We all wonder how our pets pass the time when we’re not around. Whether you just took the plunge and got a new pet, want to interact with your beloved cat or dog while you are at work, or simply curious as to what your pet does when left alone, a pet camera could be a viable purchase for you.
There are so many options out there, making it hard to choose just one. But fear not, pet owners: to save you time and to make your choice easier, I’ve reviewed five different cameras for your doc, each one with its own price listing, rating, and description.
Here are favorite cameras to watch pets.
Pet Surveillance Cameras
Our Top Picks
Petcube interactive wifI
Best Ease of Use
![Petcube [2017 Item] Play Smart Pet Camera with Interactive Laser Toy. Remote Dog/Cat Monitoring with HD 1080p Video, Two-Way Audio, Night Vision, Sound/Motion Alerts. App-Enabled Pet and Home Safety](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41i9dMzANWL._SL160_.jpg)
Rated by: Debbie
PetChatz HD Greet & Treat
Best Rated Pet Camera
Rated by: Debbie
Dropcam pro
Best Video Quality
Rated by: Debbie
PetChatz HD Greet & Treat
Quick Summary
Rated by: Debbie
The PetChatz HD Greet & Treat is a videophone that is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled. PetChatz.com describes its product as “more than a treat cam. More than a treat dispenser. PetChatz is the only patented system that gives full multi-sensory interaction with your pet while away.”
This has the best of both worlds: two-way HD video and a treat dispenser!
Interestingly enough, this product comes with calming scents to soothe your pet. In addition to 10 scent pads, PetChatz includes a bottle of Calming Essential Oils. The idea of using aromatherapy on pets is not something I’ve ever heard of before. While your pet may not respond to it, it’s a pretty cool feature nonetheless!
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Petcube Interactive Wi-Fi Pet Camera
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![Petcube [2017 Item] Play Smart Pet Camera with Interactive Laser Toy. Remote Dog/Cat Monitoring with HD 1080p Video, Two-Way Audio, Night Vision, Sound/Motion Alerts. App-Enabled Pet and Home Safety](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41i9dMzANWL.jpg)
Rated by: Debbie
The Petcube is an interactive Wi-Fi pet camera with a wide angle lens, allowing users to view live video in HD. This product boasts a sleek design. There is a front-facing black screen equipped with a wide angle camera lens on the top and a LED status indicator on the bottom.
True to its name, the Petcube is about as interactive as it gets. With a quick download of the Petcube Mobile App, you can link your iPhone or Android up to the camera.
I was definitely impressed with the app’s user interface. It is aesthetically pleasing, user-friendly, and easy to navigate. When coupled with the fact that it is free of charge, it is well worth the download
Once I created my account, there were five icons at the bottom of my screen: the Home button, which allows you to see your Recently Played videos and Favorites, a Play button, which allows you to view others’ public Petcube footage, a Feed button, which allows you to post photos and find friends to follow, an Explore button, which allows you to view others’ pet photos, and a Profile button, which allows you to connect your camera to the app and check out your followers.
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Dropcam Pro Wi-Fi Wireless Video Monitoring Security Camera
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Rated by: Debbie
The Dropcam is a wireless video monitoring security camera, and judging by the nearly 2,500 reviews on Amazon, it is extremely popular. With its sleek, black, rounded off design and 60-second setup, this camera has been given a solid 4 stars by customers
With an 8x zoom, 130-degree field of view, and excellent night vision, this product doubles as a camera for pets and a security camera.
You can connect your computer, mobile, or iOS device to the Dropcam, and the Amazon page mentions a 60-second setup
With motion detection abilities and two-way talk, this camera seems to pick up the slack where other dog cameras lack. If you decided against the previous two cameras based on your desire to have those features, the Dropcam may be a viable option for you — as long as you are willing to spend a bit more to get exactly what you are looking for.
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Pawbo Wi-Fi Pet Camera
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Rated by: Debbie
Pawbo is an interactive, wireless dog camera and treat dispenser. Don’t be deceived by the pictures — while it may look a little on the larger side, in person, it is actually quite small
If you are looking to share your pet’s cuteness with the world, you can instantly share videos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram via the Pawbo app
With just the touch of a button, you can dispense treats to your dog or cat. The Pawbo also has a built-in laser toy, which allows you to play with your pet from afar.
