Other Features
Portable battery-operated receivers can be carried by the caregiver around the house. The transmitter stays near the infant crib and is usually plugged into a socket. Some baby monitor packages include two receivers.
Baby monitors may have a visible signal as well as repeating the sound. This is often in the form of a set of lights to indicate the noise level, allowing the device to be used when it is inappropriate or impractical for the receiver to play the sound. Other monitors have a vibrating alert on the receiver making it particularly useful for people with hearing difficulties.
Systems with several transmitters can monitor several rooms in the home at once.
Transmitters with movement sensors such as a pressure-sensitive mat placed beneath the child's mattress give additional warning of restless activity by the infant.
Temperature sensors are a feature on new baby monitors.
Snapshot recording to microSD cards is a new feature found in some baby monitors.
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