Review by Jessica L. Speir "Speirski" : Just ok

My husband and I purchased this monitor for two reasons. One b/c we are expecting another little one in April and two b/c we wanted something to watch our toddler with while we transition him to his "big boy bed". I purchased the monitor based on the reviews from Amazon and found that the product didn't meet our expectations. I mounted the camera in a corner of my sons room in order to get a good view of his bed and some of the floor. Unfortunately the night vision was so shotty that I couldn't make out where is was in his bed. This may be due to the fact that Levana says the night vision is best when the camera is no more than 10 feet from what you want to view. I did try to just set the camera on his dresser which was approximately 8 feet from his bed, but again the night vision wasn't very clear. I also noticed that there was some static pulse like feed back in the sound portion of the monitor. We do have wireless internet and cordless phones so I am not sure if this may have been the culprit. I also didn't like the fact that there wasn't a button to turn on the camera only the switch on the side of the unit which was not terribly difficult to find, but just not at easy to use. My husband and I ended up going with a summer infant monitor that had better overall video quality. The night vision on the Levana may work just fine for closer observation of little ones in cribs, however it didn't meet our needs for our toddler's safety.

Review by K. "daisy4given" : Does what it says it will...

The Levana Clear-Vu digital baby monitor does exactly what it says it does, and it does it well. It sets up easily and transmits a clear picture in both light and dark. It's a cute little unit that is attractive and easy to use. The nightlight feature is pretty and soothing.However... i feel it is lacking in a few features, and could use a few basic design adjustments.First, the quietest sound level that it will adjust to is still VERY loud. I don't need to hear EVERY SINGLE breath that my baby takes, i just want to know when she's crying.Second, the switch for turning the video on and off is very tricky to do at 2am in the dark. It would be far easier if it had a push button on the front of the unit than the slide click on the side. It's such a pain that i've taken to just sleeping with the unit tucked into my hand so that i don't have to fumble around in the dark to turn on the video.Third, the switches on the camera are all on the bottom of the unit so that once you have it mounted in it's holder on the wall it's extreme;y difficult to change the settings.Fourth, and probably THE most annoying is that the monitor unit has no stand other than the charging unit. It needs a belt clip and/or pop-out stand like the other Levana models have.Additionally, I would like to purchase another charging base, but cannot find one anywhere, not on Amazon and not on the Levana website. You'd think they'd be more than willing to give you more things to spend your money on.But maybe I'm nit-picking, because honestly, it's a very nice product that i will keep and continue to use. But if I had to pick a "perfect" monitor, this would not be it.

Review by KQuinn : Good monitor and You can get an additional charging base

This monitor was very easy to set up and use. I love the multiple cameras - we can watch both kids with one monitor. The battery life isn't great with the video on so I wanted to get an extra charging station to keep in the living room. You can't find them on Amazon or the Levana site, but you can order one through their customer service... 1-866-946-7828. It is $30.

Review by Christopher Powell "Christopher" : Adding my 2 cents to others reviews

I don't need to repeat the positives and negatives of this camera solution that many others have identified very well. I have this camera in our nursery high above the crib and mounted on the window valence. Thankfully the power cord for the camera is just long enough to hit the electrical outlet without slack. My biggest beef is the lack of continuous on for the camera. It's voice activated and will shutdown when there's no noise. Now maybe I'm crazy, but I like to check on my little guy without waking him up sometimes, and having to go in just because everythihng is quiet is annoying when I have this high tech camera.The best part by far is that this is a digital and secure feed that is paired to the display unit... I'm not worried about my camera feed being wireless snooped or my conversations being snooped by neighbors with this product or people with worse intentions.I would like to see a lanyard/belt clip and perhaps a remote "on", but it is a good device and we intend on using it to augment a philips advent dect based baby monitor.for you existing parents.. ever think you MAY have heard your baby.. well.. if the camera is on, then he/she did make noise... so you'll see if they are up.