For those who work five days a week, this is a great way to ensure your pet is getting play time and exercise while you’re out of the house. It's perfect for those that want to watch your dog while at work.
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Petzi Treat Cam: Wi-Fi Pet Camera & Treat Dispenser
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Rated by: Debbie
Co-founders David Clark & Simon Milner refer to the Petzi Treat Cam as “a ray of sunshine in your pocket.” An interactive pet camera that boasts a 720p HD wide angle lens and high quality audio, this product has a lot to offer.
Not only will your pet enjoy the camera’s presence, but as an owner, you will enjoy the ability to feed your pet remotely.
This is a really good indoor camera for pets.
The product has four main functions: See, Speak, Snap, and Treat. The “See” option allows you to view your pet via live video, while the “Speak” function allows you to speak to your pet via microphone. With the “Snap” function, you can take adorable photos of your pet playing or sleeping, and like the Petcube, you can share them via social media.
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YI 1080p Smart Home Camera, Indoor IP Security Surveillance System with Night Vision, AI Human Detection, Activity Zone, Phone/PC App, Cloud Service - Works with Alexa
- Optional 24/7 Emergency Response Service - YI’s motion alerts and live video feeds are now equipped with the option to instantly involve Noon light's Certified Emergency Dispatchers, who coordinate...
- Adjustable Alert Frequency: AI powered human detected alert or motion detected alerts can be set by sensitivity levels from high to low. Eliminates 'false positives' caused by flying insects, small...
- Works With Alexa - Officially Alexa compatible and works with any screen-based Alexa device. You can use the Alexa Skill to turn on your camera or view its live feed with a simple voice command.
- Reliable Wi-Fi Connectivity - Access your camera with our mobile / PC APP anytime and anywhere, more flexible with Home/Away mode. Allows sharing your camera with up to 5 family members or friends,...
- Cloud & Local Storage: Six second motion-triggered video clips will be safely stored on the Cloud for 1 day for free. For local storage, micro SD-cards up to 64GB are supported (micro SD-card not...
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Furbo Dog Camera: Treat Tossing, Full HD Wifi Pet Camera and 2-Way Audio, Designed for Dogs, Compatible with Alexa (As Seen On Ellen)
- 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...
- Fun TREAT TOSSING: TOSS a treat to your dogs via the free Furbo iOS/Android app. Fill it with your dogs’ favorite treats & play a game of catch.
- Easy 3-Step Setup: 1) plug in to a power outlet using its USB cord 2) download the Furbo app 3) connect to your home wifi.
- Stable internet connection & Wifi signal are recommended for best performance.
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Home Security Camera, Baby Camera,1080P HD wansview Wireless WiFi Camera for Pet/Nanny, Motion Alerts, 2 Way Audio, Night Vision, Compatible with Alexa Echo Show, with TF Card Slot and Cloud
- 【1080P HD WiFi IP Camera】With 1080P HD resolution, wansview home camera displays a crystal clear smooth live video, you can keep an eye on your home anytime anywhere. Camera works with 2.4G...
- 【Two-way Audio & Works with Alexa】Built-in microphone & speaker offers to communicate with your love when you are out. Works with Alexa, ask Alexa to show your front door, baby room, or anywhere...
- 【Smart Pan/Tilt/Zoom & Crystal Night Vision】105° wide-angle enhanced lens combined with 320° horizontal & 80° vertical rotation range create a complete 360° coverage and 4X digital zoom to...
- Real-time Motion Detection Alert】 Alert notification and 10s video will be sent to your phone, just open Wansview cloud app to check quickly what is going on, will not miss any important movements....
- 【Security and Privacy Protection】Financial Encryption Technology for cloud storage, the highest protection of the data for privacy. No one could access to your information without your permission
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Baby Monitor Camera, Wansview 1080PHD Wireless Security Camera for Home, WiFi Pet Camera for Dog and Cat, 2 Way Audio, Night Vision, Works with Alexa Q6-W …
- 【1080P HD Pet Camera】With 1080P HD resolution, wansview home camera displays a crystal clear smooth live video, you can keep an eye on your home anytime anywhere. Camera works with 2.4G WiFi(5G is...
