Baby Surveillance

Friends of ours have a really cool baby monitor with a built-in video screen. You hit a button the receiver and you can see what the baby is up to. These things are rather expensive though and I know I've mentioned before how cheap I am. We decided to get a cheap audio-only monitor with a couple receivers (one for upstairs one for down) and then supplement that with a wireless webcam.

With this setup we can still see the kid whenever we want as 90% of the time there are 3 laptops within reach, and I can share the link with family so they can see her too! And best of all, when it's no longer necessary I get to do what I want with the camera. That seems much better than getting something that is more expensive and less useful after the fact.

The only caveat so far is light sensitivity. This camera has a "low light" mode that supposedly allows it to function in very low light, but nothing like night-vision. When all the lights are out you can't see anything. However if all the lights are out and it's dark outside, that'll probably mean we're both in bed too and not looking at the camera, so that might not bad such a bad thing.