LeapFrog LF930HD Baby Monitor, 7" 720p HD Display

UPDATE 02/23: I had an issue with the camera after about 2 months of use. It wasn't panning correctly and the connection, even in direct connect mode was extremely slow and leggy. I contacted support and with very few questions asked they set me up for a return unit. This had to have been the easiest support call I've ever been on with a company. Less then 10 minutes on the phone and another unit was set up to be sent to me. They sent a return shipping label as well with 90 days to return the defective unit. The new unit arrived at my house in less than a week. I'd give 10 stars if I could for the added customer service. -------- Did a lot of online research for a good baby cam because there are a ton of bad ones out there. This one was a little pricier then the average but I wanted a stand alone screen and something I could use on my phone. The app set up was a little wonky but eventually got it to work. The device screen that comes with it let's you turn an led indicator on or off when the cam is working. It has some white noise and music that will play with it and a night light. It's night mode works pretty well. You will have to tweak some of the alert detection features a bit before you find why you like. I had the noise sensitivity set to high and it was detecting the music coming from the device. It allows you to change the sensitivity. One of the features I bought it for was the park mode. Basically you can stow the camera facing down and not recording when not in use. Gives a little piece of mind. I mounted the camera to the wall and so far everything is working well.

My initial purchase had an issue. The monitor would get stuck in parking mode and would not come out of it. I called Leapfrog and they said that there were some complaints of this happening to some people. They shipped me a new one quickly and so far have not had any issues. Picture quality is decent. My only complaint is that the time from turning on the monitor to establishing connection and showing a picture is longer than my previous old baby monitors, about 20 seconds. The phone app connects much faster and works well. The phone access is the main reason I chose this baby monitor and I like it. The camera a very small clicking noise (doesn’t wake my 2month old) when coming out of parking mode but otherwise no noise when moving the camera around the room. Overall I’m satisfied with this baby monitor.

My baby is now 5 months and we've been using this daily for the last couple of months. I am overall unimpressed by quality of the product for the following reasons: - Poor Connection: The video is constantly cutting in and out (on the app and the baby monitor). Several times a day, the screen becomes extremely pixelated and blurred. In the middle of the night, the monitor beeps loudly (indicating connection to the baby unit has been lost) and this wakes up my husband and I. - Poor Night Vision: The baby unit is 3 feet above and 1 foot to the right of my baby's crib and I can't see my baby's eyes in the video to tell if they are opened or closed. The daytime video is great and clear, but we nap our baby with blackout curtains and at night time it's obviously dark, so the quality of the picture just isn't working for us. - Poor motion detection: My motion detection settings are set to the highest sensitivity but the camera misses recording so much movement. Many nights, I see that my baby has done a complete 180 degree turn and most times there is no video recorded. -Parking mode: The baby unit has issues returning back to its normal position after getting out of parking mode. Sometimes it tries so hard and cant fix it so it disconnects the camera and I have to manually restart the camera. I wish I had purchased another baby monitor and am feeling a little robbed for spending the extra money on this one. Its unfortunately past my return date so we may just have to buy another and throw this one out.

My husband bought this monitor for our daughter’s room. We have had the infant optics DXR-8 since our daughter was born back in 2021. The infant optics was starting to have issues and I wanted a larger screen and clearer picture. This fits both those concerns. The size is great! I know a lot of people like smaller more manageable monitors but I like the bigger size, allows me to clearly see my daughter’s entire room. It’s literally like a tablet, and I love it! There’s color mode and black and white, both provide beautiful, clear picture quality. The battery life lasts, granted I’ve only had this a few weeks but so far we’ve had no issues. The zoom function is amazing! Doesn’t get super blurry even when zoomed up to x8. The camera is very nice, my husband was able to attach it to the wall and the plug cord is long enough to move it around to wherever you like. I haven’t had any issues with it and honestly it’s a great upgrade from the infant optics. Plus there’s an app for our phones so we can access the camera from anywhere at any time. Overall really pleased with this baby monitor!

For the price, some things could be better. The large screen/display is a big pro. Long battery life. The picture is clear. I like how you can connect the display via WiFi or just direct signal to the camera. Phone hookup was easy and also works fine. Unfortunately the motion recording function stopped working shortly after purchasing. Leapfrog Customer service offered to replace but I would have to mail them the whole unit, and then wait about 10 business days for a new one.

I loved this monitor at first especially since it has the option to access it from the app on your phone but now that I have had it over a year, the parent monitor is always beeping and saying “establishing connection.” My internet is fine, I have no issues with any other devices in my house having Wi-Fi issues. So I don’t get why it won’t work as good now. Since I am out of my year warranty, Leap frog won’t do anything. They also to just re purchase the whole thing and they can give. 10% discount. So crazy to me.

For the first six months or so, this worked perfectly for us. All features functioned as expected. After that, the live view worked fine and we still got motion/sound notifications, but we were no longer able to access the videos of prior recordings. Not ideal, but as long as we could still check in live, not a deal breaker. Then, just under a year in, it completely stopped working. We couldn’t connect via mobile or the parent unit. No troubleshooting helped, just a complete loss of function. Luckily, we were under the warranty period and after sending Leap Frog the info they requested, they sent us a replacement that worked perfectly. Unfortunately, the process began again: motion stopped recording, but live view worked, and then eventually live view stopped working as well and the unit will not reset. The second unit started failing on the same timeline as the first. ALL of that to say: if you need something that will serve you well for around a year, this is truly an excellent monitor. Easy to set up, good quality video/audio, parent unit and mobile app are both convenient to navigate. But both monitors of this model that we used consistently failed the same way in the same time period, so for our little one’s room, we’re going to look for something more reliable long-term instead of going through the replacement process again and again.

So this monitor was great until my son swiped it off a table and broke it. In reaching out to customer service, I also inquired about adding a second camera for baby #2 on the way. They informed me that you cannot add a second camera, but instead must purchase the dual camera monitor. I was extremely frustrated because had I known, I would have just bought the dual monitors in the first place. But to my surprise, VTech (who owns LeapFrog I guess?) sent me a BRAND NEW VTech dual monitor to replace my LeapFrog single monitor. I was so caught off guard by the kindness of their customer service team that I came here to write one of my first Amazon reviews! The things I liked about my LeapFrog (single monitor): -Great picture -Wifi Capabilities -Simple Interface -360 Pan (my kid runs around his room during naps, so I have to be able to pan around the whole room) -Customer Service The things I like about my VTech Dual Monitor: -Great Picture -Wifi Capabilities -Simple Interface -360 Pan -Smaller Parent Viewer Screen (7 in. was just a little too big for us) -Customer Service Thanks again for hearing my concerns and going out of your way to help me find a monitor that is absolutely perfect for our family, VTech/LeapFrog!!!