Blink Mini Camera - Complete Review & Setup Guide (And Giveaway)

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The Amazon Blink Mini camera is a tiny home security camera that packs a lot of intelligent features into the product at a very reasonable price. It works with the Amazon Blink app to sense movement day and night, capture video footage, provide 2-way audio and upload everything to the Cloud for ease of viewing. In this clip I unbox the product, give you a closer look at the product and show you how easy it is to get it set up. Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks again for watching!
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[@fisherus]

Rick, as always, you make everything you review sound intuitive for the viewing audience and this is why I enjoy watching your videos. Hopefully, this will get another great nerdy channel to over the 100K subscribers mark you are shooting for. I have been watching your videos since I bought my Mavic Pro 2 and now through my Evo 2 and Mavic Mini which were all recently stolen along with 6 hobby drones.

[@brobotindia9645]

This would be great for my living room. The Blink line looks amazing and i love the features

[@ANGELA-nt5jx]

Best explanation of the mini blink. THANK YOU!

[@RonRicho]

WELL! Hands down the best product review/unboxing/set guide I have ever seen. We are all in your debt.

[@gerardferlazzo]

Looking into home security at the moment so found this video very informative.

[@gavmungus824]

Excellent clear and thorough review! Thank you!

[@gwenlehman9660]

Just bought one and awaiting delivery. Thanks for all info, very helpful.

[@drahmed4695]

Cool! The Blink line looks amazing and i love the features

[@mariathomas4815]

You did an awesome job in detailing this product and you are very informative, thank you.

[@MrGeorgiaBoi706]

This would be great for my living room or media room so I can check on the kids while I’m at work. And so I can see who’s eating all the snacks. lol.

[@SuperBunnys]

Omg you answered all my questions and then some. I am definitely subscribing. Thank you and God bless.

[@lauraritter8377]

Simply explained. Thanks helped me a lot. Good speaker

[@missann0906]

Thanks for your sharing you answered many of my questions

[@billderuwe9440]

Cool! Thanks for explaining tech so even dummies like me can understand. Good luck everyone.

[@epsonexxon1088]

Another great product from Amazon! Thanks!

[@bvaldes8791]

Thank you Rick. Great review as always.

[@UncleDunk]

Another great review, Rick, keep them coming...

[@skymantechnology8329]

Another great review Rick! Thanks!

[@mjimenez2128]

Love the way you teach.

[@droneshots8247]

Got it now...Thanks Rick

[@Eric2300jeep]

Thanks for the great review! I currently use a few of the XT2's and I'm not super impressed with that system. I get a lot of error messages... BUT, most of those issues are Sync Module related. The fact that these don't use the Sync Module, makes them very attractive to me!

[@techboy8538]

Good luck to everyone! I enjoy your reviews✌

[@hermanlackey2415]

Great Job Rick. Thank You So Much.

[@kuryasz]

Great review, thanks!

[@chrischausse2819]

Great review man. Thanks.

[@miyahollands6136]

Hi. I got 6 XT2's around the house and are really impressed with the system. When I got it I was wondering what's the reason for the USB A connection in the hub - would this be for local recording? Another thing, is there a way to boost the connection between camera and hub to help fix weak links?

[@808-Stat3]

Great informational video as always thanks my man.

[@ronniechristie5599]

Hello Very Nice Review. Wow you mentioned everything it was needed to know that is amazing thank you so much Ronnie from Toronto🇨🇦

[@billy5082]

Great Job!!!! Thanks

[@jons9801]

Great review thanks

[@OldLadyAngler]

Very nice for the price compared to NEST. Thanks for the very in depth review! Very much appreciated.

[@rickybritton7212]

As always Rick ,great 👍 review , I love blink products, I love the xt version, also, what a great concept, Battery 🔋 operated, is cool, I'm so excited that you are showing all products, if you use them, I know that I can trust them, Every product that I have ordered from Drone Valley has performed falsely, I have fell in love with your SDCARD reader, it makes reviewing and transferring content so easy, even for me. I'm not the sharpest tool in the toolbox, you call yourself a need, I wish I had just 1% of your neediness, your a amazing Man, Sincerely Rick from Mo and God bless you and your family

[@ooze1016]

Rick isn't the metal in the mount a magnetic as well?

