nooie Baby Monitor, Dog Camera with Phone App, 2K Cat Camera, 360 WiFi Indoor Camera for Home Security, AI Motion Tracking, Two-Way Audio, Compatible with Alexa, 2.4Ghz WiFi Only, SD or Cloud Storage

We have one in our living room in our hallway upstairs. Going on two years without any problems still move around very easily and the speaker feature is great..

A few years ago we were looking for a video baby monitor to keep tabs on our first grandchild while she slept at our house. I discovered the original Nooie 360 and quickly realized that it was an amazing value. I’ve had professional experience in video production, computers and security devices. The 360 had many features and performed better than devices costing many times as much.Recently I became aware of a “New and Improved” model and was asked to review it as well.From the posted specifications the changes seem to fall into three main areas.1. The color of the device changed from white to black.2. The camera is improved3. I had read somewhere that this camera supports the 5 ghz WiFi band. This information was in error.The value of these other improvements are explained as follows.1. The black color helps hide the device in a darkened room. Our granddaughter, now age 6, complained about the camera watching her. In my opinion she is far less likely to notice the black camera. The original camera had enabled us to see her escape from her pack n play and find a set of permanent markers and decorate the side of her pack n play. We were able to stop her before she graduated to the walls and remove the markers from her possession.2. The new camera has improved night vision and resolution.These improvements will make a great product even better. Let me quickly mention some of the things that make this camera a great choice. First, it is a very good camera. It does well in low light and does a fair job with audio as well. The camera can be mounted upside down and the image inverted through software for ceiling mounting, a great advantage. The features are great. You also get a choice of local storage and/or cloud storage. Local storage requires a mini SD card which is sold separately. The new model supports up to 128 gb SD cards. I always prefer local storage, but it’s nice to have the option.Weaknesses:Yeah, there are a few. Control and monitoring is limited to smartphones and some tablets. There are apps for both Android and Apple. What’s missing are a Windows and a Mac App. I would love that plus the ability to record on the PC’s media. The ability to use an external microphone would also be great. Where am I headed with all this?I put myself through college by videotaping counseling sessions at a local university. Years later I was videotaping focus groups for an advertising agency. In both instances a camera like this would have freed me from this boring task. Nooie is about 90% there. The camera’s image quality is excellent. The ability to follow movement may be a bit choppy for broadcast, but is more than acceptable for observations. The microphone sound quality is reasonable. All that is needed is the ability to observe and record on a laptop.The range of motion on the tilt function could be a bit better, especially when the camera is mounted on the ceiling.The SD card slot access and location leaves a lot to be desired. I had one SD card miss the mark on the original cameras and fall inside the device. It’s still in there somewhere. It doesn’t seem to be interfering with the operation of the camera.The camera lacks a physical shutter to cover the lense.The software is much improved, but still could be better.In conclusion, the camera is still an outstanding value. The new release is an improvement over the original. This is still a great value and I’ve given Nooie 360 Cameras as gifts and highly recommend them.

This little camera has been a life saver for our family. My mother who is very independent still at 90 years old, lives by herself. We were concerned about her living alone since my dad passed away. We purchased the cameras and it has made such a difference. The camera is so easy to set-up and allows for her 3 grown children to all download the app to our phones and check in on her as needed. It sends us notifications for movement that can also be controlled through the app. We have now purchased & connected 2 cameras in different areas of her home to give both her and us peace of mind that she is now safer in her home. This was a very comforting purchase for our family!

UPDATE: 5/1/2023So, after some time, I felt I needed to revisit this review.I posted my last review, (below) right after I had some ridiculous control issues with this camera.And like magic, almost as if my message was received, or maybe it was an update? The Nooie camera now has a “joystick” control on screen!?Much MUCH better now! I can finally move the camera with this onscreen controller by touch. It’s still kinda flaky?! It’s VERY sensitive. You can’t hold your finger on it and move it around, BUT, you tap the control joystick on screen and can set the camera to where you want it.It’s functional. Not perfect! But it is doable now.Please read the reviews and base your purchase off those. Read this lengthy review if you want an honest end user review.I changed my 1 star to a 4 now.(Previous Review Below)BE WARNED, this is going to be me, ranting about how much this camera pisses me off!!!NOOIE MADE A CAMERA THAT IS ENTIRELY UNFRIENDLY TO THE END USER!! It’s easy to setup but the controls for the camera operation in regards to the 360 degree motorized control, is STUPID! It’s touch screen control, and while you’d think that would be great, it’s not!! If you place your finger on the phone screen to move the camera, the camera itself moves all the way to one end or another. Full stop from left or right, up or down. It’s infuriating to me! No matter what I do, if I happen to move the camera while trying to zoom in to see my child, (used in his bedroom to watch him sleep) the camera “takes off” and now I’m looking at the ceiling instead of him. So, frustrated, I’ll move it back down towards his bed and now I’m looking at the wall!? Try the other way, BOOM! Ceiling again! I just spent the past 4 minutes trying to center this damn thing over him in bed and finally got close, but was so friggin angry after doing that, I needed a drink and a smoke.I’ve threatened to call NOOIE themselves so they could hear how angry their ridiculously controlled camera makes me, but no human should have to hear that kind of anger over the phone.It’s an ok camera once it’s setup. But I refuse to give them any more stars than this. It’s got dumb controls. It needed a “joystick” onscreen for moving the camera. Or, it needs a way to slow the motorized movement. Or it needs a way to double tap to stop movement instantly. It needs some modern controls updates!!If it would’ve been known to me sooner how many times this camera has pissed me off, I would’ve returned it. Their original stationary one was great! Still have it. I guess I need to use it instead.