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).
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Introducing our next generation compact plug-in camera. See more with a wider field of view and night view in color with a built-in spotlight. Bring peace of mind home with Mini 2.
Day or night, rain or shine
Mini 2 can be used outdoors with the purchase of a Blink Weather Resistant Power Adapter (sold separately or as part of a bundle). The built-in LED spotlight enables night view in color for enhanced visibility.
See who's there
Receive an alert whenever a person is detected with embedded computer vision (CV) as part of an optional Blink Subscription Plan (sold separately). Know the difference between people versus an object or animal. CV is processed securely on your device.
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Getting started is easy
Step 1
Sign in to or create an account
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Plug in your camera.
A Blink Weather Resistant Power Adapter is required for outdoor use (sold separately or as a bundle).
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Add your device to the app, connect to wifi, and follow the setup instructions.
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| Power source | Plug-In | Plug-In | 2 AA lithium batteries | 2 AA lithium batteries |
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Very easy to set up, and works spectacular
This camera was very easy to set up. You have to put it on 2.4 GHz for it to work. The picture is very clear, when there is light, the photo and video is in color, when it’s dark, the night vision kicks in and it’s black-and-white. The great thing about it is you could Turn the flashlight on from your cell phone to the camera and it goes from black-and-white night vision to color as soon as you turn the light on.
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This camera was very easy to set up. You have to put it on 2.4 GHz for it to work. The picture is very clear, when there is light, the photo and video is in color, when it’s dark, the night vision kicks in and it’s black-and-white. The great thing about it is you could Turn the flashlight on from your cell phone to the camera and it goes from black-and-white night vision to color as soon as you turn the light on.
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