though the whole system got its brain scrambled. The fix for a setup with a Sync module is to delete that entire system within the app and reinstall everything, starting with the Sync module. Fortunately Blink does make installing their components fairly pain free. But you will have to make adjustments to all your settings for all the components. That can eat up a bit of time. For my system with 4 cameras and a Sync module (5 components), the whole process takes about an hour to get it back up and running, including changing all the settings to my preferences. Fairly straight forward, just time consuming. Despite what technical support will tell you, that is the only way I have ever gotten a system with a Sync module back up and working after a power blip. I have used 2 systems with a Sync module and both required this intervention after a power blip. A way to avoid this kind of problem is to have the cameras and Sync module plugged into a UPS. Two of my systems utilize a UPS to power the system. They seldom have issues. The one system I cannot utilize a UPS needs regular attention from power blips and/or spikes, which are rather frequent. Previously that system only had Mini 2 cameras without a Sync module. When a problem occurred, didn't take very long to fix. But when I added the Sync module to that setup to be able to use an Outdoor 4 camera, the fix became much more of a problem. I did move the Sync module to a UPS and that has helped. To eliminate the need for a Sync module to record events when using only Mini cameras, I switched to using Blink's online recording service. It is well worth the cost with the number of time consuming problems that eliminated and the ease with which it records and plays back events. I have all three houses recording online. Works really well. But with the Outdoor 4, you have to have a Sync module (which came with the camera) even with online recording. In my opinion, the Sync module is the weak link in the chain for what is otherwise a tremendous value for what the Outdoor 4 offers. Would I recommend Blink? Absolutely! Just probably not for a remote house that would be difficult to get to in the event of a power blip. You'd be off-line until you could intervene. I have talked with folks with competing systems and their problems are much worse. And they usually paid much more than I did for my Blink systems. Blink could make their product more bullet-proof if they could just get the system components where they could gracefully handle a power blip. It would be better to have the system go completely off-line when there's a power blip and reboot in 5 or 10 seconds than to have the entire system get locked up and off-line until there's manual intervention. I just think it only fair that you know what you're getting in to. For the price, the quality of the video and how well it detects intrusion, I can accept a bit of aggravation. All my properties are local and easy to get to. For me, Blink is a good value. UPDATE: I finally had enough. The Outdoor 4 was too problematic. In a nutshell, the camera worked fine until Blink pushed an update out to the sync module. Twice. The last one was pushed out on 10/30 at 7:08pm. At 7:10pm, the entire property setup went down. No amount of trying to reboot the system worked. I thought everything was "bricked". And the sync module was plugged into a ups and was 4 ft. from the router. All the other devices connected to wifi had any issue. So it wasn't my router, despite where Blink's technical support wanted to start with diagnosing the problem. They wanted me to disconnect everything connected to the router to see it that's where the problem lay! My telling them the problem was with their pushed update fell on deaf ears. My other two systems that don't use a sync module kept working just fine and never had any issues. So my recommendation now is to consider the Blink Mini cameras by themselves. They don't require a sync module and in my experience they work very well. Don't use anything with a sync module.

The Blink Outdoor 4 camera was very easy to mount and set up. The video quality and sound quality are both really good and it picks up motion great, giving us a recording of anytime somebody enters the area. It works good in daytime and nighttime lighting and has great battery life. This have been a great investment, giving us a piece of mind in providing some added security to our home.

My preliminary review focused STRICTLY about the unboxing and setup process which was, to be kind, one of the most extremely frustrating and non-intuitive experiences EVER. Why is that? Well first of all I'm accustomed to using to a quick start guide that actually gets you set up QUICKLY, and / or a code that directs you to a website that explains how you should get started - and the order in which to complete each step - important if this is your very first experience with these types of cams. Namely...no immediate reference listing steps to get the sync module up and running, and no effective problem solving for when it DOESN'T detect your module. And then how to add your cams to the app, understand what's going on if they aren't at first being recognized, then understanding adding each cam to the app and giving them individual names, learning about what each setting does and impacts each has or does not have on the batteries, etc. But the most troublesome issue? I found it an absolute nightmare getting one of the brackets to snap into the camera base, while the other went on fine. Only two mounting screws came in a box when it included a set of two cams and should've included 4. Setup in minutes? Yeah, right. More like HOURS - a big part of which involved fruitlessly attempting to remove and then reattach the camera from the mount while the mount was hung up. Oh, and I forgot about those deep scratches on the exterior of 1 of the cams. But after so much intense aggravation I didn't want to go through the hassle to return and start again with a total replacement. I figured out all the settings that were best for the front and rear cams, how alerts work, etc etc. using AI assistance..NOT from anything I could find from the company in ONE spot. It is split up over various sections on the manufacturer's website, which I had to search to find. Finally, I got these mounted and have thus far enjoyed them, finding the person detecting setting with motion enabled perfect to capture people quickly, while missing most errant small critters because it's focused on a very narrow, recessed area around the door in front and catches what is most necessary to see. I don't get tons of false alerts. For the camera on the back door covering patio area and the woods, with the person feature enabled, this does a great job missing all the squirrels, birds, and other things that I do not want to waste batteries being videoed and alerted to. So while this has only been up a for two days, I am already addicted.

I have 5 blink cameras and this is my 6th. They work great and batteries last for quite a while. Maybe not 2 years but at least a year. I like also that they are 2-way talk as I do use them to talk to delivery drivers. They sync very easily to the module. The only thing is I have pretty high speed internet and they don't load really quickly. There is a bit of lag. I wish they loaded quicker. Maybe I need another module. They do work great at night as well and the motion detection is very sensitive. I actually had to shut one of the camera's off as it picked everything up while I was sleeping. Nice cameras . I would recommend.

I purchased the Blink Outdoor 4 camera system during Prime Week because I wanted a simple way to monitor areas around my home without dealing with complicated wiring. Setup was quick, and the included Sync Module Core made getting everything connected through the Blink app easy. Once it was installed, checking the live view and receiving motion alerts from my phone was simple. The 1080p video quality is clear enough for everyday use, and I like that it has infrared night vision so I can still see what’s happening when it’s dark outside. The wireless design was a big selling point for me because I could place the camera where I needed it without worrying about running cables. The motion alerts have been useful because I can check what triggered the camera instead of just guessing. Being able to use two-way talk through the app is also a nice feature when I need to communicate with someone outside. I do wish some of the extra features, like person detection and certain storage options, were included without needing additional purchases, but the basic camera works well for what I need. For the price, especially during the Prime Week sale, this camera has been a great value. It’s easy to use, doesn’t require a complicated installation, and gives me extra peace of mind around my home.