Motorola
Smart Nursery Cam Video Baby Monitor
7.3/10 overall£59.99
A Wi-Fi connected camera with night vision and room temperature tracking, viewable from a phone app anywhere.
This is a straightforward Wi-Fi baby camera: night vision, room temperature tracking, and a live feed you can pull up on your phone from anywhere with an internet connection, whether that is the next room or the office. For under £60, that is a genuinely strong feature set — most comparably priced cameras skip temperature tracking or require you to be on the home network to view the feed, and this one does neither. Setup is quick, typically done inside ten minutes via the companion app, with no separate base station or dedicated screen to configure.
Against the Angelcare AC527 in this category, the trade-off is clear: this camera relies on your home Wi-Fi rather than a dedicated wireless signal, and it has no movement or breathing sensor. If your home Wi-Fi is solid and you mainly want visual and audio reassurance you can check from anywhere — including while out of the house — this does that job well for a fraction of the Angelcare's price. If you specifically want under-mattress movement monitoring as an extra layer of reassurance, only the Angelcare offers that; this camera simply does not have an equivalent feature at any price.
This suits budget-conscious parents who have decent, stable home Wi-Fi and want the convenience of checking in from a phone anywhere, without paying for movement-sensor technology they may not feel they need. It is also a sensible second monitor for a grandparent's house or a holiday let, given the price. If your Wi-Fi is patchy, or movement monitoring specifically is important to you, the Angelcare is the better-suited option despite costing more.
The two real limitations are connected: because it depends on your home network rather than a dedicated signal, video can lag or drop out during Wi-Fi congestion or if you move to the edge of your router's range, which the Angelcare's dedicated wireless connection avoids. And without a movement sensor, it is purely a visual and audio check-in tool — reassuring in its own right, but not the same category of safety feature as a monitor built around detecting breathing and movement.
What we liked
- Strong feature set for under £60
- Checkable from anywhere via phone app
- Quick setup, no dedicated base station needed
Where it falls short
- Relies on home Wi-Fi, can lag or drop out
- No movement or breathing sensor
- Video quality varies with connection strength
Specs
- Screen
- Phone app only, no dedicated unit
- Connectivity
- Home Wi-Fi, viewable via app anywhere
- Night vision
- Yes
- Two-way talk
- Yes
- Movement sensor
- No
- Temperature tracking
- Yes, room temperature display
How we scored it
Video & Audio Clarity
Picture and sound quality, including night vision and range.
Relies on home Wi-Fi, so quality varies with your connection.
Feature Set
Extras such as movement sensing, two-way talk and temperature tracking.
No movement-sensor pad.
Value for Money
Cost relative to what you get.
Under £60 for Wi-Fi video, night vision and temperature tracking.
Weighted by importance for this category — see our editorial policy for how we test.
The alternative
Angelcare
AC527 3-in-1 Movement, Sound & Video Monitor
A 5-inch touchscreen video monitor with an under-mattress movement sensor pad and two-way talk.