High quality video and audio, good mount, no batteries to change, but the "Talk" feature is useless
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2021 | Rating: 4/5 | Best Sellers in Amazon Devices & Accessories
i have several of both the minis and the outdoor models and this mini is almost identical to the outdoor and indoor models in terms of quality and features the only real difference between them is the mini isnt weatherproof cannot handle the extreme temperatures of the outdoor models 4 to 113 f has a better mount can be imageflipped and runs solely on a power adapter instead of batteries not weatherproof do not use this mini camera outdoors or in an uninsulated building it is not waterproof and will likely be damaged by humidity and high or low temperatures mount  image flipping this mount is great and allows easier installation locations than the indoor and outdoor cameras because its mounted from the bottomtop instead of the back  since this mini can be mounted from the bottom or top this means it can be turned at many more angles on all 3 axes than the indooroutdoor if you have to mount it upsidedown such as from a ceiling the app simply allows you to flip the image vertically the problem with the indooroutdoor models is the mounting is on the back which means you cant hang it from a ceiling and point it in any direction instead if you want to mount the indooroutdoor on a ceiling or near the ceiling you have a very small angle to point it this makes the indooroutdoor cameras inconvenient to install from above in most situations because youll end up having to point the camera directly outward from your mounting surface if from a ceiling itll face down if from the top of a wall itll face outward along the ceiling the minis mount is much bettercons the talk feature is totally useless regardless of bandwidth or proximity to the router or a sync module purchased separately the talk feature produces broken sound that is impossible to understand plus theres a long delay of 36 seconds making this feature useless for conversations even if the other person understood anything you were saying over several tests with all of our different blink cameras none of them produce clear enough speech that someone can understand you no matter where the cameras are located no wired ethernet option this camera can only be used with a wireless router and internet connection there are no other options cannot be used as a usb web cam cannot be used for continuous live feeds the live feed only allows up to 30 seconds of viewing and you must hit a continue button every 30 seconds to keep it going so if need a camera to leave running for frequent live video blink isnt what youre looking for cloud storage subscription semirequirement the blink home monitor apps features become limited if you dont purchase a cloud storage subscription if you stick with the sync module for local storage and do not purchase any of the cloud storage plans video clips cannot be viewed through the app the app will only allow you to view the live feed adjust camera settings and use the talk feature without a cloud storage subscription the only way to view your cameras video clips is by physically taking your usb storage device purchased separately out of the sync module purchased separately and placed in a usb port on a computer purchased separatelyto be very clear here if you do not purchase a cloud storage subscription you will not be able to view any of the stored video clips including motionactivated clips from your phone period this point has not been made clearly anywhere in the advertisements support screens amazon product pages or blink web site but its a crucial piece of information that the company is being very ambiguous aboutto repeat if you dont purchase a cloud storage subscription you cannot view your video clips through your phone i have seen some reviewers assert that this isnt technically possible but as a software engineer i know this isnt true the blink developers clearly focused on developing the cloud storage and subscriptions using the mobile app as the users portal app to access and view the cloudstored video clips and have simply decided not to develop a mechanism for the mobile app to access the video clips stored in your sync module i want to be very clear herethis is possible and would require a lot of development to accomplish but blink just doesnt provide this functionality yet whether they are working on this feature and plan to add it in the future is unknown but the lack of direct integration between the mobile app and the sync modules local storage over the local network especially is a significant shortcoming in the entire blink system this also means that if your camera loses its internet connection it will not capture video you cant view the live feed the talk feature wont work and you cant change the cameras settings the blink system simply does not allow the mobile app to connect directly to a camera or sync module on your local network it is designed to use the internet only this is a very important point that customers must understand both the camera and the sync module require an active internet connection to function they will not work independently or with just a wifi router internet is required