Heimvision Soothe 3 - Baby Monitor Pros & Cons
The video gives you a full review of the Heimvision Soothe 3 1080p Baby Monitor with some sample footage, a listen to the included lullabies and a walkthrough of the menus. In this post, I want to take a different approach and list out the pros and cons of the product so you can easily see if it’s something you might like to buy.
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Soothe 3 Pros
Great FHD Image Quality Night or Day. Not up to the standard of modern security cameras but perfectly sufficient for a baby monitor.
Good 2.4GHz wireless range. A baby monitor does not perform any better than regular Wi-Fi but this device is at the upper end of 2.4GHz capability. This is helped by both camera and monitor having external antennas.
So simple to use. Everything is controlled from a basic, clear menu system or the buttons on the monitor. There are no deep sub menus to contend with.
Battery Life is excellent. I managed 6 hours on medium brightness with the screen continuously on and the unit recording to a micro-SD card. You could easily manage the quoted 8 hours if the screen was allowed to turn off.
Good functionality. This hasn’t got endless bells and whistles. It does what you need and does it well. Temperature, talkback to the camera, soothing lullabies, pan-tilt-zoom and recording on both the camera and monitor.
Reliability is excellent. In my use, this hasn’t crashed or failed to do what I asked once. It has paired first time every time.
Security. Baby monitors like this use their own network. It keeps the video of your baby away from the network you use to go online.
USB Power. All devices are 5V USB so you can use a power-bank for both camera and monitor if required.
Multiple camera setup. You can connect up to 4 cameras to one monitor to allow monitoring of multiple nurseries.
Nice packaging and clear user manual. No bad translations.
Soothe 3 Cons
It’s quite a bulky unit. It’s not out of line with other baby monitors but next to modern devices, it does look quite dated.
The only mount for the camera is a wall mount. A baby monitor is something a take when going away from home. It’s not something I want to fix to the wall.
The built in soothing music is not amazing quality.
Audio pickup can be a little quiet at times. A cry would come through fine, however.
Vertical movement on the camera is very limited.
No motion sensor option.
Conclusion
I've seen and used quite a few baby monitors during my time as a parent. This is one of the best I've tested. The Heimvision Soothe 3 does not include a movement sensor pad. It's not that type of product, and that's something that I have never personally felt the need for.
It's a video monitoring system, and it's a good one. If you're looking for a reliable baby monitor with great battery life, you could do a lot worse. It makes the one I used with my two-year-old look pretty dated!