I'm thinking about getting this as a baby monitor, anyone use it for something similar? It does let you watch and listen in real time?
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we used them as outside cameras. Worked good. Inside, would give you even better clarity. What I didn't like was that the app for the mobile phone was no good. Could have been my phone. As a baby monitor, great.
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Yes you can watch in real time and you will record sound but only one camera at a time. So if you move from room to room you will have to switch camera feeds from camera 1 to camera two if you want audio. I have 4 cameras working at once but no sound unless I switch to a single camera view.
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Probably look odd in your home. It won't be as loud as a baby monitor but I guess it would work. Cameras and monitor require you to plug them in so you can't carry it with you.
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Yes it does let you watch and listen in real time. The church I used to work for used it as a monitor for their childrens daycare during services - it worked very well for that. They had plans to expand it to the children being able to watch the services.
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Definitely doesn't work 100% of the time. There are frequent hiccups, but its generally tolerable. It 100% does not operate in real time. There is usually a 4-7 second delay. I didn't think it was the biggest deal at first, but I wanted the monitor in order to hear my baby's SIDS monitor. So it wasn't great for that. I bought an audio monitor that works in real time.
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jesSc hi, just received my baby monitor and to answer you're question its seems perty good for a baby monitor. its well worth it.
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Hello! I have not open the monitor box yet, my baby will be born until september, so I will use it until then, even though I have another summers monitor already for my other baby and it does not go to sleep mode at any time, you can watch and hear the baby all the time while the monitor is turned on... I hope to be helpful...
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There is a free app that will allow you to view the monitor over the internet. It is choppier for me, but it works:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/babyping+/id568353841?mt=8
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Yes - the video is still visible. You can also turn the screen off and just listen to audio. This is a great baby monitor - I would buy it again.Addendum: we ended up buying another one of these monitors and after just a few months use neither unit works anymore. The product I bought on Amazon has no audio - we had to buy an audio monitor to substitute for the malfunctioning unit. The warranty process to return the defective unit is incredibly tidious and with significant delay. After spending more money to buy a audio monitor and paying for shipping this unit back to the manufacturer I no longer recommend this monitor - all in all its not worth the money or time Yes - the video is still visible. You can also turn the screen off and just listen to audio. This is a great baby monitor - I would buy it again.Addendum: we ended up buying another one of these monitors and after just a few months use neither unit works anymore. The product I bought on Amazon has no audio - we had to buy an audio monitor to substitute for the malfunctioning unit. The warranty process to return the defective unit is incredibly tidious and with significant delay. After spending more money to buy a audio monitor and paying for shipping this unit back to the... » Read More Yes - the video is still visible. You can also turn the screen off and just listen to audio. This is a great baby monitor - I would buy it again.Addendum: we ended up buying another one of these monitors and after just a few months use neither unit works anymore. The product I bought on Amazon has no audio - we had to buy an audio monitor to substitute for the malfunctioning unit. The warranty process to return the defective unit is incredibly tidious and with significant delay. After spending more money to buy a audio monitor and paying for shipping this unit back to the manufacturer I no longer recommend this monitor - all in all its not worth the money or time « Show Less
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Yes. We are using it to monitor our puppies. Works great. Even in black and white night vision mode. The two way audio is great too. Obviously you'd need to keep the app open all the time to use as a real time baby monitor. We use it for quick checks of the puppies when we are at home or away. Only complaint, it only allows one person to log into the app at a time.
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Thats what we are using it for. The audio is excellent. You can also talk back to the room. You can set it up locally on your home network. I have a dyndns (free) account also so I can monitor the sitter if we're out to dinner. I'm using the Foscam Pro app on my iPhone. It's the best one i've tried.
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No, but it would work perfectly fine other than not having audio. So if you just want to view, it would work. Most baby monitors would be wireless and let you carry around something that has audio / video. With this system, you'd have to wire the camera to the room, only have video, but can watch the video on a mobile device.
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All you have to do is hit the talk button and they can hear you. And they just talk. It's a baby monitor. Lol. Great monitor by the way for the money.
