Infant Optics Wide Angle Lens For DXR-8

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

I bought this lens right away when I originally bought our camera - our daughter was just over a year and still confined to her crib. When showing my husband, he thought this extra lens would be a waste of money. We are now expecting #2, so we purchased a second camera when the price dropped; and have been using it with the wide lens in the living room for when we need to run to the basement to do laundry and our 2 year old is watching a movie or reading her books. It gives peace of mind that shes not getting into something she shouldnt be when we are out of the room for a few minutes. The wide lens is fantastic for toddlerhood. In fact my husband has now asked me to get a second lens so we can have one for each camera. It went from useless, waste of money to hey we should get a second one. So even if you dont use it right away, it is very handy for when your toddler starts playing independently. It allows you to view the whole room without having to scan the camera to find where your child is hiding.

I was hesitant to try this lens after reading several poor reviews. The reviews stated that the picture quality, specifically when using night vision, was horrible. I stumbled upon a Q&A that said the poor picture quality when using night vision had been resolved in newer models. I cannot remember the exact year they said, but we purchased our video monitor in late 2018. I figured I would give it a try since scanning the room for our child (who just moved to a toddler bed) with the standard lens is somewhat annoying. I put the new lens on tonight, and I was very pleased that the picture quality isn’t horrible. The picture quality is slightly worse than when using the standard lens, but I can see clearly enough that it won’t be an issue. My only complaint about this video monitor in general is that I think the picture quality should be better overall for the price, but again, it does it’s job so it’s not something to throw a fit about.

This is more if a software issue but if you use 2x or 4x zoom you cant move around the zoom, you can only move the physical camera. So if you want to zoom into the edge of the cameras frame, you cant

I really like this wide angle lens now that my baby is older (I wish they would include this one in the camera package instead of the zoom lens). When he was little, I used the regular lens (not the zoom) because they dont move around much in the crib. However, I switched to this wide angle lens at about 9 months of age so that I could see his entire crib as he moved around in it all night. Im very happy with both the field of view as well as the clarity.

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.

I am what most call a perfectionist...but we all know that I AM THE NORMAL ONE and it is the rest of the world that is mediocre at best. :-) I have a huge amount of faith in most amazon prime products, usually looking for those that are amazons choice and having > 200 reviews of 4 stars or more is usually a good starting point as well. I have had such great experiences, time and time again, and encourage others to use that system. I am a first time father and dont have much knowledge with the world of baby products...until now! This camera unit and monitor is very well designed from all the important factors detailed in their product information. The most amazing thing about this unit for me, is its INCREDIABLE RANGE! Our home is on 3 acres, my parents own the 3 acres next to us, we have a total of 5 buildings and the entire area is heavily wooded with trees.......I was able to find at least one spot in each room of each building where I could place the monitor and get 3 (out of 4) signals bars! I am extremely hard to impress, but this product has impressed me, across the board!

This fit our monitor perfectly! We just transitioned our daughter from her crib to her big girl bed and wanted to be able to monitor more of the room to see where she goes if she gets up. This is the perfect lens switch for the monitor. This is our second monitor (we had a Motorola first) and I would recommend it to anyone not looking for a wifi monitor.

I got this lens since my daughter is now a toddler and we needed view of her entire room. The night vision wasn’t working so I contacted customer service. I had read older versions had bad night vision but they had fixed the issue. Thankfully their customer service is top notch and they resolved the issue. Night vision works now. It isn’t the greatest clarity but it does the job well enough. I’m happy with their system as a whole.

This was such a great purchase. I spent most of my night chasing my 12 month old around the crib using the regular lens. Now I can be a paranoid mother easier by just glancing over and seeing where he is and how he is sleeping!