FIRST IMPRESSION / OPTICS
The Trendnet TV-IP745SIC Cam already looks quite cute. With the ears it is strongly reminiscent of a teddy bear and the blue elements fit in a boy's room. On the side of a micro SD card can be inserted, the controls are on the top, and the base is flexible, but stable. With us you can so ideally placed on the window sill, and are tilted at the right angle. First impressions are so positive.
THE INSTALLATION
But then comes the installation and for an app must be downloaded. The app is available for Apple, as well as for Google users in the store. For those who want to see ever, as the app looks, she is Trendnet CloudView. While my husband has the App for the iPhone 5 downloaded, I installed it on the Galaxy S5. On the iPhone, the camera has hung connect right the first time and had to be reset via reset. After that, it worked beautifully. In the Google App it worked without any problems. But may also be because I was only after the reset the installation off.
The setting itself is self-explanatory and is about the app not difficult actually. However, only significant and gross things can be fixed there. Everything else requires a further connection to a PC or Macbook, which I think is a bit unfortunate. How did such a nice words, yes, you have even set the date stupid there. Why do I have an app, but then when I need a calculator. I find this a bit unlucky solved. My husband, however, is the opinion of settings is taken only once or maybe twice before and it is quite not care if you do it easily on a laptop.
In the fast version it takes approximately 10 minutes until everything is set up so that it works and you could see his child. Who wants it more precisely, the will to deal around 30 minutes by unit. The manual is okay and gives assistance.
IN EVERYDAY LIFE
We tried the cam once away from children and later for two nights with a child. However, I feel the Cam rather annoying in combination with the current version of the app. That's why the thing first. When iPhone more than Android, but in general you can say that the app crashes frequently. A precise pattern or a particular situation can not be recognized and, unfortunately, I have to say that it then independently restarts. There is no push notifications, which I think is also a bit inconvenient. While I get an email, but a push notification if it were easier. Although I also go and also can be used to stream live. On the way he is limited to 5 minutes. Generally, the battery has been computationally empty fix.
The picture quality, however, is both the daytime, and at night well. During the day I have only once so tried, because our son is sleeping with closed shutters outside and thus in the dark. In general, reveals everything, but I have to say that the contrast is very dark. Despite changes are many details and colors thus lost. In the dark, you can see better and frankly that's our case of course practical. You can see details and even the eyes of the baby.
However, I find it unfortunate that the red LEDs glow in the dark. My son always looks natural on the light and sleeps more slowly, because such a light but fascinated.
Who needs it can talk to the child, ie via talkback function. Here we hear the speeches no longer a child, and unfortunately m connection here as well once the app crashed. In addition there are lullabies, which are very quiet and can be expanded via SD card to your own songs or even sung by Mama songs. The latter I find really great.
CONCLUSION
Most likely there are worse reactions of a baby monitor that very reminiscent of an IP Cam to the few additions. What bothers me is the impossible App. I just find it stupid that I can not change or regulate the app much. In addition, the crashes nervous. For the same money there are definitely and frankly better baby monitor reactions with video, even if these can not be used as an IP cam afterwards.
