SVAT’s easy plug-and-play wireless video surveillance system allows you to monitor everything and anything, at a fraction of the cost of traditional surveillance systems. The GX5201 system has a high resolution 2.5-inch LCD monitor that is loaded with features. The camera has a resolution of 360 TV lines, which provides crystal-clear images. Camera also has built-in audio and voice activation, as well as manually adjustable pan-and-tilt capabilities. The GX5201 is for indoor use, and has the option to be able to connect up to three separate indoor or outdoor cameras. This indoor color camera system is suitable for your everyday needs.

5 Responses to “SVAT GX5201 Wireless Portable Video Monitor with 2.5-Inch LCD & Night Vision Security Camera (Color)”

1. mom2boy+twinboys says:

   March 4, 2010 at 12:00 am

   We bought this because of the multi-camera function since we have twins. This is a total waste of money. We had originally ordered the Levana Babyview 20 video monitor but returned it because it doesn’t have the ability to connect multiple cameras. Having tried that one out I can tell you that it is a MUCH better product! The sound is much clearer, there is no interference, set up is simple and it actually has a clear picture.

   The cons of the SVAT were:

   1) It is not ‘color’ as advertised. I never saw a bit of color on the screen.

   2) There is a ton of interference even when our wireless router was turned off. Rolling lines on the screen accompanied by a clicking sound which is exceptionally obnoxious, especially at night. This happens each time it switches between cameras and each time anything comes near the handheld unit.

   3) It does not have a sensor which switches it to night vision. You must switch a tiny little switch on the camera. Imagine trying to do this in the dark if you accidentally forgot to do it before puting baby down for the night.

   4) The night vision doesn’t work well at all. Compared to the Levana Babyview, it is horrible! The Levana could see all the way across the room and was still clear. This is hardly visible from 2 ft. away. One of the cameras (we ordered an extra one seperately) seemed better than the other.

   5) The handheld unit is huge and awkward and made out of a cheap plastic which doesn’t seem durable at all.

   6) The cameras might be fine once they were mounted, but they are also made out of a cheap, lightweight plastic and won’t stay put unless they’re mounted in place.

   7) The instructions are very confusing. When setting up the channels on the handheld unit, down is ‘on’ and up is ‘off’ so it took a while to even figure out how to get a picture out of both cameras.

   In order to use the handheld unit without the ac adaptor, you have to remove the back cover and take out the batteries.

   9) The battery life in the handheld unit was horrible! I think they lasted about 2 hours.

   10) Before playing with the 3 channels, this totally blocked our wireless router.

   The pros were:

   1) Price.

   2) Ability to add additional cameras.

   All in all, I would definitely spend a little more money and get something that works.
2. J. White says:

   February 5, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I work in the intelligence field and I got this to monitor my children downstairs while I’m upstairs in my office. For the price and plug-&-view – this is a great product. I have CCTV security system for my residence – but this little gem can be taken anywhere. Plug in while at a hotel – park your car outside your window – and monitor it while you’re in your room. It’s versatile to say the least. Shop around for the best price. Glad I got it – it has come in handy alot!
3. David Durand says:

   July 5, 2009 at 12:00 am

   The Video is high quality but there is substantial interferance which creates alot of static in the audio and some static in the video. I was impressed with the quality of the night vision.
4. American Consumer says:

   May 8, 2009 at 12:00 am

   The bad: Terrible range, lots of static in picture and audio, green LEDs way too bright (receiver lights up our bedroom even when video screen is off). And the biggie – it works on the same frequency as pretty much all consumer Wifi routers which means we have to unplug both cameras in order to use our wireless internet, *every* morning. Oh, and the monitor stand is very unstable – I usually lay it on its side. Smooth stuff. They’re about 2 iterations away from a great product.

   The good: The three available operating modes are nice. Night vision works well for us but we have the cameras really close to the cribs (twins). Sound alarm is nice since the actual audio has static (we turn the ambient audio off and just listen for the alarm).

   Overall… wait for it… lame. I’ll give it a solid “C”. Better than nothing, but I’d recommend trying something else.

   Now where’s my receipt…
5. Beub says:

   April 15, 2009 at 12:00 am

   I bought this item because it seemed to be more professional than the true baby monitors, which seem to command a premium because they are blue and cute. Nevertheless, the product has disappointed because it is so sensitive to interference, including when we turn on the microwave in another room about 20-25 feet away from both the monitor and camera. The colors are also very poor and I have seen much better quality (and with less interference) on other baby monitors.

   Otherwise, it’s an ok product and we’ve particularly enjoyed the setting whereby it comes on when the camera detects a loud noise (such as crying).