Infant Optics Wide Angle Lens For DXR-8

So far we are extremely happy with the new monitor. We purchased the hand unit and 2 cameras. I like that when toggling between rooms you can hear the sound in the room being shown. Many monitors that toggle do not offer that feature. Only issue we have had is that when you add the separate lens that can be purchased for 11$ the night vision does not work and nothing can be see on hand unit. But other then that its a great purchase and worth the $$!

I cant believe how much more I can see with the wide angle lens on the camera. We moved our camera to see a blind spot in my daughters room, and I was surprised how it limited the room view. I figured this $12 lens was worth a try over adding another camera to a 10 x 8 room. We went from seeing just a mini crib to seeing literally everything in the room! Like other reviews I agree the night vision is not as great, but its fine enough.

I purchased this wide angle lens along with the DXR-8 for my toddlers room. I really like how this lens zooms the camera view out, which allows us a lot of flexibility in placement. The first night we had the camera set up, the night vision turned on but it was very, very dark. We turned the contrast up as much as we could and focused it directly on the crib and we could just barely see our toddler. The second night we moved the camera to a new position and when we turned it on the night vision didnt work. Turned it off, and a couple of hours later we turned it on again and the night vision was back on, but still pretty dim. The third night we moved it again, and the night vision did not work at all. I called Infant Optics and they had no idea. I returned the camera through Amazon and ordered a new one, since the infant Optics representative figured I had a faulty monitor. When I got the new camera and monitor, I quickly plugged it in in my (dark) closet and the night vision worked perfectly! Woohoo! I put the wide angle lens on the new camera and moved it to my toddlers room. Guess what? No night vision! I searched high and low for answers, saw no other complaints from other purchasers of this camera, and had a very hard time figuring it out. Then - an AHA moment. It was this wide angle lens!! Took it off, and the night vision is functioning and perfect. What?? Makes no sense to me.

It is a wide angle, captures most of the room. The picture quality leaves a lot to be desired.

This is one of the best $11 purchases I’ve ever made. You can see the entire room with this lens if the camera’s put at the right spot. We put this in our sons’ bedroom when we moved them into the same room so we could see both beds, and now I want to put one in our playroom also. It’s a really, really nice add-on to the monitor at an awesome price point.

I was hesitant to try this lens after reading several poor reviews. The reviews stated that the picture quality, specifically when using night vision, was horrible. I stumbled upon a Q&A that said the poor picture quality when using night vision had been resolved in newer models. I cannot remember the exact year they said, but we purchased our video monitor in late 2018. I figured I would give it a try since scanning the room for our child (who just moved to a toddler bed) with the standard lens is somewhat annoying. I put the new lens on tonight, and I was very pleased that the picture quality isn’t horrible. The picture quality is slightly worse than when using the standard lens, but I can see clearly enough that it won’t be an issue. My only complaint about this video monitor in general is that I think the picture quality should be better overall for the price, but again, it does it’s job so it’s not something to throw a fit about.

This lens has solved our problem!! I have it sitting high on a ledge and couldn’t see what mattered which is our living room because I can’t quite see every inch from the kitchen ,which is in the same area, when I’m doing dishes!! This is Worth it!!

I got this lens since my daughter is now a toddler and we needed view of her entire room. The night vision wasn’t working so I contacted customer service. I had read older versions had bad night vision but they had fixed the issue. Thankfully their customer service is top notch and they resolved the issue. Night vision works now. It isn’t the greatest clarity but it does the job well enough. I’m happy with their system as a whole.

Baby’s room has low ceilings so that the camera couldn’t get far enough from the crib to fully show on the monitor. This wide angle lens made all the difference. Perfect for our situation!

Works as advertised on our camera.