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Summer Infant Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
For parents looking for the best in handheld color video monitors, this one is it. It's not only 100% digital, providing a clear and secure transmission, but it looks and works great, and has a 2.5" color display screen with pan, scan and zoom camera options to get the best view of baby. It features LED sound lights to see and hear baby's every sound, plus one-touch video on/off for night time convenience. System has up to a 350-foot range with superior clarity, and includes a belt clip and flip stand on handheld unit, plus a rechargeable battery for up to 10 hours of continuous use. One-year limited warranty. Model # 02640. For ages birth and up. Best View Monitor Extra Camera sold separately.
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8 / 9(89%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
Review 1 for Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
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LilysMom
from MA
Parental Status: Parent
Number of Children: 1
Would you recommend? Yes
Keeping a close eye on the little one!
Date:January 7, 2011
I should start by saying that I love this monitor!! This is one of my favorite baby purchases we have made! I knew when looking for monitors for my daughter that I wanted a video monitor. I registered at another well known baby store and they didn’t carry this monitor. However, Buy Buy Baby opened up in our area shortly after I registered at the other well known baby store so I decided to check out the store. One of my first stops in the store was to look at the monitors and this monitor was on display. When it was on display, I really liked that the monitor was on so I could play with it and I was able to see how you could zoom in and control the camera from the hand held unit. Just having this experience in the store is what sold me on wanting this monitor. So, I removed the monitor I had registered for at the other baby store and bought this monitor!
I am pleased to say that I am just as happy with this monitor having used it for the past 5 months as I was the day that I took it for a “test drive” in the store. We began putting our daughter in her crib when she was just shy of two months old. I was really nervous to have her just two rooms away from me but this monitor completely eased my fears. First, I loved that I could zoom right up onto her face and see her very clearly. I also loved that I could easily see if she was awake or asleep without having to get up to check on her (my baby is a very noisy sleeper!). Another great feature is the ability to move the camera (pan and tilt) from the handheld unit. Since I always keep the image zoomed in to my daughter’s face it doesn’t take much movement from her to not have a good view of her. She wiggles constantly in her sleep! But, with this monitor I am able to easily adjust the camera so I can clearly see her. I just love that I can always keep my eye on her without going into her room and adjusting the camera or waking her up.
I can’t say I have come across any real cons for us. We live in a fairly congested area and I haven’t had issues picking up static or any other monitors (I know our next door neighbor has a baby also). Also, the range seems pretty good. Our daughter’s bedroom is on the second floor and I have no issues when I am down in the basement. I do have to say that the battery on the handheld unit seems to go pretty quickly (especially if you keep the display on often). But, if you keep the handheld unit plugged in and only unplug it as needed you won’t have issues.
Overall, I love this monitor! I plan on using this as my daughter gets older in her playroom…and plan on using it for future children. Of all the monitors out there…this is the one I recommend because you have the ability to pan and zoom!
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Review 2 for Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
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NewMomofBoy
from Bergen County, NJ
Parental Status: Parent
Number of Children: 1
Would you recommend? Yes
A Must-Have Item
Date:December 5, 2010
This is a must-have item for a first-time mom. It has great visibility and sound. A video monitor is by far better than a simple audio monitor in that it provides you with more comfort to check on your baby's position and placement in the crib, swing, etc. I like the night vision and the fact that the handheld has a battery-saving function by shutting off the video after a certain period (but can be reactivated by a push of a button). I joked with family and friends that this is my new "toy" because it is one of my favorite new baby items.
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Review 3 for Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
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Christine
from Stamford, CT
Parental Status: Parent
Number of Children: 1
Would you recommend? Yes
Works really well - even the night vision
Date:April 30, 2010
We have a 3 floor house with the nursery on the top floor. The range on the monitor allows us to get full reception even on the bottom floor. The night vision was impressive too - looks like a clear black & white picture. Audio is good and I especially like the visual light scale that lights up with the loudness of the noise so even with the sound turned off, I can still tell how loud the noises are.
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Review 4 for Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
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Dinky
from New York, NY
Parental Status: Parent
Number of Children: 1
Would you recommend? Yes
Seen but not always heard
Date:April 22, 2010
Pro: We use this monitor for our two month old in a crowded apartment building in New York. The video is great, both day and night, which is what we got it for. We never pick up any other signal or have interference from another apartment. You can clearly see what baby is up to. The zoom and pan is also great. We are getting our son used to his new crib so sometimes he is in the bassinet and sometimes in the crib or falls asleep in his bouncer. I don't have to remember to move the camera. I just pan around the room until I see him.
Con: The microphone on this thing is very sensitive so you will pick up the sound of whatever is closest to it. For us its a clock on the same shelf as the camera. Because the baby is further away from the camera it does not pick up anything much below a real cry. As most parents figure out: if the kid is upset enough you can hear him without a monitor. We got the monitor so that we could check on him before he melts down. Also, if you live in the city there is lots of other noise. When we open the windows on a nice day, we hear the street traffic on the monitor too, causing a false alarm when a truck goes by. Also, with heavy video use, battery life is ok on the monitor, but could be better. I charge it every night, at least.