- 【Two-way Audio & Works with Alexa】Equipped with a built-in microphone & speaker that allows you to talk and listen to your baby. Works with Alexa, ask Alexa to show your baby room, or anywhere...
- 【Smart Pan/Tilt/Zoom & Crystal Night Vision】Wansview Pet Camera allows you to keep track of what you love most. Cover every angle with 350° pan, 90° tilt, 110° field of view . The non-visible...
- 【Smart Motion Alerts】Wansview security camera would record a 10-sec video automatically when detecting motion. Real-time notifications push to your phone, just open Wansview cloud app to check...
- 【Security】Financial Encryption Technology and the highest protection of data to ensure the security of your privacy. It supports cloud storage to avoid the risk of camera stolen or broken. You can...
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Pet Camera, Conico Security Camera 1080P HD Baby Monitor with Sound Motion Detection 2-Way Audio,Pan/Tilt/Zoom WiFi Surveillance Camera,Wireless Home Baby Cam with Night Vision Works with Alexa
- 【Pan/Tilt/Zoom and Clear Ir Night Vision】Boasting 350°Pan 100°Tilt, and 8X Zoom, the 1080P HD home security camera delivers the whole picture of your home, even better, in stunning clarity and...
- 【Sound Detection and Motion Tracking】Conico security camera is not only a house protector, but a powerful helper. Smart sound detection, motion detection helps you know when your baby's crying or...
- 【Real-time Communication with Family】With built-in noise-canceling mic and speaker, you can hear and speak through the camera. View live streaming and talk with your loved ones, have fun with pets...
- 【Easy to Setup and Use】Quick setup this security camera via 2.4G wifi (not 5G).You could share the interesting moments with your loved ones based on the APP. Baby camera works with Alexa, just...
- 【Clould Storage】Cloud Storage was created to ensure you won’t miss any data. SD card storage(Up to 128G) is also optional. Advanced encryption technology could protect the data with security. If...
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Dog Camera, 1080P FHD 2.4GHz WiFi Pet Camera, Indoor Security Camera for Pet/Baby/Nanny, AI Human Detection, Night Vision, Cloud Storage/TF Card, 2-Way Audio (White)
- 【Real-time Human Detection Alert】 Netvue dog camera with phone APP will detect the moving object with active real-time tracking. Motion alerts will be sent to your phone to keep you informed of...
- 【1080P FHD for Multiple-view】1080P HD puppy camera provides you with a 360° panoramic view of every corner of your home/house. This pet camera two way audio and video has a 100° field of view -...
- 【Cloud Storage & Privacy Protection】AWS Cloud to provide up to 30 days of cloud storage. This dog camera with phone APP also supports local storage of recording and detecting sound and motion with...
- 【Night Vision & Wifi Connection】Netvue doggie camera is equipped with 10*850nm infrared LEDs, auto-switching to night vision mode when the environment is dimmed. This security camera will let you...
- 【2-Way Audio & Work with Alexa】Pet camera equipped with noise filter technology creates a perfect two-way conversation. You can stay connected with your beloved ones from ...
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Indoor Camera,Conico 1080P Pan/Tilt Baby Monitor with Camera and Audio,Pet Camera with Motion Detection,Two-Way Audio,Night Vision,Cloud and Local Storage,WiFi Camera
- 1080P and 8*Zoom:Built-in 1080P HD camera and 2-megapixel,providing you with excellent video and images quality.The Conico dog camera features 8*Zoom,capturing more detail of distant objects without...
- Pan,Tilt Control and Night Vision:Video baby monito provides 110°viewing angle,With 350°horizontal and 110°vertical rotation,you can remotely rotate the angle of the camera to see multiple view of...
- 24/7 live video and Device Sharing:The Conico baby camera monitor camera allows you to share 24/7 live streaming moments with your baby,family members and pet,letting you know what is going on for...
- Motion,Sound Detection and Two-way Audio:The indoor home security camera supports motion,face and sound detection,a real-time motion alerts will send to your phone when a person or baby crying is...
