Infant baby monitor with wireless camera

sammystwins

Location: Chino Hills, CA
Date : April 30, 2012

Great Monitor

Pros: Great features

We purchased this monitor after one of our twins escaped from her crib one night. It has many great features. I love the movement sensor, you don't have to be watching the monitor constantly to know that one of them is in action it just beeps and I know to look, Also the picture is very sharp and clear even at night. I can finally sleep again without worrying. And the modern design is a plus. I am really loving this monitor!!

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Momof2Munchkins2008

Location: Dacula, GA
Date : April 30, 2012

Best Baby Monitor!

Pros: Has everything!!

Cons: My husband likes to play with all it's features!

First let me say that I very rarely write any reviews. I'm always the sceptic. This Lorex camera is hands down the best camera on the market. It is my 4th monitor in 3 years. This has every feature you could want and more. I am a very light sleeper so I had problems with other cameras being too sensitive or not turning the volume down low enough. Some of the features I love are the adjustable sensitivity, built in night light, built in pre recorded lullabies, two way communication, automatic record upon movement, the temp gauge, etc. The battery works very well - I leave the base upstairs and charge it at night. During the day I just carry the handheld unit downstairs while the kids nap. Signal strength is awesome too! My last 2 monitors got terrible reception, but this one doesn't interfere with all my husbands "gadgets". Save yourself some headache and get this one!

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TigerFan

Date : April 30, 2012

Works for us!

We use this for monitoring our baby and it has not failed us yet. Love the songs you can play remotely as it puts him back to sleep after a startle. The recording video quality is grainy but the picture and sound are great!

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purepixie916

Date : April 30, 2012

The search is over

we went from a regular monitor to a video monitor and I was psyched but it was a second hand video monitor that was sketchy and older so we decided to get a new one. After a week of researching we finally found this one. Normally I wouldn't have looked twice considering the price but we actually got it from amazon for 179.00 and paid 3.99 ship to have it the very next day and ere were tons of reviews on there. This monitor works great. U can play music in the room by pushing a button on the part the parent holds it comes with easy instructions, a DVD and wall mountings. There is volume control, you can skype to see it on ur laptop or iPad and u can even hold a button n talk into it like an intercom, and it comes with a memory card to record well at least the one from amazon did. Hope this helps!

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Tuffy

Location: Kamloops, BC
Date : May 1, 2012

Great Buy

this is just what I needed as I can talk to anyone in the work area downstairs while remaining on the top floor. Picture is clear even at night when lights are off so also works as a security camera

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possim

Location: Edmonton, AB
Date : May 1, 2012

Very happy

Pros: great features

Cons: battery life is a little short recharge daily

We are very happy with the unit. video and sound quality is great with our unit. we have it really close to our baby. perhaps distance is an issue as it looks like the mic is pretty tiny. We have already recorded some very precious videos that we couldn't have gotten any other way.

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Barry

Location: Toronto
Date : May 1, 2012

Easy to setup

Pros: skype

This is a great product. I was impressed you can use it with multiple camera.

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Canada Mum

Location: Calgary, AB
Date : April 7, 2013

We are still waiting for the baby to arrive, but we've tested everything, including Skype. Everything is so easy and clear. This product was worth the price and it's better and cheaper than most on the market.

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TechSavvyDad

Location: Oregon
Date : April 30, 2012

Great Monitor, but not without flaws

Pros: great feature set and good value

Cons: incompatible with macs for remote viewing

I've had this monitor for a couple weeks now. Overall its pretty impressive but it does have some weaknesses. I did some research before buying and compared this model in great detail to similar models from Motorola, Samsung, and Summer Infant. At $180, It was a great value. As I'm writing this however, the price has jumped to $299. Not worth it at that price. The video is decent quality and the frame rate is fast so it doesn't appear choppy like cheaper monitors. Battery life is good. The monitor and charging cradle are good quality and buttons and menus are intuitive and easy to navigate. Set up and installation were very quick and easy. The camera can also work wirelessly with 4 AA batteries but I have yet to find a need for that feature. Range is excellent. I walked around my entire block with the monitor and only lost signal when there were physical obstructions in the way(like other houses). The monitor has a signal strength indicator just like a cell phone as well as an out range warning unlike other models. The features it lacks compared to others are pan, tilt, and zoom, as well as the ability to view the feed from your TV. I don't have picture in picture on my TV, and I didn't want to pay $50-$70 more just to move the camera around remotely. In retrospect, I miss having at least a digital zoom as it can be tricky to find the right location for the camera to get the view you want. The features I liked were the temperature display and temp alarm, built-in lullabies, auto and manual recording to an included SD card, and auto muting so that you don't have to listen to white-noise. The deciding factor for me was the ability to remote view the video feed using Skype. Initially I wanted grandparents to use skype to see the baby, but I also wanted to use it as a nanny cam down the road. Unfortunately, this feature is not compatible with Macs. Lorex just released a driver (Nov)

