Child Monitoring and Security Information Archive 2019 - 2.05.36
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The Baby Delight monitor is unique in that it both comes with a tablet and doesn't have an app at all; you watch it through the included tablet, but there's no way to monitor it with your own mobile device.
Bottom Line: The VTech VM991 Safe & Sound Baby Monitor delivers sharp HD video and will record a clip when your infant moves, but its Wi-Fi connectivity is inconsistent and its audio quality could be better.
One of the best features of this video baby monitor has nothing to do with the camera itself. Instead, it's the Amazon Echo-like speaker that comes included in the Project Nursery Smart Baby Monitor bundle. That speaker taps into the Alexa voice-powered assistant to let you control the camera with just your voice. Using the speaker, you can tell the Project Nursery camera to pan and tilt, play a lullaby, check the temperature in the nursery and more. You can do all this from any room that has an Alexa-powered speaker, so that you don't need to enter the nursery and risk waking up your sleeping baby. If you already own an Echo speaker, Project Nursery sells the Alexa-enabled camera on its own. Speaking of the camera, it produces sharp pictures, even though resolution tops out at 720p. A microSD card slot lets you record video and capture still images. You'll need to juggle multiple apps to operate both the camera and voice controls, but this is a great addition to any home that relies on Alexa to help with household tasks.
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With a dedicated baby monitor, push-to-talk capabilities will usually be integrated, as well as the ability to record and share still images and video clips (even if some monitors require a subscription to do so). Baby video monitors will also usually have built-in music files that you can play to soothe your child. Just the ability to pan and tilt the camera — the Nest has a fixed 130-degree wide-angle perspective — means you can follow your kids wherever they scamper.
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We situated each monitor at an elevated position in a child's room. Units with dedicated handheld viewers were tested from 12, 20 and 35 feet away. For baby monitors that offered Wi-Fi connectivity, we connected them to a home Wi-Fi network. We tested all built-in features such as pan and zoom, motion and sound detection, temperature and humidity sensors, and sleep timers. We also took note of how easy the interfaces were on both handheld viewers and streaming apps. Ease of setup and installation factored heavily into our ratings, including whether an account needed to be created and if there were any extra subscription fees necessary. Each unit had cords protruding out of its back, so design wasn't much of a factor in my choice, though parents should take care to keep dangling cords and wires away from their children's reach when setting up a monitor.
From a pure imaging standpoint, night vision is vital for watching your baby sleep from another room, and is standard for most baby monitors. Motorized pan and tilt (which lets you swivel the camera from afar) isn't quite as common, but is very welcome if you have a toddler and want to scan an entire room. High-definition is a nice plus, but you don't need the highest-resolution sensor to keep tabs on your baby—most of the monitors we test use 720p cameras rather than 1080p.