Top positive review
4 people found this helpful
I LOVE CHECKING ON MY PETS WHEN IM AWAY FROM HOME!!!
By April P. on Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2016
Im writing this review a couple weeks after I first used the Petzi Treat Cam. I wanted to make sure that I used it many, many times over several days, before I wrote my review. I cant tell you how MANY people will write a review about a product they have hardly used. You have to use something,,,for a fair period of time, THEN you can write a fair review. I have two cats. 16 years old. Both very active still, but I worry a little more now, because they are seniors. So I found Petzi Treat Cam. I was so happy somebody thought to invent this!!!! I will always have pets in my life, so I figured it was an investment. Those of you who find the price scary, think of it as an investment. Plus, it can be used to just generally view a room,,,,,,,kinda like a nanny cam. The set up was pretty easy. It took me about 10 minutes. My cats learned within 5 minutes, that treats come out of the unit. I think it will be different for each pet,,,,every pet has a different personality,,,and although my cats took to it easily, there may be pets out there, that are timid, and maybe afraid of it at first. They will get use to it....no worries. So, Ive never had problems with WIFI connections. Ive been able to connect each time I would like, to view my cats. When you connect, a bell will go off at your home, letting your pet know you are "there". You CAN remotely turn off the bell,,,so that you can view your pet without disturbing them. You can call your pet over to the camera. Its one of the features I like the best,,,,,that you can call your pet. I suppose it would be nice if you could hear your pet,,,,,but they can only hear you. You cant hear your cat meow, or your doggie bark. You can launch treats at them with a touch of the button!!! LOVE IT. OK,,,here is the important part. If you have cats,,,,cat treats are MUCH smaller than dog treats. The units will launch like 10 cat treats at once. That is too much,,,in my opinion. I think that dog treats, like milk bones,,,are better for the unit. I think it might just spit out one or two of those. IF YOU HAVE CATS: This is how Ive worked around the treat issue. Ive been just dropping a couple treats in the unit, if I think I will want to issue treats that day. That way I can make sure Im controlling how much my cats get. Its not any trouble to load treats. Super easy. The camera quality is a pretty good. Its NOT the best camera quality......but its good enough for what the unit is for. It also has night vision, so you can see your pet in the dark. You can snap pictures of your pet getting treats,,or just enjoying how happy they are when you "drop in" to check on them. The unit comes with a mounting kit, so you can attach it to a wall if you like. I was kind of thinking that I would not mount my unit, because I like the idea of being able to move it around. However, I have found that once your pet realized where the treats come from,,,,they want to touch, paw and lick the unit. So, if its mounted to the wall, the camera is safe, and cant be knocked over, and mauled by an excited pet. Well, I think that that is about it. I think I covered everything. I really, really enjoy the Petzi Treat Cam, and I would buy another.
Top critical review
3 people found this helpful
Stopped working after 2 months
By Skylar on Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2016
It was great until it quit working after 2 months. We've tried absolutely everything. We've reset the camera, reset our network, tried multiple different networks... Nothing works. Now it just sits and collects dust. This was actually better than expected. We've had this for two weeks, and I love it. I finally decided to order one of these after a neighbor complained about our dog barking all day when we are gone to work. Since we use an anti-barking device and it seems to work, I wanted to be able to check things out during the day to see what's going on. That being said, two-way sound would be a great feature to add. I can tell if my dog is barking or not just by looking at what she's doing, but adding that feature would make this product much better. My dog is a bit skiddish, so I have to turn the sound off that the camera makes when it turns on. The sound it makes when it spits the treats out also freaks her out a bit, but once she sees a treat on the ground she runs right over. I was very impressed with the quality of the night mode. The picture is clear and bright, so I can still see very well even when our apartment is dark. Overall, I've discovered it's not our dog barking during the day and she just sleeps in the chair waiting for us to get home. A couple of things I really am missing with this: I would LOVE to have a web application so I can log in and view the camera stream on a computer, rather than just using the mobile application. I imagine this is something others would find this a useful feature as well. It would also be great if you could grant temporary access to other users (like if I have a friend watching my dog while I am out of town, I could give them a pin to use to access the feed for a set period of time). Offering an option to use a memory card to record footage, so you don't have to have the app open and be looking at the screen constantly, would be really great. It would add a bit of security camera capabilities, rather than just a toy for your pets. I was pleasantly surprised with how great this worked out. Definitely room for improvement, but it was a purchase that was worth the money for sure.
Sort by:
Filter by:
By -
Verified Amazon Purchase
Vine Customer Review of Free Product
Sorry, no reviews match your current selections.
Try clearing or changing some filters.Show all reviews
Show more reviews