Sense-U has won awards for its baby thermometer and breathing monitor, as well as its innovative baby monitor swaddle blanket, so I was quite excited to get my hands on the Sense-U Video Baby Monitor, expecting a very high-tech device. This item is the most basic and affordable monitor in the company’s range, with others having extra features such as a device that clips to the baby’s clothing to monitor their breathing, temperature and sleep position, or a pan and tilt camera you can adjust via your phone. Video baby monitors send signals from a camera to the parent unit via either digital signals or your Wi-Fi network, as long as the two devices are connected to the same network.

The Sense-U Baby Monitors are not medical devices and are not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.I first heard about Sense when U’nite was still a baby. They’ve been brilliant. Sense has been there with me all the way from when U’nite was little, helping with things like her education, health and care plan.

When it comes to anything involving adrenaline, U’nite’s all for it. She’s an explorer, and she loves to be out and about. It’s right up her street. U’nite is 16, and has been coming on Sense Holidays since she was little. She has profound hearing loss, and is partially blind. She’s got a heart condition too, and has had three heart operations. The camera offers 480 x 272 resolution, which is pretty low, but the infrared night vision is adequate and the screen also shows the room temperature. We found this was always two degrees lower than the Gro Egg thermometer we had in the room (almost in the same location), but it gives you a general idea of the rough temperature. A motion-sensor mat comes with the set and can be placed under the baby as they sleep. It will sound an alarm if no breathing is detected for 20 seconds. Its sensitivity can be adjusted to suit particularly twitchy (or deep-sleeping) babies. Also on the unit are controls that allow you to adjust the monitor’s sensitivity to sound, so you can decide how much noise requires an alert.Local Recording: Enable it to allow local storage and video replay (up to 128Gb high speed micro SD card is supported) Being an avid fan of BT’s range of baby monitors (and having gifted them at many baby showers), it was quite disconcerting to learn that the company has now stopped manufacturing them (though you can still find some lurking online and they still work pretty well). Instead, BT has opted to partner with Sense-U, a high-tech startup company based in Silicon Valley in California, USA, selling this brand’s baby monitors on its platform. To pair a connected Sense-U Video camera to a new account, you need to delete it first by tapping “Delete” button. 4 TROUBLESHOOTING See Baby’s HD Video Anytime, Anywhere: The Sense-U Video PTZ camera's 1080p HD Video and Night Vision allow you to see your baby clearly anytime, anywhere.