The 18 best Amazon security camera holiday deals: Ring and Blink on sale

One of the most affordable video doorbells is seeing a 30% discount ahead of the holidays this year. Only $35 upgrades your front door to feature 1080p HD video, infrared night vision, and two-way talk.

The Blink Video Doorbell can be installed with batteries or using your home's existing doorbell wiring, and gives users the option to sign up for a Blink subscription to access cloud storage, or use the Sync Module for local storage. 

For a limited time, you can buy the Blink Video Doorbell plus a Blink Mini indoor camera that can work as a chime for only $42.

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This deal includes two Blink Mini cameras for less than the price of one: just $30 for both. Blink Mini cameras are, like its name says, compact indoor cameras that pack a punch: with 1080p video quality, plus real-time motion notifications, and two-way audio. 

We've used ours as a pet cam pointed to our dog's bed and it's really helpful when we're out of the house, so we can check in on our pup from anywhere by using our phones and get motion alerts.

If you have a Blink video doorbell, one of these cameras can also double as a chime for it. 

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Ring's wired video doorbell is the most budget-friendly option the company offers, as well as the second-most popular video doorbell. It's a small, compact device that is easily installed with your home's existing doorbell wiring, so it doesn't have a battery-operated option. 

This video doorbell features 1080p HD video, along with night vision, two-way talk, and motion detection. At only $40, this is the lowest price this doorbell has ever been sold for, so it's definitely the best deal on it right now.

Though you cannot pair it with an existing doorbell chime, you can purchase it in a bundle with a Ring Chime for only $60.

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This is Ring's most popular video doorbell: the 2020-release, battery-operated model. Featuring 1080p HD video, Alexa voice control, two-way talk, night vision, and advanced motion detection, this video doorbell is at the lowest price we've ever seen it before -- even lower than during Amazon's July and October Prime Day sales events.

The built-in rechargeable battery makes for an easy installation, since there is no wiring involved, making it a perfect fit for anyone looking to upgrade their current doorbell setup. However, if you prefer a wired installation, this doorbell is also equipped for installation using your existing doorbell's wiring. 

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ZDNET does the legwork by looking for the best deals on your favorite devices so that you don't have to. We take extensive care in checking which products have the best prices but also which ones are most worthy of your hard-earned money. 

The quality of the product, our personal experience with it, and price history all go into determining which deals are worth sharing with you. 

We'll be checking for new holiday deals often in the days and weeks leading up to Christmas to bring you the best deals as soon as they're available.

The monthly subscription plan to use Ring is called the Ring Protect Plan, which ranges from $3.99 a month for one camera and basic features up to $20 a month for all Ring devices and professional monitoring. 

You can skip the monthly subscription but will be limited to getting instant alerts, access to live streams, two-way talk, all with no video recording to look back on. 

Here's how the different Ring Protect Plans stack up:

Blink works similarly to Ring regarding subscriptions, except they give you a local storage option to skip the monthly fee. 

The Blink Subscription plan costs $3 a month per device or $10 a month for unlimited Blink devices. Or you can buy the Sync Module 2 and use a USB flash drive to save your clips to it.