| Baby safety monitors are intercom or baby are | | | | device need to have. The range can be smaller (a |
| devices that allow parents to hear their baby from | | | | few feet or meters) in in the case of a small |
| another room. All sounds are transmitted on the spot | | | | apartment or much larger in the case of a big house |
| to the parents so they can act quickly in case of | | | | (few hundreds feet or meters). Most devices use a |
| emergency. | | | | simple technology (radio waves) to communicate. |
| Baby safety monitors are a reassuring device for | | | | Therefore, the important criteria to consider when |
| parents. They allow a remote monitoring of their baby | | | | purchasing a baby safety monitor is the number of |
| and to be alerted in case the baby is having a | | | | channels available. They more channels your intercom |
| nightmare or is waking up after a nap. The use of | | | | has, the less subject to interference in the |
| intercoms allow parents to maintain contact with this | | | | neighborhood your intercom will be. The less expensive |
| baby without disturbing them. Intercoms can be used | | | | models have one or two frequencies, while high-end |
| from the very first day the baby is left alone in his or | | | | models offer up to 64 different frequencies. In |
| her room. Baby safety monitors consist of a | | | | between, a wide range of models offer other options |
| transmitter placed in the baby's room and of a | | | | (8, 10, 12 frequencies). |
| receiver placed in the parents' room. | | | | Autonomy |
| Many models available | | | | Autonomy of the device is also an important feature. |
| The price of a baby safety monitor system is highly | | | | Baby safety monitors can be powered by 3 different |
| variable and depend on the transmission technology | | | | ways: batteries, rechargeable batteries or AC power. |
| used. Some devices will simply transmit and receive | | | | Models that are powered on batteries are generally |
| the sounds from the baby room, others will offer | | | | less expensive, but their autonomy is more limited and |
| surveillance infrared video camera that will allow the | | | | on the long run, the cost of batteries to power the |
| parents to see what their baby is doing at any time. | | | | intercom can become quite expensive! Their great |
| Usually, the smaller the device is, the more expensive it | | | | advantage is (just like the rechargeable battery |
| also is. Some newer devices offer high-tech features | | | | models) to being portable, are easy for parents to |
| that may be useful. These features include a warning | | | | move around. Models that are powered with a |
| by vibrating mode of parents' mobile phones. Other | | | | rechargeable battery are generally a little more |
| very recent models also have a silent mode receiver | | | | expensive than the basic model, but on the long run, |
| which consist of small lights which luminosity will vary | | | | they tend to cost a lot les to maintain. AC models that |
| depending on the intensity of the recorded sound. | | | | need to be connected to an outlet need to remain |
| Length of reach | | | | connected at all time in order to function, and are |
| Before choosing a device, it is important to identify the | | | | mostly used at night, because they don't need to be |
| special needs and the minimum length of reach the | | | | moved around. |