[@phillipdiaz3672]

Thanks it great advice.

[@pakeck1]

Did u ever do a 2nd video camera, system and use ?

[@cesarm8811]

Last question, since this a Amazon product can you mix these camera with the Amazon owned Ring system?

[@losmoore3358]

Will the mini work at the window the window facing outside ?

[@shivakumarjadav8404]

Good one from you. Love from India ❤️.

[@useemehere2]

Thank very informative.

[@bigislerebroker6800]

watching a beagle is one of best sales photos around! Who doesn't love watching a beagle? LOL!

[@dannymag2596]

I want the mini for my kitchen window that faces my apartment front door, will the motion sensor be effective with the glass in the way?

[@tweetiebird]

I hope I can actually take the base off because I got a window bracket for it that sticks to the window and I just push the camera in and it's attached to the window real cool, but the stand is still on it looks weird. I'll look closer hope it does come off. I also am having a problem with it syching to my wifi network, it wants to connect to a Blink network that is not secure? I'll have to call support for help I guess

[@TheSweetSugaa]

Always love your reviews!! So informative!! Started following for the drone content, stayed for your tech enthusiasm!! Happy Xmas 2020!

[@beto86gt]

I noticed it doesn't include anchors. Assuming I have to supply those?

[@tommyg957]

Very informative video, as per the norm.

[@cesarm8811]

Great review...Several questions: Are you concern with the hacking of this camera? Can you connect these Blink cameras to NAS system (

[@ginettepaquin]

thanks for sharing

[@down-timegaming]

I need an answer for when it says "looking for camera" and it never connects. I've tried repeatedly to get it to connect and even bought a 2nd camera just to see if it's malfunctioning. It connects to the temp connect but it doesn't detect my wifi network even though the modem is less than 5 feet away. Sorry, just need some advice

[@lowhombre]

Another great video Rick. Believe it or not I got 12 of these blink cameras in and around our house including 2 of these mini. Awesome cameras for the price all I can say.

[@midwestmiked7660]

12 of them WOW . You must have 20,000 square feet place ......

[@shawntaclark1740]

I bought 3 from someone they said they were brand new but I could only use one cause they must have registered the other ones how can I get in

[@lowhombre]

@@shawntaclark1740 Ask the previous owner to delete them from his account.

[@massimilianobaiardi2721]

Great video

[@SinkyYT]

So close to 100K!

[@Dronevalley]

I'm really, really excited to hit the 100k number and will have a few surprises for the celebration so be sure to stay tuned. Rick

[@trochartist]

Great review👍I hope I get it🤘

[@bugatti314159]

I added a few of these to my existing Blink XT system. They integrate perfectly (with NO fees) and the motion sensor works much quicker because the camera is plugged into power and doesn't need to wake up before recording. The XTs always miss the first 2 or 3 seconds. The Minis record 3 seconds before any action appears. The only downside I've found is they will not provide real time video for more than 30 seconds. You have to constantly click on the "Continue?" button to see a live feed. So anywhere I want a live feed I use Netvue cameras instead.

[@Dronevalley]

Thanks for the post and I agree with you about the quick boot-up and am also frustrated about the 30 second viewing limit. I'm hoping that Amazon will eliminate that issue with a firmware update. I understand why they do it for the battery powered units but it's not needed for these since they have a constant power source. Rick

[@Eric2300jeep]

Yes, the 2-3 second delay on the XT's sucks!

[@Firepistol]

Thank you I was going bonkers trying to figure out how to get that panel off

[@Pedozzi]

Great channel, thanks

[@khalidshafi1843]

Is the unit compatible with the Amazon Fire Cube?

