Blink Mini 2 — Home Security & Pet Cameras with HD video, color night view, motion detection, two-way audio, and built-in spotlight — 2 cameras (White)

Connected easily and camera works as expected. Seems to be good quality

I got this camera to look into the downstairs of my house from upstairs or when I was away from the house. I installed it where I thought I would have the best view of the most rooms from one spot and wow was I impressed. It picks up my entire kitchen, my breakfast area and my family room and even part of my dining room from one well placed location. The video is actually pretty high-quality considering the wide angle fixed lens. The night time or dark room quality is OK, but noticeably limited in field of view as the illumination is very weak. My only wish would be for a longer power cord to allow for more mounting options. The full trial service includes recorded video and other nice features that you will have to sign up for and pay for to continue to use. The camera still works after the trial period and you can still look in from your phone from the app from anywhere, you just won’t have recorded video. Setup was easy and the mounting hardware was included.

I don't know what's different about the Mini 2, BUT I have two Outdoor 4 cameras as well as one Video Doorbell and those other camera models take several seconds to load (10 seconds or more) when you want to do an on-demand live view, but the Mini 2 loads very quickly (usually within 2 seconds and it's showing the live view, which is great). The issue is, if you don't have a subscription that will save live view videos, if the camera is taking 15 seconds to load before you see anything, that makes it not so useful because a person hanging around your door may already be out of view, so you don't get a good idea of what's going on (why your camera was triggered). If you have a subscription, it WILL record the live view as well as motion triggered videos, so that's not an issue...but it's an issue if you don't have a subscription. Anyway, my point is that unless something changes with a future firmware update to improve the live view loading time for the Outdoor 4 & Doorbell cameras, as of today, the Mini 2 beats the pants off those other models (it's faster). The exposure (lighting) of the video with the Mini 2 is surprisingly good in low light even with the tiny LED light. I'm referring to the LED light, not the infrared light which gives you a black and white video, so I've decided to use the LED light so I can get color recordings instead of black and white. I have one of my Mini 2 cameras inside the house to watch a certain room (room is 15'x15') and with all the interior lights off in the house and only the LED from the Mini 2 activated for video, I can see the whole room clearly in color, the image quality is good and the exposure looks good. I.E., if (God forbid) I ever did have an intruder in the house, I would have a very good description to give the police. The only downside to using the LED light is this will obviously get an intruder's attention and they may try to quickly grab the camera and unplug it before the video gets to the servers (but hopefully the live stream is saved in real time so you'd at least get any video saved that was streamed - I'll ask Blink about that to see how it works, if you have a subscription). The Mini 2 is weather resistant, so because I'm so pleased with the overall performance of the Mini 2 vs the other cameras I mentioned above, I ordered a second Mini 2 to use outside in my most high traffic area. I will be replacing the video doorbell with the Mini 2 and move the video doorbell to the door with the LEAST traffic. That'll be a benefit in two ways. First, it will mean my video doorbell's battery life will last longer since it'll be in a low traffic area. Second, I'll get better video quality and faster reaction times in my high traffic area. I ordered the weather sealed USB cable for the second Mini 2 I ordered and I have an easy way to power it outdoors, so the fact that it's not powered by batteries is not an issue for me. I power my two Outdoor 4 cameras via a weatherproof USB power cord as well, so no batteries are needed. I'll have 5 cameras total now (two Outdoor 4, two Mini 2 and one doorbell) and only one of them will need batteries (the video doorbell, in the low traffic area). That's a big money saver since I don't need batteries for the other 4 cameras. Regarding the doorbell, my biggest issue with the Video Doorbell is that even though you can use your existing doorbell power wire to trigger your old doorbell, you CANNOT use it to power the video doorbell camera :-( Blink really needs to update that camera (make a new model) so it can be powered solely by the old doorbell wiring (like my old Skybell camera can, but I'm retiring my Skybell camera).

These cameras are generally reliable 80% of the time. Very easy to download, install, and use the app required for them to operate using a mobile device. Very sturdy and stable when placed on shelves for quick installation if one does not desire to mount to wall and other fixtures. Simple to rotate and adjust to different angles. 4 out of 5 instead of 5 because system will randomly "kick off" some cameras from the network and indicate no connection available though other camera are connected to same WiFi and are operating normally. Sound and video quality during daylight is great. Night vision uses an "on-camera" light which is only useful to detect obvious movement. Bonus: this brand does not force you to watch commercials and Ads to access your live video feed after the free trial is over. If this camera is used for normal residential or commercial monitoring that is maintained by a human at least 1x per month this is a great system to purchase. If you plan to use this for a rental property or monitoring of a site that is not visited often you may lose connection and will be unable to "remotely" troubleshoot. Resetting often requires someone to physically unplug a cable.

