Our Favorite Pet Cameras For Sale of the Year – Top 5 Revealed!
Keep a Close Eye on Your Pets with a Pet Camera
Looking for a pet surveillance camera or home security system to watch your dogs while you are at work? Or maybe an interactive monitor with a treat dispenser? Then you’ve come to the right place! We’ve been testing the best pet cameras on the market that will not only keep your pets safe, but entertained while you’re out of the house or at work. With high definition video and audio feeds, real time tracking and smart activation – pet cameras also make excellent home security systems, allowing you to keep a watchful eye on your house, children and pets 24/7.
When it comes to identifying the best pet camera, here are a couple to consider:
- Audio or 2-Way Audio
- Remote Viewing on your Smartphone
- Decent Night Vision
- Motion Detection
- Pan, Zoom and Tilt features
We have roped in our furry friends to test the Best Pet Cameras of 2021, just for you.
1) Furbo Pet Camera and Treat Tosser
Overview
We love the chic design of this camera. Ideal for cats and dogs, this camera comes with 2-way audio; pan zoom and kibble toss play for entertaining your pets.
What We Like
The camera quality is crystal clear and the 160 degree rotation and 4 x zoom will ensure that you can see your pet at all times. The audio is clear and you can access everything from your smartphone. A simple remote controller is also added in case your smartphone is unavailable. The treat idea is genius, and is a fun way to keep our beloved pets entertained. You can adjust the distance of the treat shooting mechanism (3-10ft), keeping your cat or dog active during the day. This pet camera comes with a 1-year guarantee.
What Needs Improving
The Furbo takes a bit of setting up, and initially it wouldn’t connect, but we persevered and finally sorted it out.
We had a great experience with the Furbo. The design is stylish, the imaging is clear, and the outstanding treat mechanism kept our pets happy and active.
Furbo Dog Camera: Treat Tossing, Full HD Wifi Pet Camera and 2-Way Audio, Designed for Dogs, Compatible with Alexa (As...
- 1080p Full HD Camera & Night Vision: livestream video to monitor your pet on your phone with a 160-degree wide-angle view, day & night.
- 2-Way Audio & BARKING ALERT: Furbo’s BARKING SENSOR detects when your dog is barking. It sends push notifications to your smartphone when it detects barking. Know what’s going on at home and talk to calm them down via the app.
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2) Vstarcam Pet Camera
Overview
This has a very 7o’s space age style, and you feel like it’s watching your every move when you’re at home. But for a pet camera it’s sturdy, well made and with clear instructions.
What We Like
Setting this up was straightforward and took us less than 10 minutes. The picture quality is up there with the best, and the user interface is simple to use.
What Needs Improving
The camera makes little noises as it rotates. We’ve looked at it and added a smear of grease, which solved the minor issue.
For the price, this is a great little pet cam, and it doubles up as a neat home security device. Well worth it.
Pet Camera, VSTARCAM Dog Camera with Laser Wireless Cat Camera 1080P Baby Monitor Camera with 2 Way Audio, Night Vision...
- 【 Interractive Laser Toy& Account Sharing 】 - VStarcam pet camera built in laser toy to tease and exercise pets. Remotely control the laser rotation through the mobile phone or set the fixed-point cruise, interacting with pets while you are outside. Pet baby monitor camera can be shared to others, you can enjoy sweet memories with your family.
3) KAMTRON Pet Camera
Overview
Kamtron’s camera is smart, slick and sophisticated. It’s well made, and sits discreetly.
What We Like
Both the image and audio quality are second to none, and we had great fun calling the dogs via its 2 way audio. The range of vision is a massive 360, with infa red for sneaky night time viewing.
What Needs Improving
The set up took a little longer than expected, but once it was up and running, everything worked like a dream.
This is a very well designed pet camera and once you’ve mastered the set up, it does its job very well.
Security Camera WiFi IP Camera - KAMTRON HD Home Wireless Baby/Pet Camera with Cloud Storage Two-Way Audio Motion Detection Night...
- Stay connected 24/7 with 360° HD panoramic view - KAMTRON home camera Monitor your home in full HD with horizontal & 100°vertically rotation, covers every corner of your home; Super IR LED night vision lets you detect what’s happening around the clock, without light pollution, gives full day protection for you.
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4) PetChatz HD Pet Camera
Overview
For the high end price paid, this camera offers a 2-way video chat system and a unique pet friendly round cornered design for peace of mind. The quality feels a step up from its competitors, which makes the extra cost worthwhile.
What We Like
This camera has all the features you’d expect from other good pet cameras, and more. The video and sound quality is fantastic, and the Pet Watch video recording option worked without a hitch. The treat function is great and easy to control.
What Needs Improving
The only drawback with this pet camera is that you have to use the treats supplied by the company. If your dog or cat is prone to allergies, it’s important to check the nutritional suitability beforehand.
A solid pet camera that feels like a high quality item. All features work perfectly. Only treats supplied by the same company are compatible with this pet camera.
PetChatz HDX [New] Premium 2-Way Pet Treat Camera, HD 1080p Video, Motion/Sound Detection Smart Video Recording, Aromatherapy, Streams DOGTV, Compatible...
- DIGITAL DAYCARE: Our pets have become accustomed to their Mom/Dad around 24/7 during these unprecedented times. When pet parents head back to the office, stay connected to your home-alone pet with PetChatz.
5) Tenvis Pet Camera
Overview
Looking like a friendly domed robot, this little camera feels robust and solid, and has a very fair price.
What We Like
This is an impressive piece of kit; it does everything we want it to do. The video is clear, the sound excellent with the 2-way audio and the whole thing rotates 360 degrees!
What Needs Improving
This camera has quite a limited range when it comes to throwing treats, but we soon got used to it.
This camera is a great all-rounder, the image quality and audio are crystal clear and the treat is good enough. It's everything we wanted from a pet camera.
TENVIS HD IP Camera- Wireless Surveillance Camera with Night Vision/ Two-way Audio/ PTZ, 2.4Ghz Wifi Indoor Home Security Dome Camera...
- Full Coverage with 1080P High Defintion. Tenvis HD IP Camera is designed with 355°horizontal and 120° vertical to make up a 360°complete coverage. 1080*960 Mega Pixels and high-tech optic lens present sharper images. So just enjoy fluent and the clearest video! In addition, you can add as many cameras as you want on your APP to monitor several locations, due to our onvif service.
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