VTech IS741 Accessory Audio/Video Doorbell Camera, Black | Requires a VTech IS7121 Series Phone to Operate

I want to like this better, but I cannot, due to a few serious limitations.CON: The received image is tiny, about an inch and a half square. The lighting is not optimal either. It either bleaches out the facial features or doesn't seem to light them at all. The image capture is slow and jerky, often with the result of a view with a small and unidentifiable piece of the person in it, moving or still.(To be fair, we are using a phone for receiving the images, and its screen is small. It's possible a better screen for images would give more clarity. The phone set we got was the recommended set.)PRO: What I do like about this was, for one thing, ease of installation. Batteries are easy to install, and the appearance is unobtrusive. We mounted it in a seam in a stucco wall. The sound quality is good. When someone presses the bell, it sounds like an old fashioned doorbell. It is also easy to speak and hear the person at the door through the receiver. And, the receiver doubles as phone. It records images and keeps them.We got two doorbells and three phones, for our upstairs and downstairs doors.This item works best to simply confirm visually who you already expect at the door. If you know what your guest looks like you are likely able to identify him or her.This would be better with clearer and crisper images. It's just okay and enough for now. I'll probably bite the bullet and purchase a more conventional security camera system for our residential daycare entryways in the relatively near future.

I bought this as an add-on Door Phone with the  Vtech IS7121-2 Handset Door Answering System Bundle . I was hoping most of the reviewers were right. I wanted this to work! I wanted to used this in a work environment. Upon receipt, I immediately tested the Answering System in four kinds of light: shaded sunlight, dusk, room light, and in the dark with the infra-red light. The results were all unacceptable. Also, the handsets that came with the  Vtech IS7121-2  system were difficult to work with and I am a Vtech fan. I have been a Vtech user for over four years. I have used  Vtech 6.0 2-Line Expandable Cordless Phone with Digital Answering System and Caller ID (DS6151)  and  VTech CS6649 DECT 6.0 Expandable Corded/Cordless Phone with Answering System and Caller ID/Call Waiting, Silver/Black with 1 Handset  with multiple handsets in two work environments for several years,  VTech DS6521-3 DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone, Silver/Black, 3 Handsets  in my home, and have bought the  VTech CS6429-2 DECT 6.0 Expandable Cordless Phone with Answering System and Caller ID/Call Waiting, Silver with 2 Handsets  for a gift. All of this with no complaints. After working with all of these Vtech handsets, the IS7121 are designed differently in that the center button is no longer used for SELECT, VOLUME and CALLER-ID, but rather for VIEWing and initiating streaming video. It throws off the whole use and familiarity I've had with Vtech phone handsets. The center button is also too big so that it makes it clumsy to access the buttons above it. The $10 Gift Card was the nicest part of the whole thing, but I that had to go back with it.As I said, I am a Vtech fan. Instead of the  Vtech IS7121-2  system, I purchased the more expensive  Vtech ErisBusinessSystem DECT Corded Phone (UP416)  with its  Vtech ErisBusinessSystem Extension Deskset (UP406)  and  Vtech ErisBusinessSystem Accessory Cordless Handset UP407  components. From the first usage, this was accepted very well by everyone who works in our office. It is an intuitively obvious system to use and easy to install, and the handsets worked like the others I've been used to using.

I'm returning here to revise this camera doorbell for VTech phones not because you cannot recognize even someone of your own family due to the extremly poor image quality but something even weird... I use my doorbel with both powered by battery and AC adapter, so after a couple of months (6 or 7) the battery goes our and what hapened??? Oh, you'll not believe on this behavior.. The doorbell still ringing outside, however the phone did not receive any signal. I tried many approaches and nothing hapened, so I had to remove the doorbell to try again side by side to the base, that's when I figure out the battery is over, because I removed the AC adapter. So, what is the AC adapter for? Just to enable the live view streaming!So if your doorbell still ringing when you press the butom, see if the RED LED flashes, if it not flash the two AA battery is empty and the guest outside will believe you're not at home...

First of all DO NOT buy just the doorbell alone. I did and now have an extra. You will need to buy the whole set because vtech won't sell the doorbell and base station by itself. You will have to purchase the set that comes with the doorbell, base station and 2 handsets. It is pretty decent for the price. The picture isn't too clear but again your looking at a pretty small screen. The is a bit of delay when someone rings the door bell and is weird because the door bell itself rings too and then after a few seconds the base station rings. I haven't had any issues with interference or anything and the distance hasn't been an issue, my base station is about 30 feet from the door. Overall it is decent.

I do not need it

Camera quality is very bad!! The door bell has a three sec. delay before you hear it inside the house.

Great product. I have had no problems with it after years of use, and the clarity of the phones is excellent. It's so nice to be able to see who is at the door before answering and being able to talk to them over the speaker. Please let me know if you found this review helpful.

Perfect