Babysense Split Screen Video Monitor Review

Babysense Split Screen

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The Babysense Video Baby Monitor is a pretty good baby monitor with some nice benefits. It does have a few things we don’t love which we’ll go further into.

The V24R Vs Babysense Monitors

A budget friendly Babysense video monitor is the Babysense V24R Video Monitor. It’s a smaller, more basic model of monitor but comes at a great price.

The newest Babysense monitor is the Babysense 5.5” Video Monitor. It really seems to be an updated version of the Model V24R, with more updated cameras and also including night lights.

The V24R has a three camera version, the Babysense 5″ Baby Monitor 3 HD Cameras.

How it Compares:

Testing and Research

The Babysense monitor is one of sixteen highly rated travel friendly baby monitors that we purchased to test and compare. We tested each of them, ranking each of them on their battery quality, features, audio and video, usability, and range to see which was the best baby monitor.

The Babysense V24R scored well in usability, included features, and video quality. Its scores were decent but more average on range, battery life, and sound quality.

Common Complaints

While testing our baby monitors, we read the critical reviews for each product so we could compare them to our experience while testing. We found that we agreed with some of the critical reviews, while others we did not experience.

Customer Complaint	Our Experience
Poor Audio	We felt that the sound quality was fine, but not perfect
Feels Cheap	We don’t think the monitor looks or feels cheap
Audio is Delayed	We didn’t notice much delay
Unpairs Easily	We didn’t notice disconnection in indoor testing, but the monitor unpaired quickly when we tried to go outside
Glitchy	We didn’t note any glitching
Poor Brightness	We felt that the brightness was fine

Related Reading: VTech Video Monitor Review

Features

The Babysense Split Screen V24R includes a wide range of great features, such as two-way conversation, included lullabies, temperature display, and two included cameras.

A favorite feature, as the monitor’s name suggests, is the ability to split the screen between the two cameras. The split screen mode is a fantastic addition if you have more than one child that you need to keep an eye on simultaneously.

It is very easy to switch between one camera at a time and the split screen mode.

The Babysense monitor can accommodate up to four cameras, sold separately after the two included. The parent unit screen does not split further than two at a time.

Another great feature, the monitor offers five different lullabies, as well as a white noise mode that can be played through the child unit.

One of the unique additional features is that the Babysense Split Screen has a night light built into the camera base. We especially liked this feature as it’s a great way to give your sleeping baby the comfort of a night light without needing a separate device. This is very helpful, especially if you’re traveling and don’t want to bog down your bags with more baby gear.

This baby monitor had very low radiation EMF emissions, one of the lowest of all the monitors we tested:

Though we don’t know of any specific guidelines related to EMF emissions, some research has been done on the topic.

There is a temperature sensor as well to help you keep track of the temp in the nursery. This is a nice feature to help ensure a comfortable sleeping environment for your little one.

Usability

It was very easy to set up the Babysense V24R, taking us less than 3 1/2 minutes to unbox and pair the devices. The baby unit does come with a mounting kit if you prefer to hang the cameras in baby’s room rather than set them on a flat surface.

The parent unit navigation menu is easy to use. Though there are a lot of buttons on the exterior of the unit, they are all easy to understand and use. We were glad that the volume control buttons are on the exterior of the unit, rather than some other monitors that only allow volume adjustments through the menu.

Here’s how the Babysense scored among other monitors in ease of navigation:

There is a remote pan/tilt/zoom option that is very handy, with up to 4x zoom capabilities and 360 degree angle of view.

There is an alarm setting on the monitor as well, allowing parents to set a timer in hour increments to remind them of a feeding or diaper change.

Here’s how the BabySense V24R scored in the usability category:

Range

The Babysense V24R claims a range of 960 feet. Unfortunately, we were not impressed by its indoor to outdoor capabilities. We put the camera unit in an upstairs bedroom and tried to take the parent unit outside. Unfortunately, the audio and video connection began cutting out just a couple steps out of the door.

Here is how the Babysense fell among other monitors in indoor to outdoor range capabilities:

While you may not be able to take the parent unit outside during naptime, we were pleased with the monitor’s indoor range capabilities. We tested the monitor by placing the camera in an upstairs bedroom and testing its signal connection in a nearby upstairs room, and room a floor below, and a basement two floors down. There was little to no interference in all three locations.

