Bluetooth USB flash drive that allows transfer of video / photos?

[Donnie]

So, we have a couple of blink cameras set up on the chicken coop and I do not bother with the subscription BUT the sync module has a usb a port for a usb drive which can be used for any motion detection.

However, you need to unplug it and then connect to the computer like any other flash drive to download any videos, so my brain suddenly wondered if there is such a thing as a flash drive with bluetooth connectivity so I could bluetooth from the laptop or phone and download that way?

Or even better, a usb lead that I could attach to my mac mini and they could download straight to that?

Am I being too hopeful with these thoughts?

 

[f/1.2]

Sounds like you would be best to upgrade the camera to one that offers this feature as standard, there are some that can do it without the need for a subscription like Tapo Eufy etc.

You can buy wireless memory sticks but would be surprised if they will work with your camera as usually need driver software to be installed. Sandisk used to do them but not sure if they still offer them.

 

[Jakey_Boy]

Hi

I have Blink cameras all around the house.
I haven’t subscribed either - just saving to a usb stick as you.
In the Blink app, when you view a clip there’s an icon at the top left of the clip pane that looks like a paper aeroplane. This is for sharing the clip. Any I wish to save I usually upload to one of my cloud storage accounts. You can also email to yourself.
If you install the Blink app on your Mac you can just ‘Save to Files’

What I’m describing is what I do using the Blink iOS app.

Cheers

Jake

 

[Donnie]

Sounds like you would be best to upgrade the camera to one that offers this feature as standard, there are some that can do it without the need for a subscription like Tapo Eufy etc.

You can buy wireless memory sticks but would be surprised if they will work with your camera as usually need driver software to be installed. Sandisk used to do them but not sure if they still offer them.

it's not the camera they need to work with, the cameras already save the clips to the usb via the sync module, so all i need is a way to check the clips saved to the usb without having to unplug the usb drive every time.