Anmeate SM24 Review

Anmeate appears to owned by the same parent company as Hello Baby. The two websites have the same product descriptions and lineup with virtually identical products with different names. Their about us page is identical and we suspect you'll find the same customer support for either company.

Performance Comparison

The camera to parent unit range is limited with the Anmeate.

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Range

The Anmeate SM24 has below average range for the group. The manufacturer doesn't offer a claim for the range of this pairing. In our open field testing, this unit started to struggle for connection around 200 ft, this connection broke altogether at around 600 ft. Indoors, the Anmeate stopped working at 4 walls and 65 feet between the camera and parent unit. This might work for apartments and smaller homes, but given the shorter open field range, we suspect it will struggle more than the competition in most homes (as every home varies).

Night vision image on the Anmeate is fuzzy and lacks some of the clarity we found in the Wi-Fi monitors.

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Audio / Visual

The Anmeate SM24 offers average results for both audio and visual quality and clarity. The audio has a maximum decibel level of 82.4 with clarity peaking at around 82. It features sound activations with an eco-mode that turns off after about 15 seconds of no sound. It has three settings, low, mid, and high (eco). The sound is hollow overall and there is some rattle to it, but it is still better sound than that offered by the majority of the video competition. It also has sound activation/filtering that helps keep your bedroom quiet when the baby is quiet and it seems to work well in our tests.

The video quality for the Anmeate SM24 is on par with most of the dedicated competition. None of the dedicated monitors could compete with the Wi-Fi options which offered excellent visuals that were similar to real life and have the clarity to see breathing and open eyes. The SM24 is somewhat fuzzy and lacks color trueness in daylight images with a slight green tint overall. The lack of clarity gets worse in night vision with a bright spot in the center and little visuals around the perimeter. As the zoom feature is digital-only, it only makes things worse. The parent screen is so small, this also contributes to the lack of details you will be able to see.

The user interface on the Anmeate is easy to use and fairly straightforward.

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Ease of Use

The Anmeate SM24 earned an average result for ease of use. It isn't hard to use, but there isn't much going on here either. Set up is simple and the camera and parent unit automatically pair when plugged in.

The side of the Anmeate parent unit has a power button while the back houses the speaker.

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The parent unit interface is simple and includes volume, brightness, zoom, microphone, and menu on the face. The buttons are large and rubber making them easy to see and feel in the dark. The menu is one level so there isn't a bunch of button pushing or menus inside menus to mess with.

Battery Life

The Anmeate SM24 parent unit has an impressive battery life, right around 14 hours under ordinary use. The camera does not have a battery and requires plugging in at all times. While some of the competition offers a battery backup for power failures, this model does not.

The Anmeate shows the room temperature on the parent unit at the top.

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Features

The Anmeate SM24 doesn't offer many features beyond the minimum needed to see your little one in the nursery. You can pair this parent unit with up to four cameras.

The parent unit on the Anmeate has a kickstand for easy set up on your nightstand.

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• Temperature sensor

• Sound activation

• Talk to baby

• Digital zoom

• Kickstand

TEsting the Anmeate from 6 feet from the unit.

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Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Levels