Best Audio Baby Monitor
Pros: great range and clarity, no interference guarantee, lots of features, automatically finds clear channel
Cons: volume could be louder, rechargeable battery discharges faster than advertised
045625006716
Philips
120 (automatic selection)
330 meters
Sensitivity
Out of range, low battery
DECT
Rechargeable batteries
DECT, data encryption
Interference free guarantee, two-year warranty
SCD510
Belt clip
Adjustable sound, sound level lights
Talk back feature, soft-glow nightlight
Audio Monitor
*Est. $120
N/A
Best Video Baby Monitor
Pros: remote pan, tilt and zoom, large screen with great image quality, easy and intuitive to use, touchscreen interface
Cons: no voice activation feature, lower range than other monitors
012914020005
Summer Infant
N/A
400 feet
Touchscreen menu controls remote pan/scan/zoom feature, brightness and camera options, one-touch video on/off button
N/A
N/A
10-hour rechargeable battery, battery pack for camera
Digital
One-year warranty
02000Z
Ability to add 3 additional cameras
LED sound lights
Talk back, recharging base for parent unit, belt clip/flip stand
Video Monitor
*Est. $260
3.5-inch color LCD screen with automatic black & white night vision
Best Movement Monitor
Pros: includes sound and movement monitoring, excellent sound range, many added features
Cons: time-consuming setup, false alarms possible due to roll-offs, our Analysis
045625004743
Angelcare
8
820 feet open field; 262 feet indoors
Microphone sensitivity, motion sensor sensitivity, voice activation or continuous sound reception
Low battery
2.4GHz
4 AAA rechargeable batteries or AC adapter power
927 MHz transmission
One-year warranty
AC401-2PKIT
Additional sensor pad, additional parent unit
Alarm, vibration, sound lights, Tic to indicate baby's movements
Night light, temperature monitoring, pager, belt clip on parent unit
Sound and Motion Monitor
*Est. $130
N/A
Best Smartphone Compatible Baby Monitor
Pros: streams directly to an Apple iDevice, very slight image delay, a plethora of features
Cons: no android app, base may interfere with image, may lose Wi-Fi connection
3700546700019
Withings
N/A
Unlimited
4X zoom, pan-tilt-zoom
Detects movement and noises; adjustable alert levels for noise, movement, temperature and humidity; sends alerts via Apple Push Notification; alert logs accessible via the With Baby application
Wi-Fi hotspot, wired Ethernet, Bluetooth
Rechargeable Li-ion battery
iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3rd generation, iPod touch 3rd generation, iPod touch 4th generation or iPod touch 5th generation; iOS 4 or higher
One-year warranty
70001901
Carry case, support stand, 3 local power adapters
Dual input microphone, 16 bit sound sampling at 44.1 kHz, AAC 32 kbit/s encoding
Temperature/humidity monitor, talk back to baby, lullabies, night lights
Audio/Video/Smartphone
*Est. $300
N/A