Summer Infant Day & Night Handheld Color Video Monitor with 1.8" Screen - Silver
by Summer Infant, Inc.
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Baby Products Reviews of Summer Infant Day & Night Handheld Color Video Monitor with 1.8" Screen - Silver
Customer Review: I like it....
Summary: 4 Stars
This item works fine for me. The picture quality is great during the day and night. I live in a well populated neighborhood and have not had any trouble, but there is really no children in my neighborhood where anyone else would use a monitor. Customer Review: Great value and peace of mind
Summary: 4 Stars
For anyone contemplating the purchase of a video monitor vs. sound only, I would highly recommend the video monitor, it is well worth the money. Being able to see if your child's eyes are open, if she/he is on her back, and just being able to check on them with out disturbing them or climbing a flight of stairs is very nice. I think it also helps you better understand your childs sleep habits.
The summer monitor has worked very well for us. It is easy to install and to use. The night vision works very well and the overall picture is very good. Rechargeable battery is still holding a charge after a month.
The only issue we've had with the unit is that occasionally it picks up interference, but it is not an issue. We have a wi-fi network, cordless phone, and are in a tight neighborhood, so that may be the cause.
Overall, I'd highly recommend this product.
Customer Review: Read Before You Buy Summer Video Monitor
Summary: 1 Stars
Hello: First the good - monitor has a picture. Here is the bad - static on monitor 15 feet from camera (I am not exaggerating); if you lean the monitor back on the stand, it will make a high pitch hiss, stand straight up and it stops (but remember to stay within 15 feet of camera); picture only stays on 10 mins when on battery, a pain; forget going out of the house and hearing anything and of course no picture. We bought this item based on the reviews here and I cannot determine why anyone would think this is a good monitor. Also, disappointed in Babies R Us too because they would not let us return. Bought item 3 months before we used due to the fact we kept our new son in our bedroom and once we moved him to his room, tried to use for a month. We have spent $1000's at Babies R Us over the years and no credit allowed period. This is a bad product, please avoid.Customer Review: Great monitor
Summary: 5 Stars
I have two of these monitors (silver and pink) and they are great. I love the video, especially since my twins tend to wake up quietly. It's great to be able to check if they are simply rolling over or are standing up waiting for me to get them without having to open the door.
Important to note, if you want to watch two children in two different rooms, you need two complete monitor systems. This is because the handheld monitor can only monitor one camera at a time. You would only be able to hear/see one child at a time, and unless you wanted to spend all night switching between the two cameras, you need one monitor for each room.
If you want to watch one child in two different rooms, you just need to get an extra camera. Super simple to add a camera; just set one to A and the other to B. The handheld monitor is set to whichever camera you want to watch.
I have noticed that the pink camera seems to be "zoomed in" compared to the silver camera. By this I mean that the pink camera gives me a close-up view and the silver camera is more like a wide angle view. It's not good or bad, just something that I noticed.
Here's a quick run down on the monitor.
Pluses:
-- Good video even in little or no light: We tested this in daylight as well as in a dark room with and without a nightlight. The video was very clear and crisp regardless of ambient light.
-- Easy set-up: It was very easy to set up the camera. I have them sitting on shelves (with the cord out of reach of my twins) rather than mounted on the wall. It means that I can move them from room to room as needed.
-- Long battery life: I have the monitors on and plugged in over night (about 8 hours) and the charge will last all day (about 5-6 hours of actual usage). Of course, the battery last as long if you check the video frequently.
Quirks:
-- Background hum: There is a hum in the background that can be annoying, but it doesn't ever obscure the audio. The mic is very sensitive and you don't have to turn the audio up very much to hear your child well, which means that the hum is very soft.
-- No volume markings: I found this annoying because the on/off dial is the same as the volume dial. You have to re-find your volume setting every time, and if your child is quiet, it can be hard to tell if you have it set loud enough. The way to get around this is to take a marker and mark the dial at your preferred volume setting.
-- Handheld interference: If you have two handheld monitors, they can cause interference. All you have to do, though, is turn them to different angles until the interference stops.
-- Camera interference: Once in a great while there will be interference between cameras, where you can see a faint ghost image of the other video. If you don't need both cameras on at the same time, turn off the one you're not using. If you need both on, as in my case, simply flipping the handheld switch between A and B once or twice will remove the interference.
Overall, this is a great video monitor system and I am so glad that I got it.
Customer Review: best baby monitor
Summary: 5 Stars
My daughter-in-law just got this monitor for us, grandparents, to use when our grandson is sleeping over as his crib is downstairs from our upstairs living area. NO interference even with all of our computers, ipods, etc.! Excellent visual image! Get rechargeable batteries and you're set with this monitor!