
Summary
Blink has put its first 4K camera, the 199.99 Frontier XR+, a trail camera that reaches up to 7,000 feet from the company’s Sync Module XR+ hub, Amazon said. The two cameras are part of five new Blink models that opened for US preorder on the day of the announcement, with prices starting at 199.99 price covers one camera and the hub. Range and resolution Amazon describes the Frontier XR+ as a trail cam for large properties and remote locations, listing gates, pastures, outbuildings and job sites as examples of areas far from a main building. A second extended range model, the Outdoor 2K XR+, costs 109.99 Spotlight Cam 2K+ is Blink’s first battery powered spotlight camera. Its spotlight turns on with motion, and the camera runs without a wired power connection, so Amazon says it can be placed wherever extra visibility is needed, such as above a garage, along a side yard or near a back gate. The $49.99 Mini Pan-Tilt 2K+ pans 350 degrees and tilts 115 degrees, and it offers night vision, two way audio and, with a compatible Blink subscription plan, person and vehicle detection. Outdoor use needs the Blink Camera Outdoor Adapter, which is sold separately. Preorders for the Mini 4K+ and the Mini Pan-Tilt 2K+ are also open in Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand. The Frontier XR+, Outdoor 2K XR+ and Spotlight Cam 2K+ will be sold in Canada, where customers can sign up for an email when the cameras go on sale. Sources: