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Like most other home security cameras, you'll need to pay to save recordings over an extended period (if you're away on holiday for example). Those two features – getting motion alerts and checking in live – are free. Opening up the live feed and checking in on motion alerts is all very straightforward. The app certainly doesn't have the polish of something like the Amazon Alexa or Google Home apps, but it does everything that you need it to.

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Like the hardware, the software that comes with the Blink Mini is basic but capable. Adding a new camera only takes a minute or two, and once that's done then it's easy enough to access the feed from the camera and get at the device's settings.

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The app that you want to use with the Blink Mini is the Blink Home Monitor app for Android (opens in new tab) or iOS (opens in new tab), and of course it's capable of working with as many different Blink cameras as you want to hook up to your home network.

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At this price, getting cameras set up in all the rooms in your home is much more affordable too. In terms of the essential stuff that you want a smart camera to be able to do, the Blink Mini ticks all of the boxes. Other than that it's an impressive feature list – you can even set certain zones in a scene where motion is ignored (a window onto a busy street, for example).įor the majority of users wanting to set up a home security camera, we don't think the missing features are going to seem all that important. So what don't you get that the more expensive security cameras have? Well, it's not the highest resolution video on the market, and the Blink Mini can't recognise people like some cameras can – that helps to prevent false motion detection positives from passing animals or trees blowing in the breeze, for example. Pretty useful if you have other Amazon devices in the home, but for most people the Blink app will do just fine.

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This lets you arm and disarm the camera with a voice command to an Echo speaker, for example, or get the live video feed from it up on an Echo Show or a Fire TV display.

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The video quality is a respectable 1080p Full HD (at 30 frames per second), there's two-way audio so you can talk to your pets, your kids or any potential burglars, and there's night vision as well so the camera can see in the dark if needed.Īs you would expect from a company owned by Amazon, you can connect it to the Alexa app on your phone.

We listed some of the features of the Blink Mini home security camera in the introduction, and it's an impressive list for a camera at this price.

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Of course a wireless camera gives you more flexibility here, but would also need regular battery changes. We'd also like to mention the generous two metres of cable that you get with the device, which gives you the freedom to put the camera some way away from a plug socket, if you need to.

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You'll need to scan a QR code on the device itself, then connect it to your local Wi-Fi network for video streaming (and for downloading software updates, if there are any available).Īll in all it took us about 10 minutes to get the Blink Mini up and running, so it's hard to complain. Setup is done via a phone app, and everything is straightforward here – all the instructions you need ("download the app", basically) come in the packaging. It's not an ugly device, and it's small enough to put just about anywhere. You can also remove the stand if you prefer, and just have the Blink Mini sitting on its base or side. The micro-USB port on the back is tricky to reach with the supplied cable, while adjusting the direction of the camera on its attached stand feels a bit janky and imprecise (and you might hear a few squeaks as well).Īll that said, it does the job, design-wise – the camera at least feels solid, and the mount lets you position it almost anywhere (two screws are included in the box, if you need them). Unbox the Blink Mini and it's clear where some of the cost-cutting has happened: this is a cheap-feeling device dominated by plastic.