4UCAM Handheld 2.5" Video Color Baby Monitor 2.4GHz Wireless Camera Daisy-(Day & Night) (Video & Audio) Infant Nursery Monitor by 4UCam
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Digital camera reviews of 4UCAM Handheld 2.5" Video Color Baby Monitor 2.4GHz Wireless Camera Daisy-(Day & Night) (Video & Audio) Infant Nursery Monitor
Digital camera Review: Weak signal among other issues
Summary: 2 Stars
We purchased this monitor based off of some word of mouth recommendations and against my better judgement after reading online reviews. Unfortunately the online reviews were right. We don't have a large house but the signal did not reach from our upstairs to our downstairs area and the monitor kept freezing up. This was the biggest issue and if it had a strong signal I could have looked past other issues but once we realized it wasn't going to work for us we started noticing other things we didn't like about it. One issue is that in order for the sound to work, the monitor screen needs to be on. I don't want a bright monitor screen glowing all night but would like the option for just sound. Also, the lights on the camera did seem to be very sensitive to movement and would go on randomly in my daughter's room. The concept of this monitor is great but unfortunately it just didn't meet our needs.Digital camera Review: Why it's your best option.
Summary: 5 Stars
After six months of using the 4ucam ... it's clear to me that it was the best thing to buy. I'm not saying that it's the best quality product but it does more than everything that you want and at a reasonable price. Yes the sound quality is poor but sound is not that important. Here's what I mean.
First, forget about sound only monitors ... they're useless after your baby starts waking up without crying. But more importantly, you want to see her wake up and get to her before she start to cry. Why would you want your baby to cry every time she finishes a nap. .. or leave her alone in the dark until she starts to cry. 4ucam has great night vision.. excellent.
The screen is relatively big compared to other monitors but it's still too small to easily see her stir and about to wake. We connect the monitor to our TV using the adapter. We love watching her sleep while we read or surf on our laptops. We can easily see her start to wake up on our large TV screen ... and we're there to greet her the moment she rises. Priceless.
Rechargeable battery is a must because we have the monitor on every time she naps and most of every evening.
And yes, the touch sensitive light switch is cr#p but not a big deal. Takes a few extra seconds to get the light on or off. The same stem used to switch on the light holds the camera and is flexible and comes with a good clamp... this turned out to be surprisingly useful whether she sleeps in the crib or on our bed. You can direct the camera to her face really easily and makes watching the baby sleep that much nicer.
And finally the camera is decorative (duh!) and looks better than anything else on the market.
Digital camera Review: Works great but only on adjacent rooms...
Summary: 2 Stars
Pros:
- Good picture quality, even in the dark.
- Nice design of camera, which allows it to placed almost anywhere.
- Video unit is quite small.
- Allows up to 4 cameras.
Cons:
- Reception is terrible. Will only work on adjacent rooms. For distances greater than a few yards there is so much noise and interference that the device is unusable. I've tried turning off my wireless router and phone to see if they were affecting the camera, but the reception was still awful.
- Battery life of video unit is of only 2 to 3 hours, but this is acceptable because you can always use the power cord for longer periods.
Conclusion:
DO NOT BUY unless you plan to use it for very short distances.
Digital camera Review: good for video
Summary: 4 Stars
Love the video quality, but the audio get so much interference starting at about 15 feet away. Put a wall or two in between and you can't hear anything but static. The night video is awesome and It is easily clipped anywhere. Over all I am happy with this product.Digital camera Review: i was expecting more for the price!!
Summary: 2 Stars
So I am in general happy with a picture, sound and battery charge.
What I am really dissapointed about is the fact that the cameras has to be alway on a DC power plug. I planed to put in outsite on a pushchair when baby sleeps in a garden.
I cannot!
What is really annoing is also that the monitor is alway on ? Why ? when there is no movement there is no need! You can save the battery, with monitor ON all the time batter gets flat in few hours.
I also expected that you can permanetly turn off the IR or night light but fine.
I am also suprised not to see switches on a DC power cord. Why does it needs to be on power all the time... Energy people!!! save energy.
I dont know who designed this but I need workarround how to plug it to external battery to run in without adaptor, can anybody help ? please ?
I would appreciate it.
thank you
marian.