| The Summer Infant Best View Color Video Baby | | | | transmission of audio and video, there is also no static |
| Monitor has all the necessary requirements that | | | | with this video baby monitor. |
| parents need, making it one of the top quality video | | | | Transmission & Interference: |
| baby monitors available. It's 100% digital technology | | | | The Best View Handheld Video Baby Monitor system |
| provides crystal clear audio and video with a secure, | | | | operates at 2.4GHz (802.11g) a common frequency for |
| private transmission up to 350 feet. The Summer | | | | many household wireless networks. The majority of |
| Infant Best View Handheld Color Monitor has a large | | | | people that use this video baby monitor system do not |
| color screen at 2.5 inches which is larger than most | | | | experience any interference or decreased |
| handheld video baby monitors. | | | | performance of other electronic devices such as |
| A very useful and unique feature of this video baby | | | | wireless router, laptop computers, iphone, wireless |
| monitor is the ability to remotely pan, scan and zoom | | | | printers, TiVo, NAS, PS3, XBox 360, Wii and cordless |
| on the camera. Parents using this digital video monitor | | | | phones. There is however, the other minority that do |
| have given it an average customer rating score of 4.5 | | | | experience interference with wireless routers (802.11g) |
| out of 5 which is simply quite outstanding. | | | | and other electronic devices. Trying 802.11n (MIMO) |
| Video Picture Quality: | | | | might solve interference issues for some people. |
| During the day the color picture quality is excellent and | | | | Other Features: |
| the black and white night vision is also very good, even | | | | Batteries: The monitor uses 3 AA rechargeable NiMh |
| in a totally black room. Black and white night vision is | | | | batteries which are included, and last up to 10 hours. If |
| standard with color monitors with infrared technology. | | | | you are running the monitor on batteries instead of AC |
| There are red lights on the front of the camera around | | | | power the screen turns off automatically to conserve |
| the lens which most people find are not too bright, | | | | battery life and you have to turn the video back on by |
| but someone has experienced these lights to flash | | | | pressing a button on the top of the monitor, the baby |
| every 5 seconds which in turn makes the vision on the | | | | monitor does not automatically turn off the video |
| monitor flash also. The majority of people do not | | | | image if it is connected to the power. |
| experience the flashing red lights on the camera and it | | | | Remote Pan and Zoom: A great feature of the 'Best |
| is presumed that those who did have either a faulty | | | | View' video baby monitor is the pan/tilt and zoom |
| camera, or the room was not dark enough for the | | | | functions. The camera has a motorised mount, it can |
| camera to distinguish between functioning in night or | | | | be turned through a wide range of motion, it's |
| day vision. | | | | controlled by a small joystick on the handheld monitor. |
| There are green lights above the camera lens and | | | | When the camera moves it's very quiet so it wont |
| soft red lights all around the camera lens that should | | | | wake up your baby, it pans about 320 degrees so you |
| not be flashing on and off. There is a green power | | | | will be able to scan most of your child's room, this is an |
| indicator light on the camera that is generally | | | | advantage to monitor the toddler who likes to get out |
| considered to be too bright, some people have | | | | of bed and play in their room. The camera can tilt |
| resolved this issue by covering it with electrical tape. | | | | upwards 90 degrees and downwards about 40 |
| Audio and Reception: | | | | degrees from horizontal. There are 2 zoom levels (not |
| The sound quality is very good, it's so sensitive you | | | | continuous as with the pan) which work quite well, it's |
| can hear your baby breathing if you want to. There | | | | nice to be able to see if your baby's eyes are open or |
| are a wide range of audio settings, from loud to quiet, | | | | closed. |
| to off. The LED lights that indicate sound from your | | | | Extra Camera: A unique feature of the 'Summer Infant |
| baby light up even when the volume is turned off, they | | | | Best View Baby Video Monitor' is that it can take up |
| also don't change based on the volume setting on the | | | | to an additional 3 camera's, making 4 in total, a great |
| parent monitor. | | | | benefit when you have more than one young child you |
| The one common complaint from parents using the | | | | want to see and hear. |
| Summer Infant Best View Handheld Baby Video | | | | Parents opinions about the Summer Infant Best View |
| Monitor is that it doesn't have a volume control knob, | | | | Color Baby Video Monitor usually run along the line of |
| but you have to enter into the menu to adjust the | | | | 'love this monitor', 'absolutely great monitor', 'fantastic |
| volume, it's very easily done but some people don't like | | | | baby video monitor', 'best video monitor I have seen', |
| this feature of the monitor. | | | | 'great buy, worth the price for peace of mind', the |
| The range is very good, the manufacturer quotes 350 | | | | consensus is that the Summer Infant Best View Color |
| feet but to expect an optimal distance for in home use | | | | Baby Video Monitor with 2.5' screen is one of the very |
| of 60 feet. Many people have used this monitor over | | | | best quality and most popular video baby monitors |
| multiple floors in their homes without any interruption in | | | | available today. |