If you use the sensor, you also need a second power source and USB adaptor for the base station. You also need either a socket with a USB port or a USB plug adapter, as the bundle comes with just a USB cable. You do need to put it near a power socket or have an extension lead handy, though, as the USB cable is only 1 meter long and the camera needs constant power. There’s no option to change the angle remotely, but thanks to the wide-angle HD video I could position it so I could see the whole crib, so this wasn’t an issue. The camera is on a wand which is then inserted into a fixed joint, making it possible to easily get the best angle for your crib. The camera came with stickers to fix it to the wall, but these came unstuck after a day, so we went back to ever-reliable Command strips for sticking. How easy is it to position everything correctly? I’m not entirely sure what that means, but it meant that this potentially useful function wasn’t accessible to us. Devices sharing is not allowed due to data protection policies”. Once my partner had created an account and I had invited them to view, we got an error message saying “The users you are inviting are located in different data centres. So theoretically, my partner could use their phone to monitor and I could use mine. One of the features that could have been useful was the option to have more than one person log into the feed. Can multiple people connect to the Sense-U Baby Monitor 2 app? The base station then needs to be powered via the supplied USB cable, and paired via the app. The sensor can be clipped to a nappy or trousers/pyjama bottoms, which is simple enough. However, once I’d managed to negotiate the account opening it was simply a case of connecting the baby monitor to the same wifi network as my phone / tablet and letting the app find the video feed, which was straightforward. I was only give a short time to confirm my identity via a link that was emailed to me – nothing like putting a sleep-deprived parent under pressure! When it came to inputting my son’s details, I kept getting an error message saying that his date of birth was in the wrong format (which it wasn’t). While that part was easy, creating an account was slightly more complicated.

How easy was the monitor to set up? Is it easy to connect it to your smartphone?īecause the video monitor is app-based, I had to start by downloading the Sense-U Baby app to my device.

It was also great to discover that a spare battery and clip for the sensor had been included. The main elements of the bundle are the camera and its power cable, the sensor that clips onto the baby, and the base station for the sensor. On opening the box, it was clear that some thought had been put into the design of the various bits of kit. What were your first impressions of the Sense-U Baby Monitor 2?

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