Blink Doorbell Camera No Live View

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Circle View Doorbell has been working very well and even better with the NO monthly fee while using Apple HomeKit. Clear pictures, fast notifications and peace of mind make for a fantastic system. HomeKit allows for multiple people to view which is an added bonus. My Doorbell is hardwired for power and flawless.

I used to have a Blink. This doorbell is better with better app interaction to answer a doorbell ring. The angle plates are a good design to line up the view properly.

When using Live View or just checking the sharpness of your last capture, getting a clear view of your camera screen is essential. Amazing difference using the HoodLoupe. Highly recommended.

The new camera came as a bundle with an ethernet cable made up. I was adding a doorbell camera and another view of the side of the house, so I had two extra ethernet cables already pulled, and did not use the new one. The camera looks different than my existing, which are a few years old, but mounted easily. I made up the ends of the two cables I was now placing cameras on, and both the relocated and the new camera came up right away on my monitor. No issues!

Bought it for an old camera setup. Camera had no live view but did have video slot. Will not solve live view issues. Entire mount allows easy viewing.

The 2K wired doorbell is everything it said it was. Quality view, great app and it was priced right.

I use the dark cloth with my D300 when I use the Live view .

As a first-timer in the DSLR world, this camera is amazing. You don't really have to learn much more than you would with a point-and-shoot...you just change the dial to take a pic at night, indoors, outdoors, etc. Not much to it really - and it's light enough to carry around wherever you go. The only two downsides I've found is in low-light conditions, like dusk...you sometimes have to play around with the options (night, low-light, etc.) to find the setting that takes the best picture. The other is with the live-view, it's a much slower focus than viewing through the lens, but you're probably taking more photos looking through the lens than you are the live-view, so this might be a moot point. This being my first DSLR, I probably just don't know enough about the settings to choose the right one. Overall, it's a great camera (video is superb too) and would definitely recommend it.

I rented this camera back in 2020. It had issues showing correct exposure for some of my lenses. Some were Nikon manual lenses. I decided to retry it and so far so good thanks to a firmware update. There has been a lot of hate on this camera but I honestly love it. I’ve seen reviews were some have questioned what photographer is going to hold the camera out in front of them to use the live view but the z8 and 9 are way bigger than this one. I’m excited to finally have such a useful live view in a Nikon dslr. I love that I can finally dial in directly for my long exposures. I love that I can turn on silent view and it’s silent, finally. I love, love, love the insane battery life even while using the live view frequently. I have been researching all my options for mirrorless but that low battery life for a camera with so many features that do more and more and at a much higher cost just was not a good fit for me, this camera is. The technology in this system is amazing while still allowing me to see my subject directly and connect with which I struggled with with some mirrorless cameras. Comparing autofocus with Sony a7iii and taking portraits of my dogs running towards me, insane auto focus. It never missed, but I was watching the auto focus and not really connecting with them. With the d810, d850 and now the d780. I may miss a few but the joy of when I got it was missing with a camera that just went ahead and nailed it. Everyone is different and the best camera for everyone is not the same but I am so glad I gave this one a second chance. It’s an amazing camera and with it finally going on sale I’m not spending more money on features that I enjoy controlling and I can also repurchase some of my favorite lenses.

Olympus have came a long way with their live view relatively large sensors camera. I wanted the EP1 when they first came out but I decided to wait and I'm glad I waited. Focus is fast enough for what I use the camera for. The combination of IS and the lack of mirror really helps eliminates blurry images. The dials are much smaller than my E420 which takes a little bit of getting used to, and the functions that you can choose to assign to the function buttons are limited. One of my concern when making the purchase is the focus speed with the 17/2.8 lens because from my understanding, the zoom lens would be alot quicker than this lens, but this lens is not slow at all. Which is a great relief. Would definitely make this purchase again.