nooie Baby Monitor WiFi Smartphone 2K Baby Monitor with Night Vision Baby Camera Indoor, 360-degree Motion Tracking, Works with Alexa, Two-Way Audio, Motion & Sound Detection,SD Card or Cloud

I have the Nooie 1080P indoor camera and I've been quite happy with it so I had to give this 360-degree model a try. It takes the features of the static camera and adds the ability to pan and tilt the camera either manually or you can enable motion tracking easily through the app. I wrote a review for the static camera and many of the features carry over including its great video quality so if you've read that review, some of this will seem familiar.Setup -Setup was very simple using your phone or tablet, running the free Nooie Cam app. You first need to verify that your phone is connected to the 2.4Ghz access point in your home where you will be using the camera. You then simply start the Nooie Cam app and select the +Camera button. You select the Nooie Cam 360 option and it will walk you through the remaining, simple steps. Basically, you assure the camera is on, enter the password for the wireless access point/router your phone is currently connected to (this is the same one you will be connecting the camera to), click Next, and a QR code appears on the screen of your phone. You now hold the screen of your phone in front of the Nooie camera's lens and it provides an audible tone and LED light indicator when it is finished reading the QR code. The app will now inform you that it is pairing and will begin a countdown. When complete, the app will inform you that pairing has completed. It's that simple.Use -Now that the camera has been added, you simply select it to view the camera. To hear audio from the camera, you select the speaker icon within the app and now you are able to see and hear what's going on around the camera. The camera also has a built-in speaker that allows you to press the microphone button within the app and then speak through it. This is very useful and/or just fun depending on where you locate the camera. For example, I have the camera in my living room where my cat typically spends a good part of her day. If you have cats, I'm guessing yours is similar where she doesn't have one place that she always lays within a room. She instead has multiple locations that she'll randomly select. With this 360 degree camera, either from home, from work, a restaurant, wherever I have WiFi or cellular access I can pan the camera from left to right and up or down. It's range is great where you can literally place the camera in the center of the room and, from the app, turn it from it's left side behind it all the way around front, through to the right side behind it just by swiping across the screen with the camera's image live the whole time. You can pan it around to see the entire room. Beyond this, you have the ability to tilt the camera up and down from the app as well by swiping up and down on the camera's image live. I can scan the room for my cat, locate her, and then touch the microphone to talk to her. Being a cat, she chooses whether she wants to respond or not. Sometimes her ears just perk up and she whines (which you can hear through the camera's built-in microphone), but other times she'll choose to walk over to the camera and give it some love. :)If you choose to use the Motion Tracking feature, if your cat, or anything really, moves in front of the camera's lens, the camera will follow it. As the moving option moves close to the edge of the camera's current visibility, the camera will move to center the moving object within it's vew and continue doing this until the moving object either stops moving or moves behind something where the camera can no longer see it. One thing to note with automatic Motion Tracking is the camera can pan 360 degrees. If something moves and the camera ends up pointing in a different direction than the next moving object. The next moving option must move in front of the lens at some point for the camera to see it and start tracking it. Depending on where you mount the camera and your use, this may be fine or it may not. So, definitely think about this before placing the camera if you plan to enable Motion Tracking.Video and audio can be recorded to either a microSD card or to the cloud. Cloud storage is a paid service. Given my usage, microSD recording is fine for me so I haven't tried the cloud storage option. MicroSD recordings are easily accessed through the app via a scrollable tape across the bottom of the screen. You select the day and then scroll through to the time you would like to view. If at any time you are viewing live video or recorded video from the app and you would like to save the video to your device, you simply press the camera icon on screen to set the start point, continue watching the video as it plays, and press the icon again when you'd like to stop and the video will be saved to your device. It's VERY easy!Like other security cameras, you can also setup notifications based on sound and/or motion. This too is easy to configure by selecting None, Low, Medium, or High for each option and then selecting the timeframe that you would like to receive notifications. Note that you can enable disable notifications by day, but each day only has one start time and one end time that can be selected. Meaning, you cannot setup notifications from 8am-5pm and then again 10pm to midnight for the same day. You could do one or the other, but not both. I don't see this as a problem for me, but it's worth noting depending on your use case.There are a few additional notable settings. First is the ability to enable/disable audio recording. I haven't done much testing with this, but I'd imagine this could save some space on your microSD card, allowing you to possibly record more video if disabled. Second is the ability to enable/disable the small LED light on the camera. If you placed the camera in a visible location in your home, you may want to disable the LED to avoid the distraction of it. Last, there is a Rotate Image option. So, if you need to mount the camera under an overhang, cabinet, etc., you can simple tap this button to flip the image for mounting the camera upside down and now viewing it live or recorded video will display right-side up.Customer Service -I reached out to Nooie's customer service prior to purchasing my previous camera as I had a number of questions. I received quick, thorough responses the same day, shortly after I had sent them. I worked with Julia who was great to work with. Very friendly, personable, and understanding. Julia's customer service was great and made the decision to purchase this camera a complete no-brainer. As I'm sure many of you know, when you have questions or something goes wrong you really find out what a company is made of. I'm happy to say Nooie's support is great! Regarding this camera, I had a few questions for Nooie support prior to purchasing it and received the same great, prompt responses. This proved even moreso that their support is great! It wasn't just a one time fluke with the first camera.Summary -This camera works great and has clear video. The two-way communication capability is an added bonus and could open up its use to more than just a security camera. It's ability to automatically track motion as well as it's ability to turn 360 degrees while automatically tracking motion and/or by manually swiping the screen coupled with it's low price point of under $40 makes this a great buy in my book! I am definitely glad that I added this camera to my home. It will work well keeping track of not only the cat, but I can see when my teenager comes and goes when I'm not home.

