Infant Optics Wide Angle Lens For DXR-8

I wish I would have listened to the reviews! I have no idea how this lens gets 5 stars. We just purchased the Infant Optics - DXR-8 PRO & needed a wide angle lens. Upon receiving the lens, we hooked it up with ease & the clarity was like looking through a Motorola Razr Flip Phone from 2005. It’s beyond me how a company that makes a wonderful baby monitor, with up to date technology, is still stuck in the early 2000’s in picture clarity with a simple wide angle lens. And to top it off, the night vision was horrendous- you could see absolutely nothing but a bright white glare. It was like watching TV static. It’s a good thing this lens is only $11, because it’s completely unimpressive & a major let down. I would be embarrassed if I were Infant Optics, producing & putting my name on such a lackluster lens. We just ended up buying a $16 camera mount with a flexible arm that holds the camera above the crib & it solved all of our “wide angle” needs. Please listen to these 1 star reviews…they’re absolutely true!! This product isn’t worth any time or money spent!!

The night vision is pretty good considering the larger view it shows. Its easy to switch out with the lens you already have on the camera, and it gives a much wider view of the room!

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.

We have three cameras - Here are my thoughts/conclusions Camera One (1) The night vision is horrible unless it is 4 to 5 feet MAX from the subject. (2) The wide angle lens progressively makes the camera get worse over time. (3) The wide angle lens is in no way for a room shot at night. Daytime yes, but if the room is dark you will not be able to see your children whatsoever. The frame around the camera is fuzzy from the moment the wide angle lens is put on the camera. (4) In order to get the camera to function WITHOUT the wide angle lens in a room where there are two beds, it should be up no higher than 4.5 feet and NOT attached to the wall. This does NOT give us a true wide angle shot, but we have to scroll from bed to bed. We can at least see our children to see if they are in bed and/or if their eyes are open. Camera Two (1) Night vision is fine because it is focusing on a white crib and directly over the crib. The distance is maybe 3 feet to the subject. The wide angle is also fine because its 3ft away from the subject, but I dont understand why anyone would want a wider shot of a crib when the one (non-wide angle lens) works totally fine for that. Camera Three (1) Night vision is fine because enough light creeps into the room. I filed a return on Amazon to return the wide angle lens which is absolutely useless to us. Im overall disappointed in the customer service (you get one instruction from one and one totally opposite from another), and the room view for camera one. If you are buying this system to look at cribs you will be fine. If you need it to look at two toddler beds, you will be disappointed like us. The only reason we are keeping it is because our home has plaster walls and its the best system in regards to range. (Like we can get a signal in every room of the house.) Anyways, I hope this review is helpful to you and saves you a month of time and effort.

This fish eye allowed us to see our whole sons room when playing instead of having to move the camera around to see what was going on. Absolutely worth getting!

The ultra wide lense in nothing is clear at all. It’s better to stick with the original and pan around the room as needed.

This fit our monitor perfectly! We just transitioned our daughter from her crib to her big girl bed and wanted to be able to monitor more of the room to see where she goes if she gets up. This is the perfect lens switch for the monitor. This is our second monitor (we had a Motorola first) and I would recommend it to anyone not looking for a wifi monitor.

I wanted to be able to see more of my daughter’s room. This does great for that! I can see almost her entire room now. During the daytime it’s great, but the nighttime quality is absolutely horrible. But, at 2.5, I really only need to see a soft outline of her, so it’s fine. Just annoying.

I bought it because I needed a wider view of my child’s bedroom and it was cheap. I had hoped some of the negative reviews about the poor night vision wouldn’t apply to the lens I received. Welp, hello poor night vision. While I can technically see everything I need to see, it’s blurry and shifty.