The night vision works very well. The camera contains 9 infrared lights. In the dark, you can actually see it glowing red, but it is pretty dim (the green power LED is brighter); hopefully, that's not something that would scare the baby at night. You can see the actual infrared lights during the video I've uploaded, but it is actually not that bright; that is how the digital camera sees it -- not to the human eye. But from the video, you can just get an idea of how much infrared lights are in there. According to Levana, the infrared lights are 100% safe to the baby.
There is a VOX (Voice Operated eXchange) feature, which allows the monitor to be off and only turns on when there is sound detected (for example when the baby starts crying) on the camera. This is a nice feature, but it would have been nice to be able to adjust the sound sensitivity to even detect lower sounds.
The monitor comes with a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. According to Levana, it takes 3 hours to fully charge; blue LED means it is charging and when it goes off, it means fully charged. The camera requires four AAA batteries (not included) if you don't connect it to an AC adapter. Levana claims the camera can operate for 4.5 continuous hours with AAA batteries. (and about half if you use the night light) So obviously, it's best to have an outlet nearby the camera to use the AC instead or be sure to buy some rechargeable AAA batteries.
On the left side of the monitor, it has a PLAY/STOP, NEXT, and VOX button.
On the right side of the monitor, it has ON/OFF dial (which also controls the volume), and BRIGHTNESS UP/DOWN button above it. The power adapter jack is also on the right side bottom.
Below the LCD screen, it shows the POWER/LINK/VOX/MUSIC indicator; there's also an audio level indicator between them with green LEDs. And of course, there's the speaker below it.
That's all it is. It is really basic and simple.
* Takes about 3 seconds for the monitor to turn on
* There's four levels of brightness.
* 3 lullabies can be played on the camera. You can play/stop/next from the monitor.
* There is a Night Light switch on the camera, which just turns on three star-shaped lights on the camera.
* The camera comes with two mounts. One is for clamping on a crib and the other is a magnetic cradle. The cradle is actually pretty nice, which will allow you to rotate the camera in many directions freely with ease.
Careful with the magnetic cradle! The magnet is pretty strong, so you'll want to keep sensitive electronics, especially hard drives away from it.
Sure, in today's HD world, it'd be nice to have everything in great quality. However, higher quality videos will obviously take higher bandwidth to transmit and more battery power. The video quality is pretty much what one would expect with low-end/average webcam. It's not horrible, but you have to be realistic. Overall, it's decent since you can still tell what you're looking at.
Pros:
- Good range for around the house (100-150ft)
- Have not lost any reception.
- Design is fit for a baby's room.
- Pretty close to real-time (about approx 0.5 second delay - not a major big deal)
- Night Vision works great.
- Night light
- Monitor can be clipped on to your belt or as a stand
- Comes with two AC adapters for powering camera or charging monitor
- Basic, very simple to use.
Cons
- No color adjustments; you get what you get. (webcam quality)
- Could use wider lens to see surroundings. (perhaps have an add-on to attach easily to screw on to the lens)
- There should be a button on the monitor to turn on/off the night light.
- The camera could use rechargeable lithium batteries like the monitor.
- Should be able to adjust sound sensitivity for VOX
- Would be really nice to have an automatic panning/zooming capability
- Sound can echo.
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