Ever notice how all baby monitors have mixed reviews? Some people say “great night vision” the next review says “terrible night vision”. All of them use cheap, outdated components. A $30 wifi camera will beat the image quality of a $200 baby monitor. But that’s just the reality of the product space.
I scoured the internet for reviews and recommendations. Turns out there’s a lack of high quality sources. Most reviews use paid influencers (which Momcozy also seems to do). I considered VTech, Infant Optics, Eufy, Babysense, and others. And all of them had some sort of fatal flaw. I was ready to give up entirely. The Momcozy isn’t perfect, but is the most complete package. Here’s why:
1. It’s a true 1080p product. 1080p camera AND display. The display is the unique part. Most other competing products use a 720p display (and often times, camera too).
2. The range is legit. I have a challenging home for wireless reception, and had full strength from one corner of the house to the other.
3. The zoom is not great, but that’s ok. See, there are zero cameras with optical zoom lenses. They’re all digital zoom. And in order to have a good digital zoom, you need higher camera resolution than display resolution. Something like a 1080p camera with a 720p display will have pretty good digital zoom, as zooming in actually shows additional data that wouldn’t otherwise be shown on the low resolution display. Since this is a 1080p / 1080p system, it means zooming just makes the picture bigger and thus more pixelated. I’d personally rather have it this way, with a sharper standard image.
4. Audio quality is very good. You can easily hear sounds on the display, and the vox feature clearly broadcasts your voice.
5. Both units use USB-C charging. A modern solution for a modern world. No more hunting for proprietary chargers.
6. The night vision is good enough. It uses an IR light to illuminate the area (invisible to the naked eye. only the camera can see it). This does a good job, but can get obstructed slightly if the camera tilt/pan is moved to the edge of its limits.
7. No other weird quirks that seem to plague other units. Some have displays that are too bright, or LEDs that can’t be shut off. Or inconsistent connections. Or any number of other things. In my limited use so far, I haven’t found any.
Things to be determined during extended usage:
1. Build quality / durability. This doesn’t feel particularly resilient, but that’s not terribly unique. Most baby monitors feel light and plastic-y.
2. Warranty / customer support. The warranty is not clearly stated, but appears to be 1 year. Their website looks a little neglected, so we’ll see how the experience is if/when I ever need to contact them.
3. Battery life. This has a fairly large battery (5000 mah) but also a more power hungry, high resolution display. We’ll see how the battery holds up over time.
Genie - Research Bot
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