I wanted to find a baby monitor that had an offline FHSS video screen with the option to connect to it over WiFi via a smartphone app (called CloudEdge). I also wanted the option to buy an additional baby monitor camera later on in case I liked it enough to have one in a go bag and one in a permanent spot and not have 2 separate video screens.
After a lot of digging around, this Boifun baby monitor checked all of those boxes and is at a good price point. The video screen is easy to control and has some good features and works out of the box with no setup. The little kickstand is nice, I can bring it with me to the bathroom or stand it up in the kitchen while doing dishes. Both the video screen and the camera use MICRO USB for power – and the camera must be plugged in at all times.
The smartphone app used to connect via WiFi is called CloudEdge, a software many non-name brand security cameras/monitors use. It can do just about everything the video screen can do: 2 way talking, zoom, camera controls, screenshots, monitor settings. You can create a “family” for the camera and invite other people to sign up and have access to the camera. If you try to share an account it will kick out whoever’s logged in if you try to access from a different phone. The camera also does not come connected to CloudEdge (or WiFi) by default – so you can keep the camera completely offline if you never setup WiFi or decide to remove the camera from CloudEdge.
The camera itself looks nice and has decent night vision that automatically kicks on. It comes with some screws and the ability to mount it somewhere from the bottom. Otherwise you can just plop it down anywhere. The camera has a wide range it can move, although I wish it could move downwards a bit more.
It should be noted, both Boifun and the CloudEdge app are based out of China. After my own research, they both seem to be pretty reputable companies. But I can confirm the offline/local FHSS connection works great, we used it without even setting up the app for the first few weeks.
All in all, it’s a great product for the price, with dual offline/online functionality that very few similar products have. I’ve just bought an addon camera after a couple months of owning this and am assuming I can sync it right up to my current video screen/app. I will edit this review if it doesn’t work.
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