I don’t own this summer infant video baby monitor, but let me write down some of the research that I done online here. I think the most useful one will be the good and bad user feedback for this video baby monitor model:
The Good:
“I definitely wanted a video monitor, because my bedroom is upstairs and the baby is downstairs. Having a video monitor is great because you can check if the baby’s awake or just squawking in his sleep before you go all the way in there. I’ve tried three: this one, the Mobi Cam, and the new Safety First version. Both the other two got constant static that caused the picture to flicker and a clicking sound to come through on the audio. This one is USUALLY static free, accept for a periodic BLARE, usually in the middle of the night. It’s pretty frustating, but I’ve now found a low enough volume level whereby the static won’t scare me out of bed when it hits but I can still hear if my son cries.
As for the other features, the “color” is pretty poor, but the night vision works fairly well. It’s very nice that it’s portable, and that you don’t HAVE to mount the camera–you can place it on a flat surface and angle it to see. I also like that when it’s unplugged, the video shuts off after a couple minutes so it doesn’t drain your battery. Then you can pop it back on (or off) with the touch of a big button on top. When it’s plugged in, the video will stay on all night, but I feel like it starts to get warm when I leave the picture on too long. I generally shut it off until he makes noise, then I turn on the picture to see what’s going on down there.
Since I’ve tried THREE video monitors, and this worked the best in my house, I thought I’d pass the research along.” – Expecting in April
The Bad:
“I had always used a traditional monitor with my older two children, but when I had our third, my mother bought this for us. She got the camera and monitor system, as well as an extra camera so I can watch both the baby’s room and my older two children, who share a room. From the start, I was highly disappointed. First of all, this is toted as a color monitor, but if you use two cameras, only one of them comes through in color. Also, the image quality is very poor and constantly interrupted by static. The monitor itself would only work for about 1 or two hours unplugged, when it says on the box it works for much longer on the battery, so I would have to move the cord around to keep it plugged in. As if this weren’t bad enough, wfter about one month of use, the video picture stopped working entirely unless it was plugged in. I could not believe that after spending about $250 on this system, it only worked for one month. When I called customer service, I was initially told that the problem could be because we were using two cameras. I found this to be ridiculous since this is marketed as being able to monitor two rooms at once, and they have no problem charging $80 for an extra camera. Eventually, I had to ship back the defective units, during which time I did not have a monitor for any of my children, including our infant, and I was sent another unit. This one does work while unplugged, but the video quality is still extremely poor, riddled with static if anyone moves in the room, and only one camera comes through as color. I wish I had saved my parents $250 and just stuck with the regular monitor!” – Melissa A. Bielawski
Summer Infant Baby’s Quiet Sounds Color Handheld Video Monitor Product Description:
Summer Infant Baby
- Handheld video baby monitor ideal for checking on baby without waking baby
- 2.5-inch LCD screen with full color picture and night vision capabilities
- 900 MHz technology for superior clarity and range; 350-foot range
- Includes flip stand and belt clip
- Recommended for babies from birth on up
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