Amazon has made serious moves into home security with its Ring and Blink brands and gives homeowners accessible ways to monitor their properties without professional installation. If you want a doorbell camera that’s effective, affordable and lets you keep tabs on everything happening at your front door, Blink is the way to go. The newest model of the Blink video doorbell just hit a record low price of $34 (down from $69) for Prime Big Deal Day, and this deal ends tonight. It’s exclusively available to Prime members.
Two Years’ Worth of Battery Life Redefines Everything
The larger pain point with doorbell cameras is often the power issue: Hardwired versions demand electrical work that the average person would like to do without, and battery-powered versions require charging every few weeks. The Blink video doorbell eliminates this nuisance with a two-year battery life on two AA lithium batteries. Consider that: you install it once and don’t mess with it again until the year 2027. No climbing ladders to haul it down to charge, no panic should it die on vacation, no maintenance woes.
The camera provides a vertical field of view that captures people from head to toe which matters more than you might think. Standard doorbell cameras often cut off packages left on the ground or miss the tops of tall visitors’ heads. This full-body perspective means you see delivery drivers placing packages, kids trick-or-treating, or anyone approaching your door in complete context. The 1080p HD resolution delivers clear images during daylight, and infrared night vision switches on automatically after sunset to maintain visibility in complete darkness.
The integrated Sync Module Core (see picture above) is the control center and connects your doorbell to the home’s Wi-Fi network and facilitates all communication between the doorbell and the phone version of the Blink app. It is simple to plug the module into a standard outlet somewhere in your home and get the doorbell connected to the phone. Should the button be pressed or motion be detected, the event is captured by the module, then triggers an instant notification on the device.
Detection areas let you decide what areas will cause recording: If the doorbell is pointing at the busy street, then you can mask that section off so cars passing by don’t jam your phone with unimportant notifications. Focus the detection zone on your sidewalk and porch, then receive notifications for activity that is relevant. You can customize the sensitivity via the app which gives you the freedom to decide just how much movement will trigger a recording.
The doorbell is controllable via Alexa voice control and can be integrated with other compatible Alexa devices. Ask Alexa to display your front door and the feed is shown on Echo Show devices around your house.
At just $34, that is a 50% off deal and the lowest price on this model ever. Make sure you don’t miss it before it runs out of stock.
