As a baby monitor? Main concern is how good is the audio? Also can this be setup locally and used with iPhone?
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Yes on the iPhone the foscam company recommends purchasing their app- foscampro for 5.99. I've used it and it works well. I'm using our camera as a baby monitor- I'm not sure about the audio? I can hear a faint sound coming from the speaker of the camera but I think I'm going to purchase a small mic and speakers.
1771150
I had problems with the audio because you need an external microphone and my mic sucked. You need a good mic or you get a bunch of white noise. (It was too loud for me.) iPhone setup is a breeze. You just have to be techy to set up the IP address to not change.
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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.
1771152
Audio good, I have mine setup with BlackBerry playbook with my home network and works great. Don't have iPhone so not sure.
1771153
Yes and the audio is good. It is 2 way which is nice. Yes I use it with my iPhone. Frankly for the price it is a great product. I have had numerous baby monitors and this is definitely the best.
1771154
Audio quality is not as good as a real baby monitoring and depends on how close you put the monitor to your baby. I personally do not use it for audio but is great for visual. There are many apps you can purchase for your iPhone but again audio is not the best when used remotely. I have FiscamPro. I think it's the best compared to others. You can use your apps to control your camera views and many other functions.
1621219
The audio is better than the last flat screen I owned and no longer need external speakers, I do not hear well. Hope this helped.
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It's same here, there is a background static, can be loud if there are other sounds. But audio quality is pretty good, camera detects and counts every sound made by baby.
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I'm not sure what live stream or ustream is, but recently our baby monitor died and we used the video camera to link to an app on our iPhones to actively monitor our baby live as he was sleeping. Panasonic has an app that we downloaded and it worked great!
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I haven't used the regular versions but I think it should be good for a nursery. Right now I am using it as laptop speakers for my room about 12x13 ft bedroom. It also depends how much and what you're going to play on it. I usually only plug in mine for video streams and online radios on medium volume (this can be pretty loud with some distortion at maximum volume) for less than 3 hrs most of the time. For I wouldn't use these for tv speakers where you're using it for extended periods of time. The cords provided are about 2 ft long btw.
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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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I have this monitor with twins in the same room but separate cribs and only need one camera, I set in on a dresser ACROSS THE ROOM from the cribs and it can pivot to view each crib. I'd say- Buy one and see how it works in your room. I have never used it to try and see if my kids are breathing, (you could drive yourself bonkers!) and for the love of all that is good- do not position the monitors on the wall where your kids can reach the wires!
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Absolutely! I read reviews of people that did that. Once you remove the sensor pad and disconnect it from the nursery unit, it will just be a regular sound monitor. I did not keep it just for sound because I already had one just for sound. I was hoping to have something that helped me with peace of mind ...
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That is actually precisely Why I got it. It works perfectly. I have not had one issue with using it as a baby monitor yet. Even the sound is great. You only hear what you need to hear, there's no interference whatsoever. It makes a great baby monitor, and I would completely recommended for that.
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Download the free app, login and you can use it on your iPhone or iPad and see the baby wherever you are. I bought it for my sister's nursery and I can see her baby in PA from MD using the app. Really cool!
1506909
Yes you can. I have done it. However, the audio isn't amazing, but for monitoring purposes, it works fine (no loud background noise). However, you will always have to have the video on at all times as well, no way to turn it off. If your device turns off, so will the monitoring. If you use it for any serious length of time (over night baby monitoring) your phone or tablet may heat up much more than is wanted.
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yes, but my user brought his own iPod dock from home, and it's got an input he connected to his PC. The speakers aren't visible, so they must be small (which implies they're nothing special as far as audio quality). For general office use they should be fine. The monitor comes with a mini jack male-to-male audio cable.
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Sorry I don't know...unfortunately we only had to use it for about 2 months before my daddy passed away. But it was a life saver for me..no more constantly trying to listen to the baby monitor which sometimes didn't allow me to hear daddy get up. This did not fail. Worth every penny even for the short period of te it was necessary.
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YES!!! This would make a very good baby monitor. On occasion this lock button will be left on here at my house and I can hear my wife talking on the phone in her study. Hope this answers your question. Jim S.
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Baby Monitor HD by SunshineApps is the app recommended by the WiFi Baby people and works well for us. The added benefit is that if you have a technical question or issue with the monitor's function with your mobile device, the tech help guys will be very familiar with the app and easily walk you through the correct settings, etc. I'm not sure how experienced they are with other software. Anyway, I can't imagine any other app working better, although maybe some others are cheaper. The WiFi Baby recommendation was good enough for me.
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There's an iPhone app available from a 3rd party for $4.99 (but no audio). The web interface works with Safari / Chrome browsers, but no audio (at least I couldn't get it to work).
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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