[@TmSparkles]

Where does one get the blink app

[@bw18351]

I have the same cameras shown in the video. I ordered a three pack. One camera arrived in one box & a 2nd box arrived with two cameras in it. My issue is the box that has two cameras, only one of them has a serial # on the back so I was able to set that one up. I the other camera from the two pack is plugged in with blue & green light but the app wants its serial # to set it up. They are corded cameras with no batteries inside. I know the one with batteries inside you have to remove the back cover the see the serial # inside. These do not open up. I also get "live view failed". When I'm downstairs, I can't see the camera upstairs & vice versa. 1 gig internet connection & have a wi-fi booster on the first floor which is midway between the internet network access device in the basement. But internet is not the issue because there is never red lights.

[@leeciaarnett2953]

Is there anyway to get notifications on someone coming to my door & not all the vehicle traffic, I live on a busy street.

[@droneshots8247]

i dont see the link for the giveaway

[@nicko48669]

In the description

[@rodherrington7497]

What does retrigger time mean on this?

[@ploc439]

Good giveaway but I don't see a link to enter the contest

[@rockyo967]

This would be a great way for children to check up on an older parent. If they do not get a motion notification at certain times it might be time to check on grandpa. A livingroom or kitchen would be a good location

[@bobcrown1]

How do you get a alarm sound when it detects something, I don't hear any thing

[@nsahmed8280]

AWSOME

[@eagleeyeviewimages]

Awesome

[@justinanderson2598]

It looks like a pretty nice camera for the price

[@lillianallende9862]

Please help. The camera is on green, but I can view it on my phone. What I'm I doing wrong?

[@macentropist1301]

DV, do you have any privacy concerns with Amazon, if it is this cheap, Amazon must be monetizing that with advertising revenue. I do catch myself walking around the house in underware... Thank you for great lucid content!

[@lillianallende9862]

I have one, but I don't understand how the install it Can someone help me? I had to turn it upside down it sits on my TV stand. How can I fix it?????

[@TmSparkles]

What do you mean by “blink application” ???

[@larryhaley3]

Wow what a fantastic camera! The Blink line looks amazing and i love the features. Would love to have one! Good luck to everyone! I enjoy your reviews and you have taught me so much about drones! I appreciate you being here! and yes NERDS rule!

[@craigc6626]

I wish I started with blink cameras all mine are mixed cameras each using all there own software.

[@DroneDaysgr]

Great for my house 🏡

[@joyace9674]

Finally a person that knows what he’s talking about thank you for sharing you the man 😬👌

[@captraykelly]

Security cameras are so important for your house. Seems like a great camera. Please pick me to win it. Thanking you in advance, Rick.

[@paulbalthrop5297]

Great review, seems odd that Blink does not offer instructions on their products. “When all else fells follow instructions” 🇨🇱

[@feralpundit]

Blink mini should have batteries. Just got mine and having to teather it to an outlet, sucks especially because the cord is heavier than the camera

[@timmajni9293]

Wyze v2 is only $25, and they have new firmware that supports RTSP.

[@heatherkelley6347]

How do I add my Wi-Fi address? It keeps trying to give me a blink unsecured address

[@campyonfoot]

Hello from Houston

[@vascovalente3929]

Heres RIIIIIIICK !!

[@RachnaBhusal]

Wow 😍

[@red_fog7615]

To update viewers of this video blink has added Extended live view which quoting from the website allows up to 90min of live viewing without user intervetion note this is only avaliable for the blink mini wired and floodlight wired

[@red_fog7615]

Also I'm currently in the process of buying a blink sync module 2 not the hub Rick is talking about I think but it's pretty much a device that let's you attach a USB storage device for local storage no subscription required

[@dorothyfogle3285]

