Blink Video Doorbell + Sync Module 2 | Two-way audio, HD video, long-lasting battery life, motion detection, chime app alerts, Works with Alexa (Black)

I’ve been using the Blink Video Doorbell with Sync Module 2 for a few months now, and it has completely exceeded my expectations for a budget-friendly smart doorbell. The ease of installation, reliable performance, and useful features make this a fantastic choice for anyone looking to add a layer of security to their home without breaking the bank. Here’s my breakdown: Pros: 1. Crystal-Clear Video & Two-Way Audio: The HD video quality is excellent for a doorbell in this price range. I can clearly see who’s at my door, day or night, and the two-way audio lets me easily communicate with visitors or delivery drivers. It’s great to be able to talk to people even when I’m not at home. 2. Motion Detection with Custom Alerts: The motion detection is highly sensitive, and I love that I can customize the sensitivity settings. It sends real-time alerts straight to my phone through the Blink app, so I’m always aware of any activity at my door. 3. Long-Lasting Battery Life: The battery life on this doorbell has been impressive. I was initially worried about having to recharge it frequently, but it’s been running strong for months with minimal power drain. It’s perfect for anyone who doesn’t want to worry about constantly charging their doorbell. 4. Simple Setup & Installation: Setting up the Blink Video Doorbell and Sync Module 2 was a breeze. I had it up and running within 15 minutes, and the app walks you through each step. The Sync Module helps store videos locally, which is great if you want to save your footage without needing a subscription. 5. Works Seamlessly with Alexa: Since it’s Alexa-compatible, I can pull up my doorbell feed on my Echo Show with just a voice command, which is super convenient. It’s also easy to integrate with other smart devices in my home for a seamless experience. Cons (Minor): • Requires Sync Module for Local Storage: If you want to save footage locally without a subscription, you’ll need the Sync Module, which fortunately is included in this package. However, if you’re hoping to use it without the module, be prepared to rely on cloud storage. • App Notifications Can Be Sensitive: The motion alerts are very responsive, which is great for security but can sometimes lead to frequent notifications. Adjusting the sensitivity helps, but it took some fine-tuning to get it right. Final Thoughts: The Blink Video Doorbell + Sync Module 2 is a fantastic option for anyone looking for a reliable, feature-packed doorbell at a reasonable price. With HD video, two-way audio, long battery life, and customizable motion detection, it covers all the essentials of home security. Add in the seamless Alexa integration, and it’s a great fit for any smart home. Overall, I’m thrilled with this purchase. It’s a powerful yet affordable security solution that’s easy to install and delivers on all fronts. I’d highly recommend it to anyone wanting peace of mind without the high costs of other video doorbells!

Installed this after shopping around for a simple doorbell camera when my work shifts suddenly increased and I was concerned about missing deliveries. Pleased to say it was an excellent choice for the most part. Installation: very straightforward, just follow the instructions. I needed to drill a couple of holes in the wall to mount it. A template is provided for this. The screws and rawlplugs provided were quite rubbishy, so if you're not using the provided sticky pad, get some better replacements. Connected straight to the plug-in receiver, which instantly connected to our wi-fi. It's only ever dropped out once since installing over two months ago. I would very much recommend the slot-in 64Gb data stick for easy retrieval of doorbell recordings. Operation: I recommend setting your zones of detection carefully to reduce constant activation. I would guess many of the negative reviews about battery life are connected to not designating zones close to the door or driveways, as we have had no issues at all with functionality in nearly three months. The one real weakness of this system is the doorbell ringer. It rings loudly at the push button unit itself (outside) but unless you have your phone volume turned up, there's no other ring audio unless you have been able to connect it to an existing doorbell ring unit (we had no hardwired doorbell before). We got an Amazon Echo bundle with this Blink bell and it doesn't make a ringing noise either, it just announces "Somebody is at [unit name of your doorbell] - (and there's something else you need to do during setup if you're connecting to a speaker: rename your Blink bell to "Front Door" or something, otherwise Alexa will say "Somebody is at GXU-14726744533” which gets annoying fast!) I've found video access through the app happens within a few seconds, even when I've been using my phone on data in the USA four thousand miles away. I've been able to answer the door in America, Ireland and Portugal in the past few months. It's a great system. The daylight camera is very clear with a good wide angle (ours is slightly reduced due to the house structure) but the night camera is not great, picks up a lot of glare and is very short range, only clearly picking up people right outside the door (see pics above). But it's acceptable for everyday use. Unfortunately the audio is less reliable. I can generally speak to the person at the door, but I've often found the audio receiver constantly cuts out and I can barely hear their half of the conversation. They end up resorting to sign language half the time. But that's better than not being able to see them at all! Overall this is a very reasonable priced item which does the job required to a reasonable level. I'd definitely recommend it as a quick fix for a modern problem, but if you're looking for something more robust and with a better ring and audio system, maybe you need to spend a bit more on a different system.

