Is the Blink Outdoor camera worth it?

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Was thinking about getting some wifi cameras to install at my house as I'm often away during the week and had originally discounted the Blink Outdoor system for, arguably, the better, albeit much more expensive, Eufycam 2C Pro. However, given the price for the Blink has been heavily discounted in the Amazon Prime day sale, eg, the 2 camera system is now only £77, is this become too good to pass up. I understand the negatives regarind the Blink in comparison to the more expensive offerings, but still?

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  • flaneurs_lobsterflaneurs_lobster Forumite
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    There seem to be a lot of used Hive camera systems available at really very cheap.....
  • EssexExileEssexExile Forumite
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    We've had Blink for years. Our one on the front can sometimes see a car coming down the drive, about 10 metres away, other times it can't see the postman until he is at the door. Also by the time it alerts you to their presence they've often gone. Other than that they are fine, nice clear pictures and I haven't had to change any batteries yet. I have one at the front, one at the back and one in the hall.
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
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    We've had Blink for years. Our one on the front can sometimes see a car coming down the drive, about 10 metres away, other times it can't see the postman until he is at the door. Also by the time it alerts you to their presence they've often gone. Other than that they are fine, nice clear pictures and I haven't had to change any batteries yet. I have one at the front, one at the back and one in the hall.
    This pretty much sums up my experience. I've got 3 indoor cameras (in the garage, porch etc which are marginally more reliable but the outdoor one is hit and miss. I've tried tweaking the sensitivity etc but it's much the same. There's also a gap between clips as it uploads the first one it doesn't seem to record the next one until it's done. 
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