How can you reset password I bought mine at Best Buy but Amazon is trying to get me to sign in to a account with them but I don’t want to I just you 3 for around house I’m disabled and can get a hold of my live in Aid when I need I fell the two weekends ago had to call 911 I’m lucky to have some of my mobility but I’ve been told by the Im going to lose it but enough about my memory isn’t the best I for got password and I’m trying to find a way to reset put I think someone else most of had connection because I unplugged it but the Motion detected would come on one we went to around in the house scary right so I unplugged all now what I do to try and them right to down load to my cloud Im disabled trying to save a dime

[@danman32]

Viewing multiple cameras would be an app/website update and not a firmware update. The camera would be producing only one feed. It would be the responsibility of the app/site to display video from multiple sources. OK, perhaps the hub would need appropriate firmware. The app/site wouldn't need to have continuous feed from the cameras either, only a heartbeat to verify the camera is still there. Only when there's motion would it be prudent for the camera to send a feed. That's pretty much how security DVR software works.

[@Dronevalley]

Dan, thanks for the post and sorry if I was confusing but I think both the app and the cameras would need the update to be able to "handshake" with the app. Clearly the app would be responsible to display the various cameras but the camera firmware would also need to be updated to work with this new schema. Either way, it's a simple bit of programming to make this possible and I'll be a decent coder could make a bit of coin developing an app that did this with the ring (and Wyze) cameras. Stay tuned as I'll have more clips posting soon. Rick

[@danman32]

@@Dronevalley I agree the camera could be enhanced to send out heartbeats, but in order to be recorded, the camera already has to transmit when it sees motion. All the app has to do is display what the camera is already programmed to transmit, but from multiple sources.

[@drsa5836]

Security cameras are so important for our house. wish to win

[@sandyhigginson1102]

Hi Rick - I think you are great giving so much detailed info and realise you try to do this in the minimum amount of time, but some of us aren’t technos and would really like you to slow down a little. I feel exhausted by the time you have finished as you speak so quickly and total concentration is needed to take in all the points. I’m from the UK so maybe where you are from thats how everyone speaks🙂 anyway, you helped me so thank you.

[@bethanyreilly2809]

Try watching on a slower setting!

[@bobbypuopolo6689]

Hey this is bobby to activate camera I have press near record icon

[@samcolt1079]

Flash drive is the way to go. The cost is only the flash drive.

[@cameltoeinspector6015]

Drone Valley LLC Drone, Bluetooth Devices and Camera Emporium

[@nicko48669]

Hi giveaway entry

[@nicko48669]

Done

[@shawnshelt3824]

No I think the pun was intended.

[@harshvd]

Robbery has been increased due to unemployment (pandemic) in my area.

[@ajuraveendran1608]

"DONE" Name: aju raveendran reson: good display, nice camera , overaly realy nice instagram id : ajuraveendran

[@barronjames.]

motion detection is inconsistent

[@Dronevalley]

Barron, the camera uses a detection system that is based on PIR (Passive Infrared) and is looking for the barrier between hot and cold around your body. It is VERY sensitive when you walk across it's path and less so when you're walking towards the camera. For the best detection, try and position the camera to catch motion in front of it from left to right or right to left and you'll be in better shape. I hope that helps and thanks for the post. Rick

[@bobf3598]

What was wrong with the Blink1/ XT2 apart from being too good. So they strike it off and replace with this joke of a camera without the "FREE" cloud service. Like all others, nickel and dime the public and join the subscription gravy train!

[@tiffanyohara6364]

WHOA!!! PLEASE SLOW DOWN AND SIMPLIFY!!! Nerds don't need all your information. They will open the box and know how to set it up without your video. Simple average people (like me) need a simple 1. 2. 3. demo. All the other info can come later. Pretend you are showing an 8-year how to set up the camera. And one more thing. NO ABBREVIATIONS. SAY THE FULL NAME OF ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. EINSTEIN wrote his books with simple words and short sentences. Please do the same with your videos

[@marilynroberts9490]

I had to quit this video. You must be paid by amazon. Talk way to fast, very pushy video.

[@nathanharrellyoutube]

Don’t buy unless you want to pay to actually use the features