ZOpid 5.6" Color LCD 2.4GHZ Wireless Monitoring System with Sound, Motion Sensor and Night Vision, Black Review

Don't know what the other reviewers are talking about, this ZOpid 2.4 Ghz Wireless Color Monitor with Sound, Motion Sensor & Night Vision is great! It would be extremely difficult to find a similarly sophisticated security system at this price anywhere, it would probably cost much more if you could find it.



NOTE: The quality of ALL wireless transmission/receiving systems are dependent on their immediate wireless environment. That means whether or not you have a home WiFi network actively broadcasting through your home, or if your neighbor(s) have one or more WiFi networks active, or if your microwave is constantly in use, or you have multiple wireless phones broadcasting in tandem.



ALL of these items factor into the quality of signals sent and received to your wireless 2.4 Ghz color monitor system. Also, COLOR video and sound signals require much more power and carrier waves to transmit, so that is another issue.



With that said, this ZOpid system which I just installed is working as expected, event though I have my own WiFi network broadcasting in the immediate area (as do several more of my neighbors). The image quality is still strong and clean--once in a while it may pick up a stray microwave oven interference but overall the signal is very satisfactory. The trick is to keep the monitor as close as you can to the camera. You need to experiment with the location, angle and position of the unit, plus adjust the built-in antenna position to achieve optimal reception. This system is also picking up another (non-ZOpid) Swann Nighthawk 2.4 Ghz wireless color camera that I had already installed some distance away, and that signal is strong and clean as well. So you don't necessarily need to get the ZOpid branded additional cameras.



You can choose to "Arm" each camera to switch onto the monitor upon activation of its motion sensor, or you can leave the camera on normal mode and manually view each channel. Another option is to "Scan" each channel automatically on the monitor in turn. Cameras can be "Armed" for motion sensing independently.



This system also comes with a handy credit-card sized remote control for operation of the monitor to view all cameras from a short distance away. I also purchased the matching rechargeable battery for the monitor unit, which turns it into a portable security monitor, very cool! The camera can also be powered by a 9V battery via a supplied battery cable, so the whole camera/monitor system could be portable for use anywhere.



Only minor quibbles would be the manufacturer's use of old-fashioned DIP switches to control the on/off funtion of the cameras underneath the monitor's chassis, plus having to remove the back of each camera to manually set the camera-number DIP switches there as well. Very inconvenient and hard to do if you are not accustomed to this type of switch, plus they are VERY tiny--I had to use a jeweler's screwdriver to physically move the switches up and down. Also, the documentation in the manual is a bit sparse and could be more clearly written. If not for these, would have rated five stars.



So overall, four stars for this ZOpid unit rating, I am very happy with this purchase!
I would suggest that if you have a wireless router in your home for your PC / Computer than this product would not be the best monitoring system. Why, because it interferes with transmission from wireless devices such as a router which run on 2.4 GHz.



I had problems displaying the video to the point where I could get a clear picture through the monitor.
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