LOREX :   @TechSavvyDad Remote viewing is compatible with most tablets, smartphones, or computers (both PC and Mac) so long as Skype has been installed. The remote viewing Mac requirements are: Mac OS v. 5.3 and above and Mac OS v. 10.5.8 and above.

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carmamma

Date : May 1, 2012

Great Video Monitor

Pros: easy to set up, great video even in the dark, good reception

Cons: sound not great

We purchased this to keep an eye on our toddler who now sleeps in a bed. Couldn't be happier with the video monitor. The picture, even the dark, is great and the reception in our two story house is quite good (except for when my husband gets to close the metal rods in his leg interfere with it).

Worked right out of the box. It's unfortunate that it won't work with Skype with my mac but I knew that before I bought it so that wasn't a surprise.

The audio isn't great. Like other reviewers have mentioned, the sound only really comes on when there is loud sound. Since we already have a sound monitor we just use it instead.

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GranB

Location: St. John's, NL
Date : May 1, 2012

Happy and Sad

Own 2, love 1. We bought the first of these monitors at a Costco warehouse and we love it! Works great, no issues, very pleased. Unfortunately we've purchased a second one for another house on Costco.ca and the volume is not working properly. Even with the automute feature off it seems to be "auto fading" for lack of a better word. Similar to another review I can't hear the baby unless she actually cries out as apposed to cooing or talking.

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MommaBear

Date : July 20, 2012

I like this product. I only have few suggestions, first more ways to attach the item, right now where I have it is temporary. It will not go to it's permant location until the baby it bigger. Also I like the screen but I would like a bigger one. Other then that this is a great item thank you.

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looloo

Location: Toronto, ON
Date : August 10, 2012

jds

Location: ontario canada
Date : March 30, 2013

His little helper has the great features,skype,multi cams up to 4, PTZ, Outdoor add-on cam, built in gateway, though the 2 flauses I found were; white noise volume level won't stay on/auto mute alls stays on; on my unit, no zoom out lens on base model,but all and all good mini system and easy to use.

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SmithLaw

Location: Charleston, SC
Date : April 30, 2012

Good in some areas, bad in others

Pros: Night Vision picture quality

Cons: No Zoom, No Pan, Audio.

I bought this monitor because of a friend referral. I also bought the Summer 3.5 Touch, and the Motorola MBP35 (3.5 screen). I originally bought the Summer Touch but wasn't 100% sold on it. That is why i purchased the other two.

First off, the good:

- Screen Clarity - Seemed better than the Summer and about the same as the Motorola.

- Night Vision - This monitor had the best vision at night of all of the monitors. Everything was much brighter and easier to see. (also listed in the Negatives later).

- Battery life - It seemed to get around 5 hours on a charge. About the same or a tad less than the Summer, but about 2 hours better than the Motorola.

- Ability to record and save. - I only played with this feature, but I thought it would be great to have if a nanny or babysitter was over and you could keep track of the actual happenings with your baby. - Neither of the other two monitors had this feature.

- Lullaby function - I'm not sure how much this would actually be used, but I thought it was a nice feature to have. The Motorola also had this. 

- Night Light - Again, not sure how much it would be used, but another nice feature. Neither of the other two monitors had this.

- VIDEO STAYS ON when off of the charger. - I thought this was a great feature because on the other monitors you have to keep pressing the video button after it automatically times out after about 2 minutes to be able to see the screen and what is going on. They do this as a power saving feature but it is more aggravating than anything. The Lorex stays on and makes it easy.

- The ability to add other cameras and be able to view them all simultaneously. The other two monitors allow you to add cameras, but have to view one at a time. Again, not sure if most parents would ever need this, but it is a nice feature.

Now, with the BAD:

- No Zoom feature on the Lorex. Both the Summer and Motorola have this ability. It has a pretty clear.

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