I purchased the Nooie Cam 360 as a security camera. I examined tons of different models from a variety of brands. This camera met all of my needs and is definitely the most bang for the buck. I caught a special Amazon "Lightning Deal" and got it for $32.99. With Dynamic Noise Reduction and Color Enhancement, the 1080p video quality is excellent. The night vision is nothing short of stunning. It uses "Gamma Correction", so the infrared images are not washed out or grainy and have plenty of contrast. The night vision literally looks as crisp, clear and clean as daylight, only in B&W. The camera is ridiculously easy to set up. Using a QR code was a brilliant idea. Just make sure you're on a 2.4 Ghz network for the setup and pairing process. This is only for the setup process. Once paired, you can switch your smartphone back to 5 Ghz, if you're using a dual-band router. The Nooie will remain connected to your 2.4 Ghz band. This is the #1 reason people give this camera negative reviews. They don't read the setup instructions and don't realize this. The built-in speaker is loud and clear. The microphone is sensitive enough to hear the faintest room activity through your phone. My router is about 20 ft. away from the camera, but it's on a different floor of my house. The connection is rock solid and stable. It's never lost connection. The camera will send alerts to your phone if it detects motion and/or sound. You can turn these features on/off, and even set a schedule for when to detect either. This way, the camera's not sending you alerts when you're home and within camera view. The motion tracking pan & tilt is whisper quiet, so as not to attract attention if recording a home intrusion. That, combined with the ability to deactivate the "Status Light" makes this unit stealthy. The app is well executed, includes all of the necessary features and yet is simplistic in design. The camera's design is inconspicuous and elegant. People have commented that it looks somewhat like an air freshener. I can see the resemblance. The entire base of the camera has a rubber ring, running the full circumference, so it stays put and won't mar your furniture. I honestly can't find one thing to complain about with this camera, and believe me, I've tried. So, if you're looking for an inexpensive, quality camera to monitor your baby, pet or house, look no further. Buy the Nooie Cam 360. You won't regret it!Setup Tips:If your first attempt to pair the camera with the app is unsuccessful, reset the camera first before trying again. There's a tiny pin hole on the body. Just insert a straightened paperclip into the hole and press for about two seconds.I keep reading reviews complaining that this camera won't work on a 5GHz network. These people are obviously not very tech savvy. Otherwise, they would know the reason for this. The difference between 2.4 GHz and 5GHz is range and bandwidth. 5GHz provides a faster data transfer rate, but at a shorter distance. 2.4GHz offers a greater range, but at a slower speed. When talking about WiFi cameras, range is the primary concern, not speed. The wireless signal must penetrate through walls and/or floors. The data transfer speed (for this purpose) is irrelevant. You will not see any visible different between the two frequencies. As long as the video image is smooth and not choppy, the added speed of a 5GHz network offers no benefit. To the contrary, the decrease in range is a detriment. This is the reason every WiFi camera I've seen on Amazon, also only works on a 2.4GHz network.Some people have stated that this camera will not connect to a dual-band router. This is NOT true. Most modern routers are dual-band. You have to know how to "force" your cellphone to connect (and stay connected) to only the 2.4GHz band during the pairing process. If your WiFi password for your 5GHz network is "stored" in your phone, you must select "Forget Network". This doesn't actually forget the network. It merely deletes the WiFi password for the 5GHz band. This forces the phone to only connect to the 2.4GHz band. Once camera pairing is complete, you can reverse that process if you'd like your phone to stay on the 5GHz band.Usage Tips:When manually panning the camera via the app, you can't touch the phone's screen and drag your finger "in one motion". It takes a second for the app to detect your finger. You have to touch the screen and give it a second to recognize your finger. Then, slowly drag your finger in the desired direction. Remember, this touch control command is being sent over a wireless network. It's not the same as a "local" touch command on a phone app, thus the added time needed.Nooie Cam App:I noticed a problem with the app disconnecting from the camera after being closed for several minutes. There were a few other minor bugs. I contacted Nooie Support and received a reply within hours. I was advised that they were aware of the issues and were working on fixes. There have been three updates to the app, including two beta releases, all within the last two weeks. I tested the different versions and reported back to Nooie Support. They addressed everything in a timely matter. Due to their quick reply and fixes, I didn't let this affect my rating of the camera. For anyone who isn't familiar with how beta versions work, here's the deal. Beta versions are still in the testing mode. The developers will collect input from actual users, implement fixes and test the final result. Only then, will it be released to the general public. This is a normal process with all software development. They'll likely make other tweaks and enhancements in future versions, so check Google Play and the App Store regularly.Latest Version: 1.7.7, Released 9/28/19

We love the Nooie cameras, this is the second Nooie camera we have purchased for use as a baby monitor. Once set up they work great, and I love that we can view 2 or more cameras on our tablet with the nooie app at once.I did not give it 5 stars simply because these cameras can be difficult to set up. The process and instructions are clear and easy however the set up depends largely on the cameras ability to read a moving QR code from your phone or tablet, and the camera has a lot of trouble doing that. The first time we set it up it took almost 2 hrs to get it to read the QR code. We then took the camera on a weekend trip and to reset it up when we arrived and got back home because of the wifi network change, and both of those set ups took quite long as well because the camera would not read the QR code. All 3 of the times we did the set up we found the best way to get it to work was to do the set up right next the router, have the brightness turned up all the way on your phone, remove any screen protectors from your phone and be in good lighting.