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Summer Infant Baby Pixel Cadet Monitor has a virtual boundary feature that will alert you if your child moves out of a predetermined safe zone, so you'll know in heartbeat if your newborn has started to roll.
Most baby milestones are darling to experience. The first steps, of course, are huge. The first utterance of "mama" or "dada" are heartwarming. But that first rollover? That can be heart stopping. Once a baby can roll herself from back to front, she at once becomes a liability for suffocation unless her sleep environment is perfectly curated.
Once a baby is rolling over, it's usually time to graduate from the bassinet and move into a larger crib, and it's definitely time to assess the clothes in which she is laid down for naptime or bedtime and to make sure the crib presents no suffocation hazards. But unless you plan to watch your baby during the entirety of her slumber, you probably won't know when she first starts rolling around.
The good news is that constantly watching your baby is the exact job of a baby monitor. And with the Summer Infant Baby Pixel Cadet video monitor, you can establish a SleepZone virtual boundary and receive an alert if the baby rolls out of the zone. This same feature is also great for watching over older kids who are in a bed but prone to sneaking out of it.
Beyond the superb SleepZone boundary feature, the Pixel Cadet is perfectly adequate in other categories though not remarkable for any, either. It has a three level digital zoom, good audio and video quality, two-way talk, and recorded lullabies, all things you'd expect from a fine baby cam system.
While most reviewers give the Pixel Cadet a five-star rating, it does have its share of less than stellar reviews. Leading complaints center on the short time the display stays on after activated and a middling battery life. The unit's superlative night vision clarity was one of its most praised aspects.
A product tester from BabyGizmo took great comfort from using the "boundary box around a selected area" that alerts parents "when your baby exits their safe space."
Pros: Features SleepZone virtual boundary, great night vision, three level digital zoom
Cons: Poor battery life, screen shuts off too quickly
Buy a Summer Infant Baby Pixel Cadet monitor on Amazon for $169.99