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Hi, The Hero is the newest model. I am not certain that much, if anything has changed in features, except possibly this. I believe one of the features is that if the monitor has to vibrate to stimulate the baby more than twice within a short period of time the alarm will go off even if the baby is breathing. I did a good bit of research before buying the monitor and I couldn't find that feature with the halo. It may be the same, but I couldn't find the feature listed in its description. We have been using the monitor for two months now and love it. We did have one false alarm after changing the brand of diapers we were using. The diapers became looser as they got wetter through the night. What I discovered though due to that heart stopping incident is that the alarm worked even though the baby was swinging. (early on we needed to swing her at times to get her to sleep) Since the monitor is a motion detector I did not think it would work properly while the child was in motion, but it did.
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I've never used this feature, but to answer you question my husband turned on the music. Apparently each of the 5 songs plays for about 30 seconds and then plays again,and again, and again for approximately 20 minutes. You select which song you want to play. I hope this answers your question. The monitor is really a sanity saver because it lets me do some things while the baby sleeps. One more thing, don't expect to see anything on the screen in bright sunshine. It is completely washed out in that kind of light, but well worth having outside because you can hear the baby when he wakes up. I wouldn't be without it. I've never used this feature, but to answer you question my husband turned on the music. Apparently each of the 5 songs plays for about 30 seconds and then plays again,and again, and again for approximately 20 minutes. You select which song you want to play. I hope this answers your question. The monitor is really a sanity saver because it lets me do some things while the baby sleeps. One more thing, don't expect to see anything on the screen in bright sunshine. It is completely washed out in that kind of light, but well worth having outside because you can hear the baby when he wakes up. I... » Read More I've never used this feature, but to answer you question my husband turned on the music. Apparently each of the 5 songs plays for about 30 seconds and then plays again,and again, and again for approximately 20 minutes. You select which song you want to play. I hope this answers your question. The monitor is really a sanity saver because it lets me do some things while the baby sleeps. One more thing, don't expect to see anything on the screen in bright sunshine. It is completely washed out in that kind of light, but well worth having outside because you can hear the baby when he wakes up. I wouldn't be without it. « Show Less
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You can hear the baby as well as see him/her. I have tried this and another monitor from this company and was very dissatisfied. I currently use the Motorola video monitor made for babies r us and aside from a battery charging problem I love it. The main reason I love it is you can move the camera around to see the baby(especially when they start moving around the crib) from the monitor. Good luck!
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No, it doesn't work as a monitor as it a push to talk radio. If you just want to listen to what is going on in the barn, I would suggest a baby monitor. The transmitted unit would be set up in the barn and the receiver unit in the house to be able to listen to goings on in your barn.
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The sound is great on the monitor. It's really efficient and a strong signal. I really like this monitor. Just like any ongoing app on your phone it will drain your battery but not any more than normal. What i do is use my tablet with the app running while it's plugged in. But if you're just having it on while baby sleeps it won't drain your battery much. It depends on your phone too but I've never had any issues.
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I have a separate video monitor that connects to my phone. What I like about having it separate is that I'm not obsessively checking the video. If I hear a noise, I can pull up the video to see what's going on. Also, what's cool about these is that you can set sensitivity level so if your baby is a "loud sleeper" you can set it to lower sensitivity to only pick up when baby is actually crying rather than normal baby noises.
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It is safe to use as a baby monitor, but i found a lot of issues with it as a baby monitor. You either have to keep your ipad/iphone on all the time or not be alerted when your baby is making noise. The iphone alerts are notifications - it does not turn on the screen the way other baby monitors do. In addition, the lights around the camera are fairly bright in a dark nursery - can be very distracting. We also had a lot of issues with our idevices staying connected to the camera. It would have to "reload" a lot. Needless to say, we got a traditional video baby monitor instead and have been happier. It is safe to use as a baby monitor, but i found a lot of issues with it as a baby monitor. You either have to keep your ipad/iphone on all the time or not be alerted when your baby is making noise. The iphone alerts are notifications - it does not turn on the screen the way other baby monitors do. In addition, the lights around the camera are fairly bright in a dark nursery - can be very distracting. We also had a lot of issues with our idevices staying connected to the camera. It would have to "reload" a lot. Needless to say, we got a traditional video baby monitor instead and... » Read More It is safe to use as a baby monitor, but i found a lot of issues with it as a baby monitor. You either have to keep your ipad/iphone on all the time or not be alerted when your baby is making noise. The iphone alerts are notifications - it does not turn on the screen the way other baby monitors do. In addition, the lights around the camera are fairly bright in a dark nursery - can be very distracting. We also had a lot of issues with our idevices staying connected to the camera. It would have to "reload" a lot. Needless to say, we got a traditional video baby monitor instead and have been happier. « Show Less