ATEM Mini Pro review
If I had a wide camera and a close-up camera at the same desk, I’d want to choose the next shot without reaching for a mouse. The ATEM Mini Pro gives you four HDMI inputs and a button for each source. What matters is where you want the finished picture to go.
Send a finished picture to your computer
The switcher can send its output over USB as a webcam source. That lets software such as XSplit Broadcaster receive the picture you’ve already switched and add the rest of the show around it. The ATEM also has a separate route for streaming over Ethernet. I’d check how the destination accepts a stream before deciding which route to use. The USB route is useful when you still need the computer for layouts or other sources.
Decide what you need to keep after the show
The Mini Pro can save the switched programme to a USB disk. If you pick the wrong camera, that choice is already baked into the recording. The Mini Pro ISO is the version that also records the four individual inputs, so you can change the cut later. I’d decide whether I need separate angles before looking at the other differences between those models.
Anabel’s take
I’d choose the Mini Pro for a live show where the switched recording is enough. If I planned to turn the same session into an edited video, the separate camera files would matter more to me than an extra transition.