Blink Mini 2 with 1-Year Plus Subscription, 2 Cameras (White) — Plug-in smart security camera, HD night view in color, built-in spotlight, motion detection, Works with Alexa

Pros:+ Good build quality+ Affordable price (especially with frequent discounts)+ Includes everything needed in the box+ Has microphone and speaker for two-way audio+ Night vision mode works well+ Easy setup and integration with appCons:- No pan or tilt mechanismReview:I’ve been using the Blink Mini 2 for a while now, and I’m really impressed by its performance for the price. The build quality feels solid, and the camera does a great job providing clear HD footage during the day. The night vision is surprisingly good as well, making it perfect for 24/7 monitoring.The camera comes with everything you need to set it up right out of the box, and the setup process via the Blink app is quick and straightforward. I particularly appreciate the two-way audio, allowing me to communicate with people near the camera.One downside is that the camera doesn’t have a pan or tilt function; it’s fixed in place, so if you need a wider view, you’ll need to adjust its position manually.Overall, for the price, the Blink Mini 2 is an excellent value, especially for home security or as a pet camera. Highly recommend if you’re looking for something simple, affordable, and effective.

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).

La Blink Mini 2 es una cámara de seguridad con una excelente relación calidad-precio si buscas una opción fácil de instalar, con características como video HD, visión nocturna a color y audio bidireccional. Es ideal para aquellos que necesiten un sistema de monitoreo sencillo y eficiente. Sin embargo, si no cuentas con una red Wi-Fi confiable o no deseas depender de esta tecnología, podría no ser la opción adecuada para ti.Pros:Calidad de video HD 1080p.Visión nocturna a color.Detección de movimiento con alertas en tiempo real.Audio bidireccional.Luz de enfoque para mejorar la visibilidad nocturna.Contras:Dependencia exclusiva de Wi-Fi para funcionar (sin opciones de conexión alternativa).En resumen, si tienes una buena red Wi-Fi y estás buscando una cámara de seguridad confiable, el Blink Mini 2 es una excelente opción. Sin embargo, si buscas algo más versátil en cuanto a conectividad, tal vez necesites considerar otras alternativas.

The wireless ones go through a lot of batteries. These are powered via USB cord. These cameras seem to better quality images/videos than the previous blink ones I had. They also have a slightly wider angle and more sensitive motion sensing. But they still have some of the setbacks of the other blink cams, such as motion zones not exactly being absolute (some areas supposedly in the area are not detected for some reason). Also had a couple of instances where this cam was unresponsive. I had to disconnect and reconnect it.I’m slowly replacing my existing blink cams with these as they can go outdoors (just have to have access to a plug or long USB cable), although I’m looking into possibly switching to a different system as blink seems to be requiring a subscription for features that used to be free (could have sworn the ability to differentiate from people and animals was an old free feature). I’m grandfathered into the limited free storage from way back when (cloud storage is now a subscription).

Excelentes camaras, me regalaron una y compre otra con lo buenas que son, las recomiendo mucho lo unico malo es que no son a bateria y siempre deben estar conectadas pero claro ya hay una version a bateria, pero es mucho mas cara...Si no puedes comprar la opcion de baterias, esta es una muy buena opcion.