UPDATE: again. I reached out to the company and they were great. They trouble shooted (what I had already done myself) but in the end they are sending out another camera. Can't complain about that. All other cameras are still doing great. Changed to 5 stars for great customer service. UPDATE: After a couple of months the picture was bleached out. I tried everything I could and finally reached out to the manufacturer, we'll see what happens. I did purchase other cameras and they all are doing fine but they are the upgraded ones not the older one like this one. great little camera but the picture is bleached out now. My hair is brown but shows up as light purple. Very disappointing as the unit itself is easy to use and move around from room to room as needed. Its just what I was looking for. I do have a newer version of this one also, we will see how long this one lasts.

I absolutely love the Blink Mini 2 cameras. I currently have 20 Blink cameras set up around my home, both inside and outside, and they have all been solid and dependable. The video quality is clear, motion detection is accurate, and the built-in spotlight is a great added feature, especially for nighttime visibility. I also really like the two-way audio it’s clear and responsive. Installation is simple with the plug-in setup, which makes them perfect for renters or anyone who doesn’t want complicated wiring. These cameras give me peace of mind, are very easy to mount, and I haven’t had any issues with performance. If you’re looking for affordable, reliable security cameras, I highly recommend them.

My blink doorbell works excellent. Very very simple to set up and very simple to use. Sensitive camera and clear picture. Definitely recommend purchase!

If you are planning to use this as a baby monitor or a pet monitor I would NOT recommend it! I had a geeni indoor camera that I was using as a baby monitor so that when I'm in the other room folding laundry or doing dishes I could always see my 3 yr old daughter playing in the living room or watching a movie and make sure that she's good and doesn't get into anything that she shouldn't. The geeni camera worked great for over a year but recently stopped showing video which was probably my fault due to dropping it on a couple different occasions. I should have just gone ahead and bought another geeni because it worked perfectly for exactly what we needed which was basically just to log in and keep the live stream viewable from our phones or tablet just like you would with a baby monitor and also to be able to communicate back and forth when needed. We made the wrong decision, however, and purchased the blink mini 2 because it was on sale and also because we have a ring doorbell and an echo that are already set up with Alexa and we figured it would be easier to get another Alexa enabled device. Boy were we wrong! The only way you can view the live stream on the blink without a subscription is in 60 second increments for up to 5 minutes. Every 60 seconds the video shuts off and takes you back to the main menu unless you hit the green continue button that pops up in the last 5 or 10 seconds of video before it turns off. So you can hit the continue button every 60 seconds for up to 5 minutes and then start it all over again which is really inconvenient if you are trying to use it as a baby monitor while you're out of the room and want to make sure your kid doesn't try to go out the front door or fall and hurt themselves in that time. Because let's face it, as a stay at home mother, I've got tons of housework that still needs to get done and trying to get them done while also keeping an eye on my daughter is difficult without a monitoring system unless I want to force her to hang out in whatever room I'm in and watch me clean up but it's even more difficult if the monitor I'm using requires me having to hit a continue button every 60 seconds for up to a max of 5 minutes. I also cannot afford to add ANOTHER subscription cost every month for something I'm using as a baby monitor, especially with it having a 10 second delay! That 10-second delay could mean the difference in me getting to my daughter 10 seconds too late God forbid. That was another thing that the geeni camera was great for because not only did it NOT require a monthly subscription just to view the livestream video but it also never had hardly any delay at all and if it did it was only for a half of a second, if that! We thought since we are able to use our ring doorbell camera without a subscription but still view the live stream from it whenever and however long we wanted that it would be the same for the blink mini because they're all made my Amazon but that's not so obviously. The worst part is that we didn't learn about the 60 second increments until after the free 30-day trial subscription ran out which also meant that it's obviously passed the 30 days that Amazon allows for it to be returned! It sucks all the way around so don't make same mistake that my family did! I highly recommend looking into the geeni cameras if you're in a similar position as me and just need something you can view the feed from whenever or as often as needed. P. S. I forgot to mention that even with the subscription you are only able to have the extended live view for up to 90 minutes at a time. Now I was never out of the room for that long but if I needed more time than that, the geeni cameras don't have a time limit for how long you are able to view the live stream.