We have night nursing for our child. Would the lights be too bright and wake child if we used as nanny cam? Want to make sure nurse not sleeping etc
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No the lights are not bright. They utilize infrared light sources and have CMOS detectors sensitive to that spectrum. In laymen's terms its night vision. The light that is emanated and used to image is virtually imperceptible to the Human Eye. Human eyes are more sensitive at night but will most likely only pick up a very faint light at the source but will not be able to detect an ambient reflection created by that source. All in all it should work fine as a nanny cam.
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I'm looking for this for a "granny" monitor - to watch (with his very informed permission) my 95 year old Dad who is living alone 3,000 miles away. I almost exclusively want to be able to check on him at night to make sure he's in bed, not lying on the floor! He keeps a probably 40-60 watt lamp on in the bedroom, so it is low light, not no light, and definitely more than a nightlight illumination. Would this camera work for that? thanks for any info, opinions.-- Amy
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It would be about as much as a nightlight. Except the light is not concentrated to a small area of the wall that it is plugged into. The turtle projects small stars over the ceiling, a much broader space. The orange light is quite delicate so you do not have to worry about it being to bright in the room if that is a concern. The blue and green are more bright. I usually have it slowly fade into each color and my now 9 month old daughter loves it. If you prefer one constant color it has that capability as well. I hope this helps!
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I think any so long as they have a camera, make sure there is plenty of light when you place on camera otherwise it won't see it. I thought ours was broken, I tried the next day in natural light and worked fine.
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Sure, it's like leaving any light on. Don't think about it much. I've had no problems at 18 hours a day for months at a time. It's a nice little unit.
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The light will not come on automatically. It will come on whenever you have a webcam application open. If the light is on and you do not have an application open, that would be an issue.
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Yes it would do nicely as a nanny cam. You can schedule it to take photos or record video on motion, sound, or both. You will need a storage device however for this if you wanted to record. Otherwise you can use it as a webcam to check in anytime you desire.
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yes the night lite is a 4 watt light. and it can operate be sensor movement. but my electrician accidentally wired it so that the fan goes on with movement and the night light operates by wall swithch. Just be mindful of the potential. Not a problem for me but might be for others.
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Yes, it has a nightlight that can shine on the baby, up toward the ceiling, or both. I've found it is really useful when you just need to peek on baby and make sure all is well. I was doing this at least twice a night at first lol. It also helps with diaper changes without waking baby.
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I simple night light will give all the light the cam needs to give a picture. You can even get a Mr. Beams motion activated light on Amazon. They are in a weatherproof housing and run on 3 d-cell batteries for $20. I mounted one on my dock last September. It still lights up bright, only at night, And is on the original set of batteries.
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I don't consider it to be too bright. It casts a lot of light behind and up the wall it's plugged into, but just a soft glow away from the wall. It's in our three year old's room after going his first two years with just a very dim blue light, and it doesn't bother him at all. You mentioned a small nursery; our room in about 10ft X 12ft.
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Daytime photos/video are great. However, night time would be a problem...the quality is not good.... I would not recommend it for that purpose.....hope I helped answer your concerns...
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Yes, there is a dim green light that is on whenever the camera is turned on. It is not very bright and does not disrupt the baby or toddlers sleep. We love it and my sister who has a 22 month old wishes she got it.
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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
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It is not bright, soft mellow glow. Depending on how bright you want it, you will need multiples. We use it near our front door as a "nightlight" when our kids are out later than we are so they can see when they come in.
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I have accidentally left it on over night and there was no problem with overheating, when I noticed it the next afternoon. The globe is very thin and fragile and will break in to many small sharp pieces if struck, so I don't think it is appropriate as a night light for a child.