See.ing Cloud SmartCam Video Monitor
See.ing Cloud SmartCam has three video monitors (great as baby video monitors) and I had the chance to review one of them for you! I also get to run a giveaway of one, make sure you enter! Opinions are always 100% my own and not influenced by compensation. In short, my opinion of the See.ing Cloud SmartCam DXG 110 is that it loads quickly, works smoothly, and has a decent picture quality. Overall, it’s a great video monitor for everyday use!
See.ing SmartCam Video Monitor Setup
The setup of the See.ing SmartCam was actually really simple. Basically, plug it in, connect to it’s WiFi, then connect it to my WiFi and go! Just make sure you download the new app (SeeingCloud) not the old app (See.ing). Unplug and move it, no problem. Look on another phone? Just log in to the account you set up with it for security.
See.ing SmartCam Speed
The speed of the See.ing SmartCam was actually the most impressive: it loads up super quickly! Really, it’s a matter of seconds! It does eventually drop if left open long enough, but then it’s easy to close and re-open since it loads up so fast. The ability to remotely move the camera (zoom, move up/down or side-to-side) is also really awesome, but more slow. It does move, but not as quickly as I’d like.
See.ing SmartCam Picture
The day mode is awesome! Even in kind of dim light. It picks up the light great and colors vibrantly. It struggles a little pointed right at a window, like any camera would with such a bright backlight. The night mode is a little pixelated and quite purple-appearing, but it still picks up detail well! It’s not super high quality but it’s good enough to pick out where Micah is lying and what he’s doing.
See.ing SmartCam Remote Abilities
Listen – of course, you can hear baby. It’s kind of quiet, but the volume can be adjusted.
Speak – press and hold, talk, then release to let it go through. Weird and hard to figure out at first but I think that’s how it works.
Pictures/Video – self-explanatory. And you can put an SD card into the camera to record to.
Remote movement
The See.ing Cloud SmartCam remote movement is awesome, because kids move, they don’t stay put. Like I said above, it’s a little slow, but the camera does move. And the Patrol option makes it go all the way around to see everything. Oddly, when I turn my phone sideways to view a bigger picture as the landscape mode, the remote movement option isn’t there, so I have to turn it back upright to move it, then turn sideways again. Not a big deal, just odd and worth mentioning.
Other See.ing SmartCam Features
Push notifications and emails – if you want to be notified for motion. I have them off to save battery life.
Top bar icon – shows at the top of my phone so I know it’s still running in the background.
Other uses – security cam, monitor parties from afar, watch kids outside, check in on grandma, and more!
Power cord – it’s too short and has a huge plug, I remedied that with an extension cord.
Check out the See.ing SmartCam online, or it’s available for $150 at Amazon.com, Sharper Image, Smart Home, Fry’s Electronics, and the Seeing Cam website. A totally decent value compared to other monitors. Again, if you are on a super tight budget, a cheap audio monitor is all you really need. But, if you want to see your baby or toddler and have the cash, this is a great option.
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My daughter might be singing and playing with her stuffed animals.
My granddaughter will be starting to sleep in a single bed instead of her crib, want to see that is is ok.
Not sure about what is going on in secret haha but I was use it to keep an eye on my baby girl
My toddler making a break for it 😉
Not sleeping
I will be great to see what is going on after the kids get quiet (usually means they are up to trouble!)
My boys playing and getting along with each other!!
Lol… how sometimes our little guy will try to sneak out of bed & play super quietly! We also have a sweet little luv on the way & this would help me sleep so much better!
My sneaky 3 year old is awfully quiet when sneaking around at night and out of his bed!
I’d like to see what dd is doing in her room when she gets quiet! She is usually a noisy player! LOL
I think my daughter is already trying to climb out
I would like to see what my boys are up to without having to walk into their room.
grandkids spend the night frequently and this would be a big peace of mind when they are sleeping.
My son trying to get out of his crib
I would use it for my new baby 🙂
I would like to hear my baby talking to herself
I would love to see my kids playing make believe.
I would want to see them dreaming and smiling.
