{"id":1001,"date":"2023-01-24T08:31:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T08:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smarthomewinner.com\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2023-01-24T08:31:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T08:31:29","slug":"are-blink-cameras-activated-by-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smarthomewinner.com\/are-blink-cameras-activated-by-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Blink Cameras Activated By Sound?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some smart home security cameras can start recording whenever a loud noise occurs. This is all thanks to a feature known as \u201cSound-Activated Recording<\/strong>.\u201d Are Blink cameras activated by sound or noise as well?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, Blink cameras are some of the most popular choices for smart home security cameras in North America. This is all thanks to their cheaper price points, reliability, user-friendliness, and the fact that they come from Amazon, one of the most well-known companies in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But despite their fame, some buyers would first want to know whether or not these cameras have the ability to detect sound and start recording. For this specific category of buyers, this is an important consideration in deciding to purchase the camera(s) or move on to another choice(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, it seems that Blink cameras do not have this capability, so they are not activated by sound. In short, these are not sound-activated smart home security cameras.<\/strong> Instead, they are motion-activated smart home security cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means if you need an audio-triggered smart home security camera, Blink cameras are not the right choice for you<\/strong>. Some of the best products you can choose instead are Nest<\/strong>, Arlo<\/strong>, Wyze<\/strong>, and Eufy <\/strong>as these smart home security cameras offer exactly what you are looking for<\/strong>: sound-activated recording. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of which let\u2019s take a closer look at each of these alternative smart cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Smart Home Security Camera That Have Sound Activated Feature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Nest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Google makes Nest smart cameras. Their Nest smart camera lineup consists of indoor and outdoor cameras. Some of these cameras are wired(connected to a power source and the internet mostly by a cable) whereas others are wireless(powered by batteries and connected to the internet over Wi-Fi. You can check out these products on Google\u2019s landing page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Google<\/a>, Nest smart cameras’ sound-activated recording works by listening for alarming sounds such as a smoke alarm and a dog bark. This is made possible by some advanced algorithms developed by Google that enable the cameras to pick out these unusual sounds to enable the camera to alert you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Arlo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Arlo Technologies<\/strong>, an American company, is the one that makes Arlo smart cameras. The company has about eight products in its smart camera lineup. These include cameras designed for indoor usage and those designed for outdoor use. Notably, most of these cameras are wireless except for the Arlo Essential indoor camera even though it\u2019s connected to the internet over Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beauty of Arlo smart cameras is that they come with an all-in-one sensor that offers several types of detection functions at once including;<\/p>\n\n\n\n