- Cloud Storage and SD Card Storage and Works with Alexa:The pet camera supports could storage and sd card storage(no include,up to 128G ),ensuring all your videos are safe and protected.It can work...
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Baby Camera, Conico 1080P Home Alexa Camera with Sound Motion Detection, 2-Way Audio Night Vision, Indoor Surveillance Camera for Pet/Nanny Monitoring, IP Camera Cloud Storage
- 【350°/100° PAN TILT AND NIGHT VISION FUNCTION】 The Conico WiFi camera provides 8X digital Zoom, 1080P HD clear picture quality with 350°horizontal and 100°vertical rotation range. Night Vision...
- 【TWO-WAY TALKING & SOUND/MOTION DETECTIR】 With two-way audio and sound/motion detector, you can talk with family through APP conveniently. You can keep track of your baby/pet condition remotely,...
- 【SECURE CLOUD STORAGE AND SUPPORT SD CARD】 The Conico surveillance security cameras support alerts video storage and playback through SD card (max 512gb) or cloud storage. With the advanced...
- 【EASY TO USE AND MIPC CONTROL】The nanny cams wireless works with Alexa, you can easily to setup in 2.4GHz WiFi (Not support 5Ghz WiFi) network by using a mobile phone. No professional installation...
- 【WIDE APPLICATIONS AND ALWAYS PROTECTING】 The surveillance cameras is widely used in home/office/store surveillance. Also it's a good choice for your baby care/elder care/pet care when you are out...
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Pet Camera, Conico 4MP 2K HD Baby Monitor, Home WiFi Camera with Phone APP, Pan/Tilt/Zoom Security Camera, Night Vision Motion Detection 2-Way Audio Cloud Service,Works wtith Alexa
- CONICO 4MP HD IP home camera is a Security camera with 355°horizontal & 100°vertical rotation,effective 360°coverage of the surveillance screen, control the lens rotation through the app, gesture...
- The motion detection and sound detection features make Conico baby monitor possible to ensure that everything that happens in your home is recorded when you are not at home.With 2.4Ghz network...
- The two-way voice feature of surveillance pet IP camera allows you to talk to your kids, parents and pets everytime even when you are outside. You and your family can simply add authorized devices to...
- This security camera has two types of recording, uninterrupted recording and detection recording. This function can be achieved by installing an SD card. Uninterrupted recording will record all the...
- Home security camera adopt financial encryption, your data stored in map cloud which supports up to 128G SD card and smart H. 264 technology, it saves over 5 times more memory space than the same...
Factors To Consider When Buying A Pet Camera
Before you make the investment for a new camera to watch your pet, you need to determine what is important to you.
Do you require night vision? Do you want to give your pet a treat? Do you want see them and them to see you?
Reviews
I hope that I have given you enough information to make your decision. But it would not hurt to do a quick look of the reviews on the Amazon product page. Make sure to check for "Verified Purchase" since those customers actually purchased the product.
When looking at the reviews, I recommend checking out a mix of reviews. Reading comments that are all negative or all positive will make you lean that way.
Additional features
If you just want a basic camera to watch your dog, then that's perfectly fine. But some owners will want to do more such as giving their pet a treat, or recording the video to watch it later.
Additional features do add to the cost, but some of them are incredibly worth it.
One of my favorite features is dispensing treats. It can be very useful in training your dog to come to the video camera.
Product support
This one probably shouldn't be the biggest factor in your purchase decision. However, if you can't set up your new camera and need help, then you want to know that you can call the support team to help.
Price
Since you're researching for a new pet camera for your dog or cat, you probably have a budget in mind. This will be a bit of an investment.
You can easily get something that is cheap. But a cheap product won't usually last a long time and it won't have great additional benefits.
Expect to pay at least a couple hundred dollars for a good quality pet camera. You will be happy you didn't cheap out.
Verdict
Hailed as the best camera for your pet in 2019, the PetChatz HD Greet & Treat camera is both affordable and effective. The base model will allow you to interact with your pet in a fun way. I definitely recommend this to all of my friends.
Overall
I hope that I was able to help you in your search for the best camera to see your dog. If there was something I could have included to make your search easier, please don't hesitate to let me know.
