Even if the lights in the baby s room are switched off, with the help of the night vision baby monitors, you can easily see your baby. They will work perfectly well in low light environment and even in total darkness. Since babies are still quite photo or light sensitive, switching off the lights will greatly benefit them. Unlike the baby monitors off the shelf, professionally installed ones usually make use of high end gadgets in watching over your baby. The Types of Baby Monitors Basically there are two types of baby monitors: audio and video baby monitors. Audio baby monitors only make use of sounds while video baby monitors make use of a camera and transmitter to send video feeds to a LCD receiver. A great example of this is the video baby monitor. Video baby monitors make use of cameras instead of just the usual transmitter with microphone device. A camera or a number of cameras are installed in the baby s room and live video feed are transmitted to a TV or LCD receiver. These video devices can either be wired or wireless devices. To make sure that your neighbors will not be able to pick up the sounds transmitted by your baby monitor, buy a digital type as an alternative to the analog version. This way, you can rest assured that the only sounds you'll hear are the ones that have originated from your baby's room. 4) Keep your electronic devices at a safe distance from each other. And so, with whatever type of monitor you want to purchase whether audio, video, digital or analog- here are a few qualities that you should always find in a good monitoring device. What to Look For in a Baby Monitor Clarity of the Reception (whether audio or video) and less static is always a good quality for the baby monitor to become effective in child safety. With the new feature of these monitors, parents are not only able to provide for the safety of their children by being able to hear possible problems from a distance, but they are also given the chance to solve certain problems or bond more with their child by talking through the portable parent unit.