Infant Optics Wide Angle Lens For DXR-8

For the record, I was looking for a lens specifically for a small bedroom. The room is 8 x 8, and this lens allows me to see from side to side. Then the camera itself can be moved up and down as needed if little one decides to roam around. The night vision on this is pretty poor compared to the DXR-5 I was using, but again the wide angle lens was a more important feature for me.

Indeed, there is ZERO night vision when using this camera lens. Fortunately, you can still hear the kiddo if he wakes, but it makes the lens pretty darn useless.

I wanted to be able to see more of my daughter’s room. This does great for that! I can see almost her entire room now. During the daytime it’s great, but the nighttime quality is absolutely horrible. But, at 2.5, I really only need to see a soft outline of her, so it’s fine. Just annoying.

The wide lens isnt that much wider than the standard. So Im not sure that I would have ordered it had I known. The night vision isnt truly night vision. You still need a significant amount of light to see anything in the dark. Maybe in the home setting it is fine. But I use it in my goat barn during kidding season to watch for babies being born. I have to leave all the lights on in the barn to see anything after dark.

We love our infant optics baby monitor and this lense is perfect for getting the wide angle view. I had struggled for months monitoring the kids in their play room before I realized this lense was available for sale. After installing this lense, which took less than a minute, I could see their entire playroom and what the kids were doing when I couldnt be in the room with them. Worth the money for sure.

This lens allows you to see the whole room which is nice. Now I can see the crib and rocking chair. With the other two lenses, I could only see half of the crib from where I was putting the camera.

I use one of these in the playroom and in the living room so I can check on the kids from time to time. It works really well for this function. The wide angle definitely captures the room better and gives decent night vision. The picture quality is decent, which is actually quite good considering the price point.

The wide angle day time view is great. We were able to see so many angles of the room. But as these photos show, the night vision is horrible compared to the lens you initially receive with the monitor. I guess I wasnt surprised with the price. But Id gladly pay more for one that works.

works as expected

As you can see the night vision is not the same quality as the standard license that the DXR 8 came with.