Whether you’re a new parent, single parent, busy parent and/or any other type of parent, baby monitors are life-savers for reducing stress and helping you multitask or rest, while they act as a second pair of protective eyes to keep your baby safe and sound. Here are 5 choices for convenient peace-of-mind bringers to look out for in 2019.
1. Motorola Focus MBP85
This helpful device turns any compatible smartphone, tablet, or computer into a fully functional video baby monitor with effortless setup. The camera is accessed and controlled remotely via the secure Hubble app. Monitor your baby by streaming in real-time HD (720p) video, with unwavering quality in motion, sound and temperature detection, no matter where you are. With Hubble’s optional Cloud Video Recording (CVR) service, you can save all of the footage as it happens to the cloud, accessible at any time through your compatible device and dependant on your plan.
Features:
- Wi-Fi wireless connectivity on compatible tablets, smartphones and computers
- Remote HD (720p) streaming (on devices compatible of 720p viewing)
- Sound, motion and temperature notifications with LED indicator
- Free in-app video recording and image snapshot
- Remote pan, tilt and zoom with two-way communication
- Infrared night vision
- Room temperature display with alert
2. Oricom Secure 710
One of the most popular baby monitors out there presents a large 2.4″ Colour LCD display, infrared night vision, temperature monitoring and is multi-camera capable, so you can connect up to four cameras and keep an attentive eye on your baby from anywhere in your home. It is highly portable yet maintains pristine quality across all aspects of picture and sound.
Features:
- 2.4” colour LCD display
- Room temperature monitor
- Parent talk back
- 5 soothing lullabies
- Vibrating alert
- Digital pan, tilt and zoon
- Baby friendly night vision
- Soft comforting night light
- High quality frame rate (25fps)
- Multi-camera capable (up to 4 monitoring units)
- Wall mountable
- Digital volume control
- Sound sensor lights
- Out of range / low battery warning on monitor
- Power failure battery back up
- Up to 8 hours battery life (with VOX turned on)
3. Oricom Secure 520
Named as one of the easiest baby monitors to use in many forums, Oricom Secure 520 offers great parent-baby benefits, including a mesmerising starry night lightshow, using its ceiling projection feature. While your baby is kept entertained by this and other features like lullabies, parents’ lives are made easier with feeding time alarms, a torch and an adjustable night-light.
Features:
- Room temperature monitoring
- Soft adjustable night light
- 18 lullabies including classical, nursery rhymes, white noise, nature sounds
- Parent talk-back
- Starry night lightshow
- Vibration alert with alarm function to set feed times
- East to read blue blacklit display
- Torch
- Full adjustable digital volume control and variable mute function
- Long range connection – up to 300m with clear line of sight
- Out of range / low battery warning on monitor
4. Project Nursery Smart Baby Monitor with Alexa
Alexa will help you to never miss a moment with your precious angel! With just a simple voice command, you can ask Alexa to add items to your grocery list, play lullabies and children’s audio books, receive reminders and alerts, and much more. Alexa’s compatibility with a host of smart products makes life so much easier.
Features:
- 720p HD video streaming and Wi-Fi, use through smart device from anywhere
- Built-in Alexa voice-control tech, knows over 10,000 skills (and counting) with access to unlimited parenting information
- Alexa voice control: Camera pan/tilt/zoom movements, play lullabies and sounds, record video, photo capture, motion/sound detection, temperature readings
- Ability to control other smart home devices
- View multiple cameras, two-way communication remotely from Project Nursery app
- Infrared night vision
- 360-degree omni-directional audio
- View up to 4 cameras at once (quad view mode)
5. Project Nursery 5” HD monitor system with mini monitor
Included are two convenient video displays; the world’s smallest 3.81cm audio and video Mini Monitor is perfect for taking with you around the house to keep a constant watch on the little one, and the 12.7cm High-Definition LCD Parent Unit can be placed on your night-stand or kitchen counter to check in on the baby.
It features “Best-in-Class” battery life for extended use and is designed with a new, user-friendly interface for quick setup and ease-of-use. It’s every mother’s dream.
Features:
- 2.4 GHz static-tree digital wireless transmission
- Mini monitor battery life up to 8 hours, parent unit up to 16 hours, sound activated power saving mode
- Range up to 243 metres with clear line of sight
- Remote pan/tilt/zoom camera
- Room temperature sensor and infrared night vision
- Two-way audio intercom – Play lullabies and white noise
- Record video and snap photos (requires SD card)
- View up to 4 cameras at once (quad view mode)