Setting Up Blink Outdoor Camera System

I bought this product to supplement other Saramonic Blink 500 wireless systems I've been using for at least the past year. This is really an excellent system that has never let me down. The Blink 500 system gives you the best bang for the buck!

I bought this to use on my Blink security camera base unit. It is a perfect fit for my needs.

I use this for the wireless microphone system. For outdoor event.

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Best product I've reviewed This security camera has exceeded my expectations in all areas of both ease of use and performance. We live in a very rural setting with poor internet. We put the Lorex camera in my husband's shop, which is all metal and about 40 yards away from the house where the Wi-Fi modem is. Out of the box (which was nicely packaged), the camera was extremely easy to install and comes with a variety of ways to mount it. It pivots easily on its base - we just stand it on a windowsill in the shop. The printed directions that came in the box were clear and concise - easy to follow. The software (Lorex Home) was extremely easy to use, with step by step instructions for finding the device and setting it up. Once set up (which took about 5 minutes), we put it in the shop and I went back to the house, not really expecting a connection. To our surprise, not only did it work, but the picture quality (1080p-HD) was amazing. The wide angle lens lets us see most of the shop which is 60'x100'. Sometimes, depending on the conditions, I'm not able to use the Live view which is not the fault of the system but rather our sketchy internet, yet even then it does record any movement or loud sounds. A bonus is that I can use the microphone to tell him when dinner's ready without having to walk out there. That would be my only negative comment is that I wish I could increase the Microphone volume so he could hear it over his loud music. I was even able to talk over the microphone when I was 25 miles away (through extreme hills and valleys). We had a recorded event at 4:14 a.m. and when we looked (I had turned off notifications) it was a bug walking across the camera lens. The night vision quality was very impressive since the shop was completely dark at that time. Overall, the entire system is very well made and well thought out. We have an Arlo security system for outside and this system exceeds that in many ways - very impressive for the price point.

Got this for use in a church setting during COVID restrictions, for which our judicatory mandated no sharing of mics. Plugged the receiver into a spare high level input on our sound system, and the quality was indistinguishable from our existing much more expensive mics and their pre-amp. So, two extra mics, for a fraction of what it would have cost to buy from our system supplier. Tried on-camera use also, with Panasonic DC-G9 camera, and again got very good sound quality with the resulting recording.

Great little on-camera monitor especially for outdoor shooting in bright conditions. The power connection does get in the way with the camera mount so I would recommend getting the right angle version if you want to run it via dtap from your camera batteries. I'm finding the EL Zone exposure system to be a game changer, for that feature alone I highly recommend this monitor. If you own other Small HD monitors it's great to have them all setup the same, as many people have commented, the operating system is the best.

Up and going in less than 10min! So much better speeds than my older nighthawk mesh system! Love it!!

I bought this after my full-frame Sony went on the blink. Grandkids were coming and I needed a camera fast but, thinking my 'good' camera could be repaired, decided I didn't want to spend a lot of money on an interim replacement. After a couple of weeks of shooting I've come to love it. It's light, fast, colors are true and the dynamic range is very good for a camera at this price point. I've paired it with a Sigma 56mm 1.4 Art Lens and a Tamron 15-200mm zoom and am getting great photos.

The Saramonic Blink 500 ProX B2 2-Person Digital Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier Microphone System (Black, 2.4 GHz) offers pro quality sound at a great price.