The Blink video doorbell has the same or better features compared to other more expensive video doorbells with a fraction of the cost. Here are some of the pros and cons I found with it. Pros: No Monthly Subscription: You just need a sync module and USB pen drive (minimum 1Gb) for local storage. 1 GB can store hundreds of video clips of 30 seconds each. The sync module 2 can take up to 256Gb USB storage space which can store 1000s of video clips. Slim Design: The size of the blink doorbell is perfect for the side panel on the upvc doors or any other doors and the camera covers a very wide range of viewing. Detection Zone: The customization of inactive/active zones on this doorbell is much better than the ring doorbell. It has the advance option which shows tiny boxes to select the inactive zones individually compared to Ring Doorbell which gives you the option of a large square, rectangle or trapezium. To avoid false alerts/triggers from the reflection from inactive zone (car headlights) into the active zone, just reduce the sensitivity to 4 or less and it works like a charm. Battery: The battery life is so much better if you are saving the video clips on the sync module (locally). The battery will drain faster if the video clips are saved on the cloud (subscription). Blink gives out free trial subscription for the first 30 days and saves the video clips on the cloud by default. I cancelled my trial subscription on the first day and have been saving the clips on the sync module (locally) which uses less battery power. Any doorbell including Ring doorbell that syncs video clips to the cloud will drain their battery faster and will need recharging every couple of weeks or so, also depending on the active zone selection if it has a busier “motion trigger” traffic. Wi-Fi: The Wi-Fi connection from the doorbell works great unless you have placed the doorbell near a Wi-Fi dead zone or near something that depletes the Wi-Fi signal. In my case, my no-drill mount (Wasserstein No Drill Mount) was depleting/killing the Wi-Fi signal/connection on the doorbell for some strange reason (maybe due to some elements on the mount). Decided to Isolate it and used the side wedge mount that came in the blink doorbell package and used a double-sided tape to affix it on the same spot and the Wi-Fi connection was back to normal. The live video now shows up on the echo show and the mobile app within 5 seconds of requesting it. It used to take a lot more time or mostly fail completely to show the live feed of the doorbell. Cons: Blink Chime: It is very difficult to find a compatible battery-operated wireless Chime for the blink doorbell. I decided to use my echo show and echo dot as the Chimes instead. Clip Duration: The maximum duration of the video clips is only 30 seconds. Hope that Blink increases the video clip duration to 60 seconds or more like the blink outdoor cameras in one of their firmware upgrades. Users can then choose to reduce the duration manually or select the “End Clip early if motion stops” option on the app. Bulk Delete: There is no option to bulk delete the saved video clips saved on the sync module unless done through a PC after attaching the USB to the PC. It would be good to have that option in the Blink app in the future firmware/app upgrades.

Probably going to return this - as far as I can say so far it is completely unfit for purpose. The installation was easy enough, but there are too many issues to make it a practicable solution to my requirement. First off, and most annoying is that the Sync unit - although connected and listed as 'Online' refuses to record any video. The messages on screen say I need a subscription, which I will not use, or the Sync unit has to be connected. It IS connected, but just doesn't work. If Amazon means that it demands I get a subscription - then that's a deal breaker, it wasn't advertised as demanding a subscription, and I will not sign up under any circumstances. Next, the volume is pathetic at both ends, the sound at the front door is virtually inaudible, the volume on my phone is virtually inaudible - yet both are set to max on the Blink app. Next - the lag between the doorbell ringing on my phone, and connecting the phone to the camera is way too long. The actual feed from the camera seems to be OK, but without audio connection it's useless. So far, it's junk - but I will live with it for a couple of days to see if it turns out to be OK. Amazon suggests I include value for money - so, it's not good value for money. it's cheap, but doesn't do the job.

Wirelessly installed with wedge mount onto upvc door frame in under 5 minutes. Synccmodule means no monthly subscription. Battery life seems ok so far (few months of use) A little lag from bell activation to app notification so if your delivery person is fast on their toes you may not have a chance to respond before they’ve shot off! Mic and speaker quality is good. Camera resolution is also great. I’ve played around with settings to get duration of recording and range acceptable. I like the ability to fine tune zones of activation/privacy so your neighbours or cars passing don’t trigger the motion sensor, however it’s not 100% perfect and I do get triggers from headlights occasionally but it’s rare. Video quality is great and adjustable (lower resolution will save on battery consumption) night vision is great too. Also attached to Alexa so I get audible notification of motion or doorbell activation. Overall very pleased, will have to see how long battery life and overall efficacy of device performance plays out. Update after over a year of use my camera suddenly would t connect. Battery life was still showing as OK. I went through all the system resets and app refresh, delete, reload cycles and nothing. Ordered new batteries and it set up straight away SO if this happens you know to try new batteries in the doorbell as seemingly the moment they drop more than about 30% (I tested the batteries I took out and they are still showing decent level of remaining charge) you need to change them!