Here is how the Babysense fell among other monitors in indoor range capabilities:

Video

The Babysense V24R monitor has a 720P resolution, which is pretty good. We felt that the picture quality on the parent unit was decent, maybe a little bit fuzzy, but overall pretty clear. The coloring tends to be a touch muted, but you can still see the colors fairly clearly.

The brightness range is good on this monitor. The brightest setting is nice and bright without being overpowering for a dark room. The lowest setting significantly dims the screen without compromising the clarity or view.

The night vision picture quality was one of the better that we’ve seen. There was no unnecessary glow and the clarity was satisfactory.

Here’s how the night vision scored among other monitors:

The screen is decently large at 5″, which is especially helpful considering the split screen capabilities.

When researching common complaints for this monitor, we found that some people complained that the monitor was glitchy. We tested the monitor for this and didn’t note glitching aside from when it would be taken out of range and lose signal.

We didn’t note much of a delay between movement and sound, which was nice, as some other monitors, like the Owlet Cam Video Monitor, had quite a bit of delay.

Here is how the Babysense ranked overall in our video testing:

Sound

Sound wasn’t the best area for the Babysense V24R , but it was alright. There is a little bit of a static buzzing noise if you turn the volume up very loud.

The overall sound quality is just decent. There is a two-way audio feature, which we like, though the sound quality was a little fuzzy. You could still hear the speaking clearly enough to understand, though.

The monitor includes VOX mode (voice activation alert) so you can customize the sound sensitivity to better fit your and baby’s needs.

The Babysense offers five different lullabies, as well as white noise that can play from the cameras. Something this particular monitor offers that we liked was the ability to customize the volume of the music or white noise playing from the cameras from high, medium, or low.

We were pleased, though, that even at the high volume, we could still hear a child making noise over the music.

Here are the max decibels the Babysense V24R hit in our high volume static sound testing:

And here are the max decibels the Babysense V24R hit in our low volume static sound testing:

Battery Life

We were a little disappointed by the Babysense’s overall battery capabilities. It took over 7 1/2 hours to charge the monitor from a dead battery, and on average only lasted around 9 1/2 hours, only about two hours longer than the time it takes to fully charge.

The battery life did at least remain fairly consistent. When we tested the battery’s life three separate times, there was only a matter of minutes difference.

Test 1	9 hours, 37 minutes
Test 2	9 hours, 19 minutes
Test 3	9 hours, 18 minutes

The Babysense V24R showed slight signs of slow battery health deterioration in this testing, but not enough to cause us alarm. Here’s how it ranked in battery deterioration compared to other monitors:

Baby Monitor Security

All parents want to make sure their children are safe, and the Babysense V24R easily helps with that. The monitor does not require the use of WiFi for set up and connection, which significantly reduces the risk of hacking. The monitor also makes use of FHSS (frequency-hopping spread spectrum), which spreads the monitor’s signal over multiple frequencies to avoid interception. This is a nice feature that adds an additional layer of security to helps prevent monitor hacking. We found we prefer monitors that do not require WiFi. In addition to the security benefits, monitors without WiFi, like this one, were much easier to set up.

Is the Babysense V24R Worth it?

The Babysense V24R Video Monitor is unique from many of the other monitors we have used in that in came with two cameras and has split screen capabilities. We think this is a great benefit for parents who have multiple kids needing monitors and don’t want to separately purchase a second camera.

However, the Babysense is not without its quirks. We didn’t love the battery life of the monitor and felt that it should have lasted longer than 9 1/2 hours, especially considering how long it takes to charge.

We were also disappointed that the monitor had essentially no indoor to outdoor range capabilities. Though it could handle a second level to a basement, it could not handle a second story to just outside at ground level.

The Babysense V24R overall is a good monitor. It’s not perfect and has ways that it could be improved, but it is a good piece of baby gear. It is a pretty expensive monitor compared to some others that we tested, such as the Hello Baby Video Monitor HB65 or the iFamily Video Monitor SM650, but it was the only one we tested that included a second camera.

You will need to choose your priorities when considering the Babysense V24R. If you want something with long battery life and flawless sound quality, you may want to explore other options. However, if you are looking for a solid monitor with split screen capabilities, is easy to use, and has great included features, we think this is a great product to consider.