The Best Pet Cameras (2023): Treat Dispensing, Laser Pointer, and 360 Degrees

Our furry pals are essential family members, and leaving them at dwelling whereas we exit to do folks issues might be exhausting. Nonetheless, pet cameras—particularly designed to maintain watch over canine and cats—could make the human’s absence from the house much less worrying for each events. In the event you’ve thought-about getting a pet digicam, there isn’t any higher time than now.

Learn our Best Indoor Security Cameras, Best Outdoor Security Cameras, Best Dog Tech and Accessories, Best Dog Beds, and Best Cat Tech and Supplies guides for extra.

Up to date December 2023: Eufy’s Pet Digicam Professional is our new high choose. We have added Furbo’s cat-specific 360 digicam, and choices from Petcube and Catit. We have additionally up to date costs and hyperlinks all through.

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Safety Digicam or Pet Digicam?

Earlier than entering into particulars about particular cameras, it is essential to make clear the distinction between pet cameras and your run-of-the-mill security camera.

Safety cameras allow you to watch your pet whilst you’re away from dwelling, however pet cameras usually have just a few extra pet-specific options that may make them extra useful. Some can dispense treats or let you work together together with your canine or cat utilizing your voice or a sort of video chat. They may help tackle frequent points like separation nervousness and tedium, which might result in destroyed furnishings, other forms of property injury, or undue stress.

That is to not say which you could’t use a safety digicam as a pet cam—we even have a suggestion beneath that may assist. No matter what you purchase, you need to take steps to safe the system. Like every other smart home device that connects to Wi-Fi, there’s an opportunity it may be hacked and compromise your privateness. Be sure your Wi-Fi password is robust, arrange two-factor authentication together with your digicam’s app, and maintain it up to date. It is good to maintain it turned off while you’re dwelling, too.


We liked the older model of this digicam, the D605 (9/10, WIRED Recommends). The N140 is simply as nice, with 2K video decision versus 1080p. The design is sort of similar, although this one will get a light-weight grey backside, and there is a $10 distinction in worth. In the event you discover the older model on an excellent sale, that is nonetheless an ideal alternative. Each rotate 360 levels, so you will not ever miss an essential second as a result of it was simply out of body.

I like tossing treats to my pets whereas I am away, and you’ll choose in to have these moments recorded. If you’d like a sound to play earlier than tossing a deal with, select between a squeaky toy or as much as three of your personal audio recordings. You can even flip it off fully; my cats at all times hear the mechanism shifting and are available operating anyway. The app lets you recognize when the deal with reservoir is nearly empty too, which is a pleasant addition, and it may be faraway from the remainder of the digicam physique and washed within the dishwasher.

The Eufy N140 is a little bit bit greater than the Furbo cameras beneath, however not by a staggering quantity—they’re greater than a typical safety digicam, given the addition of deal with allotting. Eufy has a leg up on the Furbo, although, because of native storage. You do not have to pay for any month-to-month subscription to get video historical past. Most different cameras solely offer you a dwell view or require an SD card in the event you do not wish to subscribe. Right here, you may have video historical past for about 15 days, give or take how shortly your exercise log fills up. In case you are fascinated with skilled monitoring and emergency dispatch, Eufy does have a few plans to contemplate (the model additionally companions with our favorite personal safety app, Noonlight, to ship dispatch to you).

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