As noted by others for the money, it is terrific. You do not need a cloud subscription if you buy Sync Module 2 and a USB memory stick. Good quality pictures and app features as detailed in the advert. The lousy part is if someone presses the bell button. This is announced on the Echo Show 10, even though your doorbell has sounded, the camera's view is not shown. You can ask the Echo show 10 to display the camera, which it does. However, be sure to tell it to stop if you are running the camera on batteries. There is no help on how to set this up either, so go to youtube and search for that and you should find the solution. However, I called the Amazon tech team, and after 12 or so agents and four hours got nowhere.. 5 mins on youtube solved it! So WHY is this not standard out the box option or clear instructions!? . I would like to see who is at my door automatically without the need to add software to the Alexa app, make connections, add routines, or add skills.. not straightforward – if I'm wrong, how come the amazon tech people couldn't tell me either?!. Now I understand the routines and have fully integrated the Blink doorbell camera with my Echo Show 10. This is still a mixed bag; sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, with no idea why as when I test routines, it works 100% of the time. I added the angle plate, which some have noted that the camera does not snap completely onto the backplate and looks like with a tool could rip the camera off the back plate quite easily. Not good. The next problem is when the doorbell is pressed, it seems to take a while to connect to the Echo's and display the picture – meaning while the person gets fed up with waiting and leaves! It needs to be a lot quicker connection. The doorbell chime can only be altered on the Echo, not the doorbell itself, so you are stuck with a single chime. (I think you can change this through the blink security camera options thought) I like the idea of using the USB to add videos, so you don't need the subscription, but there's a more significant time lag if you choose the USB option to the cloud. I did not try any other doorbell system or echo to connect video too if it works better, but for the cost, I am happy-ish if the expensive ones connect straight away when doorbell is pressed, and show on the Echo straight away. I would swap. UPDATE : I was messing about with the Alex app on my phone and a notice said to launch the blink smart home skill via Alex, so I pressed it and gave the option of what to launch it on > selected picture frame (Echo 10) and it linked. Now the doorbell opens up on the picture frame/Echo. I believe I did do this before but seem I could not have as now it all works on pressing the bell. :-) However, I go back to the point on how to do this is poorly detailed by Amazon and needs to be updated or a new update to make this automatic. UPDATE: no matter what I do the next day everything seems to reset so the doorbell does not show on the screen aarrgh!! Have to set it all up again and it all works, next day all seems to not work again :-(

Now, I'm all for keeping an eye on the doorstep, especially with the little ones running about. This Blink Video Doorbell does just the trick, and it doesn't need any wires, which is a bonus for those of us who aren't keen on DIY. Setting it up was fairly straightforward, though it took a few tries to get the hang of it. First, you pop in the batteries and connect the Sync Module 2 to your Wi-Fi. Then, you download the Blink app, create an account, and add the doorbell and module. The app guides you through the rest, which is basically scanning QR codes and following on-screen instructions. One thing that tripped me up at first was making sure both the doorbell and the module were on the same Wi-Fi network. Once I sorted that out, it was plain sailing. The picture quality is decent, even in the evenings. I can clearly see who's at the door, even if they're lurking in the shadows. The two-way talk feature is handy too – I can tell the postie where to leave a parcel, or have a quick chat with the neighbours without having to open the door. The motion detection is quite clever. It pings my phone whenever someone approaches the door, so I can have a peek even if they don't ring the bell. And the battery life is pretty good, especially with the Sync Module 2. That said, the Sync Module 2 is a bit of an extra expense. But it's worth it if you want to store your videos locally and get longer battery life out of your doorbell. Overall, this Blink Video Doorbell is a good shout for anyone who wants a simple, no-fuss wireless doorbell. It's easy enough to set up with a little patience, the picture's clear, and it does the job nicely. If you're not bothered about fancy features and just want a reliable doorbell camera, then this could be the one for you.

Only 4 stars as they is a few things to know that you wouldn’t know until you buy it. Blink is an amazing system but if you want to connect to your door bell chime you have make sure is has a transformer and is the right spec. On new build house most don’t have the right door bell chime. So budget for an extra £15-£20 on top. Most door camera door bells are the same including ring. If running on battery’s when they run low you loose connections. The last is it’s not 4k but the image is still really good. Overall amazing system and the best part is you don’t have pay for monthly subscription for storage and you can use a usb stick 120mb is recommended. The free app is really user friendly.