My daughter would be playing with her tablet instead of sleeping.
I would see how much my son squirms and moves around in his crib.
Great idea so you can keep an eye on the baby. As well as if you have a sitter, keeps things more confident
I would love to be able to see if my baby is content while just playing in her crib. If she sees me, she wants me! 🙂
Playing with toys and throwing their blanket on the floor!
I would love to watch my baby while he plays
I want to see how my son ends up in such strange positions in his crib.
I’d love watch some young sibling interactions. Babies, toddlers, preschoolers, they are so funny with each other when they don’t think they are being watched.
With my kids sharing rooms, it would be nice to make sure everybody was staying in their beds and not getting into any mischief!
I would probably see a happy baby.. maybe singing or babbling.
I’d love to have this for my baby on the way!
Baby Smiles And Laugh’s!
Lots of giggles, laughs, and cooing!
I would love to see what the dog does when she is home alone!
I would just love to see my little grandson as he winds down to take a nap. He loves to ‘chat’ with himself.
hopefully there’s no paranormal activity going on up there!
I’d just like it for everything. To keep an eye on my monster of a child. 🙂 Plus, it’d be nice to be able to see and hear him better when he’s in there talking to himself. 🙂
I’d like to keep an eye on my 2 year old, to make sure she isn’t being sneaky running around at night 🙂
I would like to make sure that he is sleeping well
While it would be great to go in the babys room I’d probably put it in the kitchen to catch ,y other kids sneaking soda while I’m sleeping.
I’d like to make sure my son is sleeping well.
An old sister slipping a small toy into her little sister’s crib!! That scares me! 🙂
I’d use it to see what time my son actually falls asleep
What would I love to see? A baby sleeping of course!!
I think I would use it to know when the baby is sleeping or awake, not sure if that is a secret or not 🙂
My granddaughter has reached the stage of mobility where she might start climbing out of her crib.
It would be so cool to see what might be going on when we are outside!
I would love to see if what my nephew is doing when he’s so quiet in his bedroom.
I would love to see how my girls play when I’m not watching.
I would love to keep an eye on my toddler when I put her down for a nap to see what kind of trouble she gets in
I would like to make sure our little girl doesn’t sneak out and climb out of the crib during nap.
In secret I think my son is storing Gold Fish, I really just want to make sure my Autistic Jumping Bean is safe.
My son has a great imagination, I want to catch him and hear more of his imagining while he is alone
I would love to be able to have a video monitor! So much better than just a speaker! Very cool 🙂
I would like to see what my dog does while I’m working. I would also like to put it in my grand kids play room just to watch them use their imaginations the way they always are.
We will be having another baby soon, and big sis will have to share her room for a little while. I would love the peace of mind that comes with seeing both of our kiddos are safe and happy at night.
I would love to see who is really instigating the arguments and roughhousing between my boys when I am not in the room.
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Just to make sure they were asleep without disturbing them.
I’d like to know when the pets are in the room
I’d like to be able to keep an eye on baby boy.
I’d like to make sure he’s sleeping and not playing with toys
Just gurgling!
I would like to see what the kids are up to when they are very, very quiet. Usually they are up to no good especially when all 3 are in the same room.
Would like it to keep an eye on my dog.
I would like to keep an eye on my two grandsons ages 1 and 2 years old.
I would like to see how soon she really goes to bed!
My cousin has this for her four children and it’s an awesome product and would love to have one of my own!
Climbing babies.
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I want to see what is keeping him from getting to sleep!~
I would love this to watch my son in his crib.
Grandkids sleep over every other weekend and hope to see them sleeping instead of roaming the house.
she when my son sneaks out to try and play with toys at bedtime
I’d like to know how nicely my kids are playing together when I’m not in the room
I’d love to be able to see if my son is sleeping or not
Her trying to climb out
I get so paranoid about SIDS and I would love this make sure baby is breathing without going in and waking baby up
I would want to hear them laughing/singing themselves to sleep.
looks like a great product !!!
I would like to hear my baby talking to herself
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