I received this to review. Overall, I think this is a great camera. There are just a few things I'm hoping can be improved on with some updating to the app.
Pros:
Camera:
Awesome picture quality. The night IR is fantastic. I can see EVERYTHING. The daytime is also very good. It is pretty easy to move around. It looks easy to wall-mount, but I have mine on a dresser as we are moving shortly.
Monitor:
You can customize how sensitive you want it to be. I like that I can have the volume way down on the monitor and see a visual cue that it is detecting noise. That way I can choose to turn up the volume to hear what's happening or check my phone to see the camera display. Or I can just leave the volume up and I can hear very clearly what is going on in the baby's room. There's also an option to talk to the room, which i haven't really tried. There is also a night light feature that I used just to try but didn't prefer to use. You also have the option of plugging this in or making it mobile. I took mine around the house when I was busy doing something where I couldn't use my phone to check the video. It worked okay...
Cons:
Camera:
Bright blue light at night. I'm assuming this is to aid in the night vision. I tried covering it and it did decrease the night vision some, but I think I would tape over it and have a worse quality image rather than a bright blue light keeping baby (and myself) up. Not a huge deal. My LEAST FAVORITE part of the camera is the fact that it makes a noise every time it reconnects. This has happened several times in the middle of the night and has caused my baby to wake up once or twice so far. WHY??? That needs to not be a thing PRONTO. I'm assuming there must be a way to make this stop but I haven't been able to figure it out. I kind of gave up reaching out to the company for help since I'm usually looking for help at a crazy late hour when I can't talk because I'm not trying to wake baby. To use the text help through the app you have to provide A TON of info that I didn't know off hand so I ended up not getting any help. Why can't the app tell the person what I'm using since it's registered and synced like a billion different ways??
When I'm not at home, I thought it would be fun to spy on my cat. But I tend to have a lot of connectivity issues when I'm not at home. There were a lot of connectivity issues even at home to start, but they seemed to get a little better after a couple days. I haven't been able to resolve not being able to connect when not at home though.
It will still send me notifications and video of noise/movement events even when I can't connect. for instance, every time the sun comes in the room and the camera shifts from light to IR mode, it creates a movement event. I thought my cat was up to some crazy stuff, but it was just the light.
Anyway, I would still recommend this camera/monitor despite the few things I don't like about it. I like the convenience of being able to control most of it on my phone and being able to have videos of what's been going on that I can save or delete. The picture and sound quality are really good when they work.
| Brand Name | Safety 1st |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 1.65 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 1.18 x 2.76 x 3.35 inches |
| Item model number | MO1630300 |
| Batteries | 2 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Color Name | White |
| Special Features | video |
