Blink Mini 2 vs Blink Mini Pan-Tilt

The Blink Mini 2 wins overall, with weather resistance for outdoor use, color night vision, a built-in spotlight and person and vehicle detection. The Blink Mini Pan-Tilt keeps one advantage, a motorised base that pans 350 degrees and tilts 135.

Movement against image quality. The Pan-Tilt rotates to cover a whole room, while the Mini 2 stays fixed but adds color night vision, a spotlight, outdoor capability and smarter alerts.

Only the Blink Mini 2, which is weather resistant when paired with its outdoor power adapter. The Blink Mini Pan-Tilt is indoor only, since its motorised base is not sealed against rain or dust.

Effectively yes for recorded video. Both limit live view to about five minutes without a plan, and both require a Blink subscription for clip history and event recording, although a Sync Module with a microSD card provides local backup on either camera.

Buy the Blink Mini 2 if you want the better picture and more flexibility: color night vision, a spotlight, person and vehicle detection, a wide 138-degree view, a siren and the option to mount it outside with the right adapter.

Buy the Blink Mini Pan-Tilt if one camera has to watch an entire room, since it pans 350 degrees and tilts 135 from the app. Just accept black and white night vision, motion-only alerts and indoor use.