Con: The microphone on this thing is very sensitive so you will pick up the sound of whatever is closest to it. For us its a clock on the same shelf as the camera. Because the baby is further away from the camera it does not pick up anything much below a real cry. As most parents figure out: if the kid is upset enough you can hear him without a monitor. We got the monitor so that we could check on him before he melts down. Also, if you live in the city there is lots of other noise. When we open the windows on a nice day, we hear the street traffic on the monitor too, causing a false alarm when a truck goes by. Also, with heavy video use, battery life is ok on the monitor, but could be better. I charge it every night, at least.
Overall: If you want to see your baby with ease, for example to see if he is asleep yet, or if he pulled his hat onto his face (which our son does a lot), this is great. If you just want to hear him, there may be a better (and cheaper) option out there.
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Review 5 for Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
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Jaclyn
from Gilbert, AZ
Parental Status: Parent of Multiples
Number of Children: 2
Would you recommend? Yes
Awesome
Date:January 20, 2010
I purchased this monitor when it first came out, and I absolutely love it! I could honestly view anything in my daughters room. I wasn't sure how the "zoom" feature would work, but it is actually really good. I set it up so that it could zoom in close enough where I could see her belly moving up and down to make sure she was breathing. My only gripe about this monitor is that the battery life on it isn't very good. After about six months the monitor would die on me very fast. My daughter is almost ten months now, and I always have to have this monitor plugged in, which now defeatst he purpose of why I got it, for the wireless feature. I am being told that Summer is an AMAZING company, and they will replace your item if something is wrong with it. I just haven't had time to actually call. But I will soon!
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Review 6 for Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
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Amber
from MI
Parental Status: Parent
Number of Children: 1
Would you recommend? Yes
We love it!
Date:December 30, 2009
We would highly recommend this product. The pan/zoom feature is like none other that we've found. It helps us when our son moves around in the crib. We have the camera mounted to the wall in his room and we've had no problem with it. The range is not as long as the package indicates but it reaches all through our house and most of our yard outside.
I would also recommend purchasing a Summer product even if not this one. I dropped the monitor and the on/off button broke completely off. I called Summer directly and they were able to tell that I had purchased it within the last year (without a receipt) and they sent me a brand new one with minimal questions asked. I was very relieved to find this out!
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Review 7 for Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
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Drmom
from Santa Barbara, CA
Parental Status: Parent
Number of Children: 1
Would you recommend? Yes
We love it!
Date:December 29, 2009
We love this product so much we recommend it all the time to family and friends. We have no cross interference and the picture is very clear. We have no complaints. Also the customer service at Summer Infant was first class when we had questions.
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Review 8 for Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
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Jake
from NC
Parental Status: Parent of Multiples
Number of Children: 2
Would you recommend? No
Nice Idea Poor Execution
Date:December 28, 2009
This monitor has major flaws. The first and ultimate reason we returned it was the fact that it would not stay connected with the camera...displaying without any visual or audio warning (Out of Range) and freezing up. This happened when we were right in front of the camera or in another room. We called Summer and they said that it could be our wireless router and they emailed a copy of the channels that it runs on and simply instructed us to change our wireless channel. Before attempting this and risking messing up our internet connection, I simply unplugged the router and turned off our laptops. Still experienced the same problem and once again called back only this time I was told to remove and reinsert the battery and turn the monitor back on. Sounds simple enough except for the fact you have to unscrew the back to do this. (can you imagine doing this in the middle of the night). This corrected the problem for only a few minutes. Once I turned the monitor off and on again the problem persisted. Another issue is the fact that the sound is not clear, (especially compared to similarly priced monitors), instead it sounds like cheap recording device playback. If you have a 2.4 ghz phone/ wireless router this may not be the monitor for you, especially given what you will need to change in order to hopefully have the thing work. Lastly and another important consideration would be the fact that if there is signal interference or if for any reason the monitor loses connection to the camera base, there is no audio notification. So if in the middle of the night something happens with your baby, unless you are within earshot you will miss it, rendering your rather expensive monitor worthless. We ultimately ended up purchasing the Safety 1st Prism Digital. So far no interference and it has an audio alert if the connection fails also the sound/ audio is far greater. It does not allow you to pan around the room however, if the babies are out of the crib I would be checking on them regardless.
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Review 9 for Summer Infant® Best View Handheld Color Video Monitor
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LTOW
from Wylie, TX
Parental Status: Parent
Number of Children: 1
Would you recommend? Yes
Awesome
Date:December 12, 2009
We couldn't decide between the analog monitor and the digital monitor. We are glad we went with the digital one! The pan and zoom feature is great. When our son moves around the crib during the night we can remotely move the camera to check on him and zoom in. The analog monitor did not have this feature. The night vision is as clear as day. We have 2.4GHZ phones and there is no interuption to the monitor. Our sons room is about 40ft from our room on the second floor through 3 walls and the picture is still crystal clear. The analog monitor had a slightly clearer picture on the in store display than the digital, but the pan and zoom feature by far makes up for it. We would highly recommend this product.
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