Infant Optics Wide Angle Lens For DXR-8

The lenses that come with the camera were too zoomed in. The wide angle worked better.

This works just as expected. Provides a wide angle view on the baby monitor, allowing us to see more of the crib and bedroom so we do not have to adjust the camera angle as often.

I was very happy to see that this lens is available for a reasonable price. The lens is easy to install, and provides a nice panoramic of almost the entire room, which is perfect for a roaming toddler. Some reviewers complained about the distortion of the picture, but I find the distortion minimal and am very pleased with the video quality. As other reviewers have mentioned, this lens offers very poor to no night vision (despite the fact that the night vision on the monitor is awesome). If you keep a dim light on it isnt an issue, but in total darkness it is pretty much impossible to see anything. I would have given this lens a 5-star rating if it allowed decent night vision, but overall this a must have if you have a toddler.

This review is for the Wide Angle lens as well as the infant optics DXR-8 Camera. Since I received the camera from our baby registry, could not submit review. So had to submit review on the Angle lens website for the DXR-8 Camera and Lens.

So far we are extremely happy with the new monitor. We purchased the hand unit and 2 cameras. I like that when toggling between rooms you can hear the sound in the room being shown. Many monitors that toggle do not offer that feature. Only issue we have had is that when you add the separate lens that can be purchased for 11$ the night vision does not work and nothing can be see on hand unit. But other then that its a great purchase and worth the $$!

We are using the system to keep tabs on an elderly parent with Alzheimer’s. We have a 2 story home. Parent bedroom is on the 1st floor, our bedroom is on the 2nd floor. The wide angle lens gives a good view of the important areas of her living area. The signal strength on the 2nd floor is good most of the time. There are occasionally periods of interference. The signal strength is good in most of the front, back & side yard and in the garage. The microphone works well & is clear.

The ultra wide lense in nothing is clear at all. It’s better to stick with the original and pan around the room as needed.

Degrades the quality vs the normal lens. Its ok for daytime though

I ordered this when I ordered the monitor. Picture quality is not as good as with the regular or zoom lens however it says such in the manual. But it is better than I expected when I tried it. I have an 18 month old and this helps me keep track of her without having to move the view of the camera back and forth. I love it and am glad I added it onto my purchase.

Just got this today and I have to say its an instant game changer. Our playroom is long and it was impossible to keep my constantly moving toddler in frame. I put on this wide angle lens and I can see more than half the room on the monitor at a time. Its great! Its very clear when theres a lot of light and seems about as grainy as the regular lens so all in all a great improvement.